Beginning Mushroom ID

Have you felt overwhelmed by the diverse array of mushrooms in the Santa Cruz mountains? Want to learn some skills for making sense of the names and faces of these organisms? Join Christian Schwartz, park naturalist, for a short hike to collect mushrooms followed by a classroom session where we’ll go over the basics of mushroom identification, using many different resources. Bring weather-appropriate clothes, any mushroom field guides you may have, a notebook, and a camera if you’ve got one. Sign up by calling 831-335-9348.