*** This hike is now full. Email [email protected] to be added to the waitlist.

Come out and explore the fantastic world of fungus with FOLC and BLM as we host a mushroom hunt in King Range National Conservation Area on Sunday, December 14th from 10AM-3PM! This rain or shine event will offer opportunities to join an on-trail or off-trail cohort – and will feature three local mushroom enthusiasts as our guides:  Lost Coast Mike Paquet, Mandy Hackney, and Brittany Tonks. They will share their expertise as we explore the environs near Nadelos Campground and will discuss ethical foraging, mushroom identification, and more! 

Heavy rain and/or strong winds cancel. Space is very limited and advance registration is required. Email [email protected] for more info or to RSVP.

About our hike leaders:

Mike has been an avid collector of culinary mushrooms since the 1990’s. Over the last 15 years, he has focused his efforts to learn about the local fungi of the Lost Coast and the King Range. He enjoys looking for the more challenging crust fungi and small ascomycete (cup) fungi, often found under logs and in the smaller debris of the forest.

Mandy is a community mycologist and Cal Poly Humboldt graduate originally from rural Appalachia. Mandy is a former Fungi Collector for the CA FUNDIS Project and a former Curator for the Fungal Diversity Database on iNaturalist. Mandy is the President of the Humboldt Bay Mycological Society, a Fungi Surveyor for Redwood National & State Parks’ Mycoflora Project, and a Fungi Collector for the MycoMap CA Network. 

Brittany has been observing fungi in Southern Humboldt for over a decade and is currently studying botany and mycology at Cal Poly Humboldt. Brittany is also a Fungi Collector for the MycoMap CA Network and a long standing member of the Humboldt Bay Mycological Society.