Mushroom Habitats Walk

Saturday, November 12, 2022
from 12:00PM to 2:00PM

CLASS FULL – CLICK HERE if you wish to be added to the waitlist or check out our other opportunities, including Monday Mushroom Walks and our more in-depth Mushroom ID Workshops.

While we wait patiently for rain... let's learn where our magnificent mushrooms like to live! Take a guided tour with Naturalist and Mycologist, Mario Abreu to learn where you might find mushrooms once the winter rains prompt them to spring from the earth. This walk will explore common mushroom habitats with focus on the associated trees. Mario will also cover how mushrooms benefit from trees, tree identification basics, which mushroom species are associated with certain trees, and more.

THE DETAILS

• There is a $25 registration fee to attend a Mushroom Habitats Walk, this includes admission to Gardens for the day (discounted rate for current MCBG Members – $15 member registration).
• Reservations are required. This walk is limited to 14 participants.
• We ask that all visitors consider wearing a mask in our indoor areas and when interacting with our staff. Please read and follow our local Health Order. If you are sick, please stay home. 

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION
Class size is limited! Registration for this walk must be completed in advance online. Please note, all registration fees are non-refundable unless the walk has been canceled or rescheduled by the Gardens.

Walk Registration .......................... $25 per participant and includes Gardens admission for the day

Member Walk Registration ............ $15 per current MCBG Member*

*Hey Members, we have a new ticketing program! To receive your discounted rate for walk registration (and any other membership discounts), click the "Member Walk Registration" link and use the form to verify your membership and apply your discounted rate. You can also verify membership using your email address by clicking the blue "Verify with your email address" link to the bottom right of the "Last Name" box. If you are having issues please call our Administrative Offices at 707-964-4352 x 10.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Mario Abreu retired from the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens as the Plant Propagation Supervisor, Natural Areas Coordinator, and Collections Curator after 20 years. Mario holds degrees in Natural History, and Liberal Arts and Science. He has interned for the California Department of Fish and Game Mesocarnivore Assessment, Denver Botanical Gardens Applied Plant Conservation Program, and the College of the Redwoods Plant/Lichen Herbarium.

Mario has led guided mushroom walks at the Gardens for more than 15 years and Mushroom Identification classes for the past 12 years. Additionally, he has provided mushroom walks for the California State Parks/Mendo Parks New Year’s Day Event, Visit Mendocino County Mushroom Festival Events, and private tours.

Mario is a passionate natural history volunteer docent for the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, California State Parks, MendoParks, Dorothy King Young Chapter of the California Native Plant Society, and the UC Berkeley Sudden Oak Death Blitz Citizen Science Program. He also finds time to manage natural history displays at the Ford House Museum in Mendocino that include wildflowers, mushrooms, and the local Ecological Terrace Staircase and its associated Pygmy Forest plant community.