Mushroom Basics & Foraging

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Program Type:

Presentation

Age Group:

Children, Teens, Adults
  • Registration is required for this event.
  • Registration will close on April 30, 2026 @ 11:30am.
  • There are 35 seats remaining.

Program Description

Event Details

This presentation on mushrooms focuses on what they are, how they live, and why they’re fascinating. 

Jonathan Kranz - MA Audubon Certified Field Naturalist and vice president of North America’s oldest mushroom organization, the Boston Mycological Club - covers the basics of fungal life with insights on foraging for food and avoiding toxics, and a special emphasis on common mushrooms participants are likely to find in your neck of New England.

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Sponsored by the Friends of the JHPL.

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