Mushroom Foraging Walk at Tessentee Bottomland Preserve

A ticket purchase is required to attend this event. Responding to this event on Facebook does NOT guarantee you a ticket. Visit our website to purchase your ticket: https://www.mainspringconserves.org/events/mushroom-foraging-walk/

Learn about the edible mushrooms that live in your neighborhood!

Cara-Lee Langston, founder of Wildcraft Kitchen, will share her knowledge on mushroom foraging during this 2-hour walk. We will explore the diverse habitats within Tessentee Bottomland Preserve, where we will meet and learn about any edible mushrooms we encounter. Along the way, we will discuss mushroom identification, cooking methods, foraging ethics, and medicinal preparations, leaving time to admire the non-edible creatures as well!

Please bring water, a snack, and sun/bug protection. You may also want a notebook to take notes in, and other naturalist tools such as a hand lens. Illuminated magnifying glasses will be available for participants to borrow. Tessentee Bottomland Preserve features a variety of natural surface paths, from wide and flat to narrow and somewhat steep. This walk will be moderate difficulty, with stairs and a few steeper inclines along the route. We will meet in the parking lot of Tessentee Bottomland Preserve (2249 Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC 28734) in Franklin just before 5:30pm on Friday, July 26th. Please note that we will not be harvesting any mushrooms during this walk, and foraging on Mainspring Conservation Trust properties is by permission only.

Tickets for this event are $15, and can be purchased on our website: https://www.mainspringconserves.org/events/mushroom-foraging-walk/. Email Skye (scahoon@mainspringconserves.org) with any questions, or if you would prefer to pay by cash or check. Please leave pets at home.