Befriending Fungi
Event Details
- When
- Oct 26, 2025 from 09:30 AM to 04:30 PM
- Where
- Instructor
- Evan Holmstrom
- Class Tuition
- Minimum Age
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Ah, the fungus kingdom. According to scientists, fungi are responsible for creating the first soils. This is the only way that plants were able to evolve into the complex vascular form they now have. In turn, mammals were able to move onto land. So you could say that we have much to credit fungi for. Indeed, you could say that all of the inhabitable land is the fungus kingdom!
Photo by Hannah Black
If you've wanted to dig into the rich world of fungi this basic course may be your shovel of knowledge. A topic unlike any other in natural history, fungi require us to see them in a way that's completely different from mammal, bird, or plant ID. Evan will help us connect with observable fungi using our innate skills of observation and to build our visual vocabulary so that we can begin to notice the salient characteristics of one mushroom type or another.
Photo by Hannah Black
We'll use direct observation with hand lenses, diagrams, and field guides. These will be provided for the course.
We'll meet between Rosario Beach and Bowman Bay in Deception Pass State Park and may travel to other parts of the park based on conditions and what fungi we’re seeing.
Photo by Beverly Choltco-Devlin
Other topics include basic fungus ecology, the broader implications of fungus health, and probably some silly mushroom poems. Are you ready to have some fungi? (Sorry, had to!)