In Their Footsteps:Mysterious Mushrooms of Clatsop County
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop is pleased to
announce the next installment of its In Their Footsteps free speakers
series. This program is Mysterious Mushrooms of Clatsop County by Dane
Osis on Sunday, December 14, at 1:00 p.m. in the Netul River Room of the
Fort Clatsop visitor center.
An amazing variety of fungi thrive in Clatsop County due to the area’s high
precipitation and humidity. Although mushroom harvesting is not allowed
within this National Park Service site, there are other places in the
county where it is legal. This illustrated talk will cover the rules and
regulations for mushroom hunting as well as the equipment needed to collect
fungi. The audience will also learn about some of the common species of
both edible and poisonous mushrooms found in the area.
Dane Osis is a state park ranger at Fort Stevens State Park. After gaining
a foundation in mushroom identification through several college courses,
Dane commercially picked mushrooms in the Siskiyou and Deschutes National
Forests. He has been teaching mushroom identification for the past five
years at Fort Stevens State Park and has shared similar training at several
Oregon State Parks and the Tillamook Forestry Center.
This third Sunday forum is sponsored by the Lewis and Clark National Park
Association and the National Park Service. These programs are held in the
Netul River Room of Fort Clatsop’s visitor center and are free of charge.
For more information, call the park at (503) 861-2471.
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