Spring Wild Mushroom Foraging Class (Virtual Class + Walk)

Learn about edible and medicinal mushrooms that commonly fruit during the spring on the West Coast! Morels, oysters, turkey tails, reishi, shaggy manes, blewits, the Prince and several other mushrooms are covered in this class. The class duration is 81 minutes.

You also have the option to take this virtual class and apply your knowledge on our guided Spring Foraging Mushroom Walk. This is a 90-minute forest foraging walk near Gibsons to search for oysters, turkey tails and other spring mushrooms. Learn about the forest ecosystem and the various trees and plant associates of forest fungi.

The class is split into 3 parts:

1. Wild Mushroom Foraging For Beginners class video - 4 hours
Beginners with little to no experience foraging for wild mushrooms are required to watch this video as it contains important information on how to correctly identify mushrooms, the basic biology and ecology of fungi, forest habitat and sustainable harvesting.

2. Spring Wild Mushroom Foraging class video - 1.5 hours
This module delves into what kinds of mushrooms can be found on the West Coast in the spring. It is available to folks who have graduated the Beginners class or for experienced mushroom foragers.

3. Forest Walk - 1.5 hours
Students have the option to join a forest walk to apply their mushroom identification skills in the field.

Which option suits you best?

Full 3-Part Virtual Class $69
Beginners Video + Spring Video + Forest Walk
Anybody who has not previously taken the Wild Mushroom Foraging For Beginners class has to take the full class which includes the Beginners class video.

Graduate Virtual Class $45
Spring Video + Forest Walk
This pricing is available for students who have taken the Wild Mushroom Foraging For Beginners class previously.

Beginners 2-Part Virtual Class $35
Beginners Video + Spring Video
This option is available for beginners who cannot join us on a forest walk.

Spring Video $25
This option is available for graduates & experienced foragers who cannot join us on a forest walk.