Bolete Mushroom Foray Weekend at Letchworth State Park on July 8-10, 2022. Park admission is $10. Day pass for all three days is $25.

SCHEDULE:

Friday July 8, 10am

Muster Point: Humphrey Nature Center parking lot

Walk Leaders: David McCheyne, Pauline Johnson

Friday July 8, 1pm

Lower Falls Pavilion

Mushroom Identification 101

With Karen Monger

Friday July 8, 2pm

Muster Point: Lower Falls Pavilion

Walk Leaders: Shannon Nix, Tyler Bailey, Adam Geber

Friday July 8, 6:30pm

Lower Falls Pavilion

Intro to Polypores

With Alan Bessette

Friday July 8, 9:30pm

Muster Point: Lower Falls Pavilion

Star Walk

With Eugene Binder

*Weather dependent, if it’s cloudy we’ll try again Saturday.

Friday July 8, 10:30pm

Muster Point: Lower Falls Pavilion

Black Light Walk

For the Night Owls, bring a Black Light (UV) flashlight and Protective Eye Wear

Saturday July 9, 10am

Muster Point: Parade Grounds

Walk Leaders: Bill Yule, Matt Pulk, Matt Henry

Saturday July 9, 1pm

Lower Falls Pavilion

Mushroom Identification 201

With Dr. Shannon Nix

Saturday July 9, 2pm:

Muster Point: Eddy’s Parking Lot

Walk Leaders: Scott Pavelle, Robert Gergulics, Garrett Taylor

Saturday July 9, 4pm

Lower Falls Pavilion

Painting Mushrooms with Kate Pavelle

Class limit 8, Sign Ups at registration

Learn the basics of painting mushrooms with acrylics.

Saturday July 9, 6:30pm:

Lower Falls Pavilion

The many faces of boletes: Morphological diversity of Boletales

With Bill Yule

Saturday July 9, 10:30pm

Muster Point: Lower Falls Pavilion

Black Light Walk

For the Night Owls, bring a Black Light (UV) flashlight and Protective Eye Wear

Sunday July 10, 10am

Muster Point: Lower Falls Pavilion

Walk Leaders: Alan and Arleen Bessette

Target Trails: All

Two ticket types:

  1. Day Pass: Access to programming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
  2. Camping: Access to programming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. PLUS group camping accommodations.

Food: Bring your own. We’re not planning group meals, but we’ll order pizza to the pavilion Saturday evening and have coffee and drinks throughout, and have a grill going at meal times for people’s convenience. The Lower Fall Restaurant (across the way from the pavilion) serves