When

06/10/2023    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Where

Powdermill Nature Reserve
1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, 15677

Event Type

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Join us on Saturday, June 10, for Mushroom Education Day at the Powdermill Nature Reserve.  Powdermill is Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s environmental research center, located 55 miles southeast of Pittsburgh in Rector, Westmoreland County. We have three great topics and speakers lined up, followed by a guided mushroom walk in the afternoon.  Here’s the full schedule:

  • 9:00 a.m. – Registration & Sales Table Open
  • 9:30 a.m. – Beginner Mushroom ID
    • Cara Coulter, WPMC Mycologist
  • 10:40 a.m. – Fungi & Insects
    • Andrea Kautz, Powdermill Entomologist & Lab Manager
  • 11:40 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
  • 12:30 p.m. – Mushrooms in Permaculture
    • Brittany Burch, Flannel Roots Farm
  • 1:45 p.m. –Mushroom Walk and ID Table
  • 3:45 p.m. – Clean Up

The cost for the classes will be $25 for WPMC members; $30 for non-members.  Space is limited, and registration is required.