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Wonderful Turnout for the Mushroom Workshop!

Posted by Molly McMasters,
North Country explorer from Canton, New York
July 29, 2017

Claire Burkum brought mushrooms, a wealth of knowledge, and a whole lot of energy to Wachtmeister Field Station for a mushroom workshop this Saturday. 25 people got out in the woods to do some mushroom hunting, and Claire taught about the anatomy of mushrooms, as well as some methods of identifying fungus. There are thousands upon thousands of fungi in the North Country alone, so there are plenty of specimens to practice identifying!