Tickets

Saturday foray: $50 ($40 for YWI members). Pre-registration required.
Sunday admission: $25 ($20 for YWI members). Children 12 and under are free.
Sunday family walk: $30 per adult (includes Sunday admission). Children 12 and under are free with an adult.

YWI members save 20% on Saturday and Sunday tickets. Become a member before you register; memberships start at $35 a year.

Rain or shine. No dogs or smoking at the venue.

What to bring (Saturday)

Collection basket, waxed paper bags, knife, hand lens, field guide and sturdy shoes. Be ready to walk in damp woods and off trail.

8:30 Doors open (all foray participants please arrive by 9:00)
9:10 to 9:30 Introduction and orientation
9:30 to 1:30 Foray #1 (Seth Rosmerin)
9:30 to 1:30 Foray #2 (Guy Prudhomme)
9:30 to 1:30 Foray #3 (Damon Tighe)
9:30 to 10:00 Introduction continues for Forays #4 and #5
9:45 to 1:30 Foray #5 (Daniel Nicholson)
10:00 to 1:30 Foray #4 (Sam Longmire)
1:55 to 2:55 "Documenting Fungal Diversity within the FUNDIS Project," Dr. Brian Perry
3:00 to 4:00 "Fungi of Australia," Damon Tighe

10:00 Doors open
10:15 Family walk: meet in the parking lot
10:30 to 11:45 "Wild Mushroom Brunch Cooking Demo," Chef Todd Spanier
11:45 to 12:45 "Forest/Fungi Conflicts: Tales of Fungal Pathogens in California," Christopher Hodge
12:45 to 1:15 "Cortinarius Diversity and Newly Described Species in Nevada County," Dimitar Bojantchev
1:30 to 2:30 "DNA Sequencing at Community Forays," Douglas Smith
3:30 to 4:00 "Table Talk: What Amazing Fungi Did We Find?" Daniel Nicholson

The forays take place on the Tahoe National Forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands.

Please read our cancellation and weather policy before registering.