Magical, Mystical Mushrooms - An OMNP Workshop with Bob Bowles
Mushrooms come in different sizes, shapes and colours, and they can appear overnight, covering lawns, meadows, woods, and wetlands. Mushrooms grow on both living and dead matter, and they often form mutually beneficial relationships with other living flora. Some are edible and others are not - learning the differences between the two is important!
In this workshop, participants will learn to identify mushrooms by examining spore colour, gill attachment, and growth substrate. We will learn to appreciate not only the incredible variety of early mushrooms, but also the ways in which mushrooms support and communicate within an interrelational, networking ecosystem.
Date: Saturday, 13 September 2025
Time: 10am - 2 pm
Location: Copeland Forest (Hillsdale, ON via Horseshoe Valley Road)
Cost: $60 +HST
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Course withdrawals more than two weeks before the start of the course will receive a full refund, less a $40 non-refundable administration fee. Two weeks before the course begins, learners will be refunded 50% less the $40 non-refundable administration fee. Once the course starts, learners will receive no refund.
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