Foraging Walk with Heather Flournoy: Wild Mushrooms - Sunday, October 19, 11:00am - 12:30pm at Marian Yarrow Preserve

Join local foraging expert Heather Flournoy at Marian Yarrow Preserve for a fall walk, learning which local mushrooms she searches for to use as food, medicine or art material. We’ll begin with an introduction to mushroom foraging, sustainability, risks and dependable resources, then walk the preserve looking at fungi habitats, mushrooms, host trees and discuss the impact of changing climate and plants on our fungi. Please dress appropriately for weather, mud, and tick bite prevention. The walk will proceed if there is a light rain.

Heather has been teaching foraging and teaching in the greater NYC area since 2018 when she founded Wild Nearby to share her love of wild foods, herbalism and healing with others. She founded Wild Roots Project, an initiative of the nonprofit D.I.G. Farm in 2023 to collaborate with more foragers, herbalists and farmers and to cultivate community. She’ll be joined by Lisa Solomon, a local mushroom hunter and photographer, and member of C.O.M.A., our local mycology association.

This program is sponsored by the Lewisboro Library and Lewisboro Land Trust. Register Here: https://lewisborolibrary.org/event/wild-mushrooms-walk-and-learn-with-forager-heather-flournoy/

Marian Yarrow Preserve is located on the east side of Mt. Holly Rd., 0.3 miles south of Todd Rd. and 0.3 miles north of Holly Hill Lane. Please park in the small parking lot and on the east side of the street, along the preserve. To learn more about Marian Yarrow Preserve, visit our online field guide: https://fieldguide.lewisborolandtrust.org/preserves/indian-brook-assemblage/