Curious about what kind of mushrooms you might find on local trails? Join the Clinton River Watershed Council for Nourished By Nature: Fungi Foray. We’ll bring in local fungi experts to help teach and identify the different types of mushrooms you might find! This is the latest event in our Nourished By Nature event series, in which CRWC invites watershed residents to connect with nature and have fun outside. This event is hosted in partnership with the Michigan Nature Association.

You’ll learn about the different types of mushrooms and the unique plants that often go overlooked. Through this event, you'll gain knowledge about different biomes and habitat types.

Participants should bring a water bottle, and clothes they feel comfortable walking in. We also recommend bringing a basket or similar container with a flat bottom.

In any outdoor activity, participants should be aware of hazards such as poison sumac, poison ivy, mosquitoes, wasps/bees, ticks, uneven ground and slopes including mud and tree roots, and potentially wet and slippery boardwalks. For this event, we recommend pants and hiking boots, or waterproof boots if you want to explore further into the sanctuary.

Parking at the Lakeville Swamp Nature Sanctuary is limited. If you are able, we suggest parking at the Addison Township Offices at 1440 Rochester Rd, Leonard, MI 48367, and walking over to the nature sanctuary.

Note: This is not a foraging event, we will only be picking mushrooms to look at and learn for educational purposes only.