Introduction to Mushroom Hunting in the Pacific Northwest with Marian Maxwell
Date and Time
Saturday Aug 19, 2023
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
August 19, 3-5pm
Location
Hoquiam Timberland Library
Description
Learn how to explore the outdoors by foraging for a vast northwest resource: mushrooms! Puget Sound Mycological Society Past President Marian Maxwell will explain the basics, focus will be on the next upcoming season for mushroom hunting, permits required, most sought after types of mushrooms to look for in spring and fall seasons, cooking, dangers and where to hunt.
Marian Maxwell studied Mycology under the renowned Dr. Daniel Stuntz and received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Washington. She was President of the Puget Sound Mycological Society from 2010-2015, is currently a Board of Trustees Member, the Outreach Chairperson and has served as an identifier, educator and was the annual show scientific display chairperson for over 40 years. She is very passionate about sharing how to hunt mushrooms safely as well as educating people about the role that fungi serve in our ecosystem.
