Mushroom Forays

We have been hosting forays in late May and in late August in collaboration with the Alberta Mycological Society (AMS). The spring foray is overnight camping or staying dorm-style at the CHANGE Centre on the Pembina River, then we'll forage on the CHANGE Centre's land. In the spring, we're primarily seeking morels, but there may be some oysters around too.  

 

In late summer, our foray is one day at the CHANGE Centre, or perhaps two days and one night overnight, in which case there will be two different foray locations: the CHANGE Centre land, and Matthew's Crossing Natural Area (about 10 kms away, also on the Pembina river, but a slightly different microclimate and forest style). The late summer foray features how a wider variety of mushrooms begins to grow. (I4C collaborates with AMS for wild mushroom gathering for AMS’ annual Wild Mushroom Expo that happens every year in Devon in August.)  

 

Enjoy a beautiful natural setting and learn a little about how to identify and cook mushrooms!