Community Forays & Classes

CMS partners with the City of Eugene Recreation Services to offer seasonal educational forays and classes to the community.  The following Classes and Forays are offered with the Amazon Community Recreation Center, 2700 Hilyard St, Eugene.  Pre-registration for these offerings are required at https://recenroll.eugene-or.gov/.

Intro To Wild Mushroom Foraging – 121726
Do you enjoy eating local wild mushrooms but are afraid to forage for them? Learn how to safely identify and consume wild mushrooms. Discover their habitat, which mushrooms to avoid and which choice edibles are easiest to identify and find. The presentation includes an edible & non-edible mushroom display and wild mushroom tasting based on season and weather availability.

Free Class, Open to persons 16 years and older. Normally offered in November.

Family Mushroom Foray – 121714

The Cascade Mycological Society guides us on a fungi identification hunt in our own neighborhood. Explore a local park (Hendrick Park or Amazon Park) for fall mushrooms. We won’t be picking on this trip, just identifying.    Normally offered in October.

Mushroom Foray –  121909

In partnership with Cascade Mycological Society we offer a trip to the woods in search of mushrooms. This trip will be educational and with luck we will find some edible varieties. Open to persons 18 years and older. Transportation included. Cost is $32. Normally offered in November.