Wild Mushrooms could bloom like crazy this fall! The late spring and summer, cooler temperatures and moister soils could beget an amazing variety of wild mushrooms in a fascinating array of sizes, shapes, colors, textures and aromas in our forests, fields and lawns this fall. Vernon is on the doorstep of the Mushroom Capital of the world, the Columbia Mountain range, where the greatest diversity of mushrooms is found.
Award-winning nature tour guide, Roseanne Van Ee, conducts guided Wild Mushroom Safaris in the Mabel Lake area for people wanting to experience this incredible display of intriguing fungi. The full day tours are fun and informative excursions through the woods to view all types of mushrooms from spiny, white Coral Fungus to huge, bright orange Lobsters. Photographers, artists, gardeners, cooks, naturalists, hikers, mycophiles (people who like mushrooms) and anyone with a sense of curiosity will enjoy these tours.
The afternoon includes a session on how to use the best mushroom field guides as the books can be quite confusing to use until you've been given clear instructions and helpful hints. We guarantee anyone who spends a day out on a Mushroom Safari will be hooked on wild mushrooms forever! Participants are encouraged to bring cameras.
Choose one of the prescheduled Mushroom Safari dates of October 13, 14, 17, 20, 21 or 24, or arrange a private tour for groups of 8 or more on any other mid-October day.
