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Date(s) - October 12, 2025
10:00 am - 12:15 pm
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The Pacific Northwest is home to a wealth of fascinating fungi. If you’ve ever been curious about how to identify mushrooms you see, here is your chance! In this class, mushroom enthusiast and avid forager Leah Bendlin will teach the basics of mushroom identification, from key physical features, to habitat and ecological roles. A classroom presentation will be followed by a group walk on the trails to observe and practice identifying common mushrooms of Hoyt Arboretum.
- Please pre-register, class size is limited
- Registration closes Saturday, October 11th at 4:00pm
- An email with additional details will be sent closer to the program date
About the instructor: Leah Bendlin is a Portland based mushroom and community science enthusiast. She caught the mycology bug after her first outing hunting chanterelles with a friend. She was amazed at the diversity of mushrooms and set out to learn the science of identification. That curiosity proved insatiable, and now, 9 years later, she is an expert taxonomist and delights in teaching others. You can find her on Instagram page @leah_mycelia.
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If you qualify for an Oregon income assistance program, please email [email protected] for details about further discounted program rates.
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