Mushroom Hike

Join special guest Walt Sturgeon on a mushroom walk in Poland Township Park. Walt is a field mycologist with over 40 years of experience studying and identifying mushrooms. Don't miss this chance to learn from a local expert in the field!

WHO: All ages welcome!

WHEN: July 13th, 2024 @ 1 PM

WHERE: Poland Township Park

DETAILS: Meet near the playground in Poland Township Park. 5000 Moore Road Lowellville, Ohio 44514.

FEE: Free! Donations welcomed.

REGISTER: By July 11th, 2024

QUESTIONS?: Email [email protected]

ABOUT WALT

Walt's photos of mushrooms and fungi, some award-winning, can be seen in numerous mushroom field guide publications, three of which he co-authored: Waxcap Mushrooms of Eastern North America, University of Syracuse Press, 2012; Mushrooms and Macrofungi of Ohio and the Midwestern States, Ohio State University, 2013., and Mushrooms of the Northeast, Adventure-Keen Press, 2016. He has also written Appalachian Mushrooms, Ohio University Press, 2018. He was a contributing author to the Encyclopedia of Appalachia, University of Tennessee Press, 2006. Walt has received the North American Mycological Association (NAMA) Award for Contributions to Amateur Mycology and the Northeast (North America) Mycological Federation (NEMF) Eximia Award, both for contributions to the advancement of amateur mycology. He is the past president of the Ohio Mushroom Society and has associations with many other mycological organizations. Walt is married to Trish. He has two children and two grandchildren. He lives in East Palestine, Ohio, and is a retired social worker.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Poland Township Park, Moore Road, Youngstown, United States