Metro nature educator Tera Jarrett points to mushrooms during a mushroom hike at Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area.
Discover the fascinating and weird world of mushrooms! Join local mushroom guide Leah Bendlin on this afternoon woodland hike at Oxbow Regional Park. Learn about the ecological roles of fungi, their forms, and how they eat and reproduce. Enjoy hands-on exercises and learn how to identify mushrooms. Field guides will be provided.
Cost: $6/person. Fee waivers available.
Parking: $5/car, $7 van/bus
Ages: all ages
Difficulty: easy
Advanced registration is required. To register, click the blue "register" button to enter our registration portal.
Pet policy: To protect plants, wildlife and people, Metro does not allow pets at most regional parks and natural areas. Pets can damage sensitive habitat and threaten wildlife the region has worked to protect. In natural areas where dogs are not allowed, people see more wildlife and get closer to it. Seeing-eye dogs or other service animals are allowed. Please bring cleanup materials.