Learn about the wonderful world of mushrooms with Tradd Cotter. This class will take you on a journey of how to identify mushrooms in the wild. You will learn about several edible mushroom species while foraging outdoors, bringing them back into a classroom setting, and looking step by step into the mushroom groups.
1 week before the class, you will receive the zoom information to join in. Please make sure that you have ZOOM downloaded to your computer, and that you have a good internet connection.
Where: ZOOM Online Class
When: NOV 20, 2021, 9am-5pm
Class Itinerary:
- Introduction to mushroom lifecycles
- Mushroom Ecology
- Collecting and storing edible mushrooms
- Show and tell - Bring your own mushrooms for discussion
- Virtual collections walk-through - Major groups ID
- Learn how to use field guides and online resources
Recommended field guides:
Mushrooms of the Southeast: Todd F. Elliott & Steven L Stephenson
Appalachian Mushrooms: A field guide: Walter E. Sturgeon
A Field Guide to Mushrooms of the Carolinas: Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, Michael W. Hopping
Milk Mushrooms of North America: Alan E. Bessette, David B. Harris, Arleen R. Bessette
Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians: William C. Roody
For recommendations on other books in your area, please email Olga at sporeprints@gmail.com