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SUMMARY:Mushrooms of the West Coast - Weekend Field Course
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/mushrooms-of-the-west-coast-weekend-field-course/
LOCATION:Tofino Botanical Gardens :: 1084 Pacific Rim Hwy Tofino, 
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:<p><strong><a href="http://raincoasteducation.org/education-programs/courses/mushrooms-west-coast" target="_blank">Mushrooms of the West Coast</a><br />with Andy MacKinnon and Dr. Shannon Berch<br /></strong></p>=0D=0A=
<p><strong><strong><strong>Thanksgiving Weekend</strong></strong></strong></p>=0D=0A=
<p>This 3-day course, based out of the Tofino Botanical Gardens, will introduce participants to the wonderful world of West Coast Mushrooms.</p>=0D=0A=
<p>Topics to be covered:<br />&bull; Introduction to fungi - what are they, and what is their role in our forests?<br />&bull; Essentials of collecting and identifying fungi in the field<br />&bull; Edible, medicinal and poisonous fungi<br />&bull; Cooking with wild mushrooms</p>=0D=0A=
<p><strong>Thursday, October 9th</strong><br />Evening (7:30 - 9:00 pm) &ndash; Featuring Fungi: Public Presentation and Film &ndash; Introduction to West Coast mushrooms. Screening of the film &ldquo;Know your Mushrooms.&rdquo; (Free for course participants)</p>=0D=0A=
<p><strong>Friday, October 10th</strong><br />Evening (7:30 - 9:00 pm) - Introductory presentation for mushroom course participants - overview of wild mushrooms, different fungus groups, role of fungi in ecosystems &amp; mushroom identification.</p>=0D=0A=
<p><strong>Saturday, October 11th</strong><br />Morning (8:30 - Noon) - Field collection of wild mushrooms at field site.<br />Afternoon (1:00 - 5:30 pm) - Sorting of mushroom collections, spore prints, microscope ID session. Cooking wild mushrooms with guest chef.<br />Evening Presentation (7:30 - 8:30 pm) - That Mushroom looks delicious! Will it kill me?</p>=0D=0A=
<p><strong>Sunday, October 12th</strong><br />Morning only (8:30 am - 1:00 pm) - Field collection and identification of wild mushrooms at field site. Group lunch and course wrap-up.</p>=0D=0A=
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<p><strong>About the instructors:</strong></p>=0D=0A=
<p>Andy MacKinnon is a forest ecologist with the BC Forest Service in Victoria. His interests include BC's native plants, fungi and lichens. Andy is co-author of six field guides to plants of western North America.</p>=0D=0A=
<p>Shannon Berch is a Research Scientist with the British Columbia Ministry of Environment in Victoria and a founding member of the South Vancouver Island Mycological Society and the Truffle Association of British Columbia.</p>=0D=0A=
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<p><strong>Course Registration is $240 per person, including breakfast &amp; lunch on Sat. and Sun.</strong></p>=0D=0A=
<p><strong>Registration and more info here: </strong><a href="http://raincoasteducation.org/education-programs/courses/mushrooms-west-coast" target="_blank">http://raincoasteducation.org/education-programs/courses/mushrooms-west-coast</a></p>
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