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SUMMARY:Mushrooms of the West Coast
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/mushrooms-of-the-west-coast/
LOCATION:Tofino - Various Locations :: Tofino Tofino, 
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:<p>This three-day field-course (Friday evening until Sunday noon), will introduce participants to the wonderful world of West Coast Mushrooms. Topics to be covered include:</p>=0D=0A=
<p>&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>Friday</strong><br />&bull; 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</strong><br />&bull; Field collection of wild mushrooms at field site.<br />&bull; Sorting of mushroom collections, spore prints, microscope ID session. Cooking wild mushrooms with Chef Ian Riddick, Executive Chef at the Great Room at Long Beach Lodge Resort.<br />&bull; That Mushroom looks delicious! Will it kill me?</p>=0D=0A=
<p><strong>Sunday</strong><br />&bull; Field collection and identification of wild mushrooms at field site. Group lunch and course wrap-up.</p>=0D=0A=
<p><strong>About the instructors</strong>:</p>=0D=0A=
<p>Andy MacKinnon is a forest ecologist with the BC Forest Service in Victoria. His fields of study 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>Dr. Shannon Berch is a Research Scientist with the BC Ministry of Environment in Victoria and a founding member of the South Vancouver Island Mycological Society</p>=0D=0A=
<p>Course Registration is $240 per person, and includes lunch on Saturday and Sunday.</p>
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