Eric Milligan, on the right, regaling participants with mushroom tales. Photo: Juno Lamb
The area around Chocorua Lake provides a widely diverse and rich fungal habitat.
Ever wonder about the hundreds of miles of mycelium beneath our feet, of which we see only the fruiting bodies? Or which mushrooms are poisonous or edible?
Please join Chocorua Lake Conservancy on Saturday, August 17, from 10 AM–12 PM, for a Mushroom Walk at Charlotte C. Browne Woods on Washington Hill Road, with Eric Milligan of the New Hampshire Mushroom Company. Participants will observe, collect, and receive hands-on experience with different types of fungi found in the area, learn how fungi play an integral role in the forest ecosystem, and some of the ways fungi interact with human bodies.
Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear good walking shoes—we will be walking some way over uneven ground. You may wish to bring sun or bug protection. You might also like to bring a magnifying glass. Free for CLC members, $10 suggested donation for non-members, and space is limited. Please register in advance above so that we can let you know of any changes in the schedule. Rain date will be Sunday, August 18, at 3 PM.
Eric Milligan, an avid mushroom forager, began his study of fungi around 2002. Ten years later, he and his partners turned their hobby into a profession: New Hampshire Mushroom Company. In addition to providing fresh specialty mushrooms throughout New England, and closer to home at the Tamworth Farmers’ Market and at NHMC, NHMC also educates the public about all things mushroom through a multitude of mushroom-related classes, and tours of their unique growing facility in Tamworth.
Banner image: An abundance of fungi on a Mushroom Walk. Photo: Juno Lamb