Wild Mushroom Field Trip – Maple Ridge

Let’s look for mushrooms!

This foray into Malcolm Knapp research forest will focus on how to identify wild mushrooms like porcini, chanterelle, lobster mushrooms, wild oysters or any that we find on our stroll. Our ever-popular “Wild Edible Identification Trips” are easy forest walking trips with an expert myco-guide through BC’s forest to identify whatever we find and they book up fast!

This is a partnership between Swallow Tail and UBC’s Wild & Immersive Education Programs

You’ll keep learning even after you finish the mushroom 101 class, once you learn the basics our instructors are happy to help you identify your future fungal finds.  There are literally 1000’s of mushrooms in BC, this class could be the start of a lifelong passion.

Trip Notes: The class is not a live cooking class or a harvesting trip, the class will study edible mushrooms in their habitat and discuss ethical and sustainable and safe harvesting practices. It is illegal to harvest in all parks in BC, private land and indigenous reserve lands, so we’ll teach you about areas you can legally pick and give you the tools to find you’re own mushroom patches.

Sliding Scale: If you can’t afford the trip cost, contact us directly to discuss our accessible rate, we want everyone to benefit from our knowledge, not just people that can afford it!  Please note if you want to avoid the online ticketing fee of $5, please send us an e-transfer, $69 field trip cost +5% GST = $72.45

Our team lives and teaches on the unceeded territory of many indigenous peoples in BC.  We work with First Nation groups in BC to offer private classes pro-bono in areas where we teach, including the Katzie First Nation (Malcolm Knapp Forest Region), please contact us for details.