Wild Rivers Mushroom Festival

Over 200 Wild Mushroom Varieties on Display + Vendors + Food & Brew + Expert Lectures + ID Hikes
One of the highlights of the Wild Rivers Mushroom Festival is our huge display, with over 200+ varieties of wild mushrooms that are locally collected and identified for you. Those who have attended our festival in the past are always in awe of the sheer number and diversity of wild mushrooms our team gathers for this display!

$5.00 General Admission gets you in the door for one or both days, while kids 12 and under get in FREE!  

Mushroom Identification Hikes
Join local & regional experts. Multiple mushroom ID hikes will be scheduled each day.  Hikes are limited to approximately 15 people.

Workshops and Lectures
Workshops and lectures include cooking/tasting/preserving demos, mushroom identification and foraging lectures, and MORE!

Schedule:

10:30 - 11:45: Introduction to Mushrooms 101 - Rachel Zoller

Cost: $20

The Introduction to Mushrooms 101 class  will teach beginners the ins and outs of mushroom identification, with an easy-to-understand lecture on the basics of mushroom anatomy, identification, harvesting practices and fungal families.

Led by Rachel Zoller, who, over a decade ago went on a mission to share her passion for fungi through myco-education. When Rachel began her journey into the world of mushrooms, she quickly saw the need for more beginner-friendly resources, so she started creating materials and programs to support folks newly interested in mushrooms.

Her educational programs span from the classroom to the forest, working with community colleges to conservation agencies, engaging both adults and children to deepen their love and understanding of fungi.

12:15 - 1:30: Medicinal Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest

Cost: $20

This class offers an opportunity to learn about the large diversity of medicinal fungi growing in our Pacific Northwest bioregion, as well as a few popular species outside of our bioregion.

We start by learning about the life cycles of fungi, their biology, and the roles they play in our ecological systems. Once we’ve gained some understanding of their role, we will discuss the ethical considerations around wildcrafting and cultivating mushrooms.

We will also cover preparation methods for working with medicinal fungi from cooking to decoctions, double extractions, and more.

Logan Keister is a clinical herbalist, educator, medicinal herb farmer, amateur mycologist, and permaculture designer, born and raised in the coniferous forests of Noti, Oregon. He currently resides in Noti, Oregon where he runs his own small business Noti Botanica where he sells herbal remedies, offers holistic health consultations, and shares his teachings on herbalism.

2:00 - 3:30: Mushrooms: Catching 'Em, Keeping 'Em and Cooking 'Em -  Pam McElroy & Anna Russo

Cost: $20

Lincoln County Mycological Society members Pam McElroy & Anna Russo present this workshop with a focus on harvesting, preserving, and cooking wild mushrooms, focusing on edible mushrooms from the Oregon Coast.  A discussion of choice edibles and their characteristics, habitats, and flavor profiles will be included. 

Following the presentation. Participants will enjoy a "small bites" sampling of five different mushroom dishes made with locally foraged mushrooms.

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