Join us to identify West Virginia’s mushrooms along a short hike through Canaan Valley Resort State Park led by local fungi expert Kristen Wickert. 

Date: Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023

Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Location: Canaan Valley Resort State Park. Meet in the lobby of the Main Lodge.

Trip Leader: Kristen Wickert, Ph.D. Kristen is a professional entomologist, botanist, and plant pathologist who also has a lot of knowledge about fungi. Check out her Instagram @kdubsthehikingscientist!

Trip Description (difficulty, distance): The mushroom meander will be a short, intermediate hike exploring the woods and seeing what sort of fungi are nearby. At last year’s mushroom meander, we barely made it out of the parking lot and found numerous fungi!