Fungi! The Good, The Bad, and The Delicious Part 1 of a Two-Part Series
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The Rockfall Foundation Presents
Fungi!
The Good, The Bad, and The Delicious
A Two-Part Series
Part 1: Mushroom Identification Walk
Saturday, October 5 – 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Place: Pattaconk Reservoir
Cockaponset State Forest, Cedar Lake Road, Chester
Part 2: Fungi, Forests, and Urban Trees
Understanding Fungal Blight & Fungal Innoculation for Tree Health
Saturday, October 19 – 9:00am to 12:00 noon
Place: The deKoven House, 27 Washington Street, Middletown
Register for Both Sessions or Just One
Individual Session: $20
Both Sessions: $35
Part 1: Mushroom Identification Walk – Saturday, October 5, from 10 am – 12 pm
Are you mystified by wild mushrooms? Curious? Scared? Or do they make you hungry? What are those weird things that pop up in the woods after the rain?
Join The 3 Foragers as they share some of the secrets of the fungal world and teach you how to safely identify wild mushrooms using various available tools and techniques. You’ll learn how to use your senses to examine mushrooms for their sights, smells, and tastes and consider the relationships between fungi and the natural world around us. We will dispel common myths and discuss mycophagy, the cooking and eating of wild mushrooms.
The 3 Foragers are a family from southeastern Connecticut who have been identifying, photographing, and cooking with the edible plants and fungi of New England for more than 17 years. Their blog, Facebook page, and book all focus on family-friendly, environmentally sustainable harvest of both our native and invasive species of plants, and ways to incorporate these foods into your diet with original recipes.
NO DOGS, PLEASE – AS PER THE REQUEST OF THE INSTRUCTORS. Limit 25 adults.
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Part 2: Fungi, Forests, and Urban Trees – Saturday, October 19 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Speaker 1: Mycorrhizal Inoculation and Tree Health – Dr. Susanne Kerio
Tree planting is a critical part of urban tree canopy maintenance and mitigation of climate change impacts in cities. It has been estimated that even 90% of urban tree health issues are related to soil conditions. One approach to improve tree health is to inoculate trees with mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhizal fungi colonize plant roots and improve the trees’ capacity to uptake water and minerals from the soil.
Speaker 2: Understanding Blights in Connecticu
t’s Forests – Dr. Sandra Anagnostakis
Humans have been moving plants around the world for a long time. Plants moved into a new environment often bring with them diseases to which they are tolerant, but plants in their new homes are not. Forest trees in the United States have suffered many disasters from imported fungal diseases and attempts to find solutions have not always been successful. Plant pathologists and tree breeders continue to search for solutions.
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Date and Time
Saturday Oct 5, 2024 Saturday Oct 19, 2024
Part 1: Mushroom Identification Walk
Saturday, October 5 – 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Part 2: Fungi, Forests, and Urban Trees
Understanding Fungal Blight & Fungal Innoculation for Tree Health
Saturday, October 19 – 9:00am to 12:00 noon
Location
Part 1: Mushroom Identification Walk - Pattaconk Reservoir Cockaponset State Forest, Cedar Lake Road, Chester, CT
Part 2: Fungi, Forests, and Urban Trees Understanding Fungal Blight & Fungal Innoculation for Tree Health - The deKoven House, 27 Washington Street, Middletown, CT
Fees/Admission
Register for Both Sessions or Just One
Individual Session: $20
Both Sessions: $35
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Pete Weiss
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