🥾 Guide: Angel
🗓️ Date: Saturday, February 8, 2026
⏰ Time: 1-3 p.m.
📍Location: Inks Lake State Park on Devil’s Backbone Trail
🎟️ Cost: Park Admission PLUS +$7 Pay what you can donation
Family Friendly, Children 12 and younger are free. Purchase Park Admission.
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🌟 Let’s look for the Texas Star Mushroom (Chorioactis geaster). at Inks Lake State Park. This rare mushroom is a true Lone Star State treasure, found in only a handful of places worldwide—Japan, Taiwan, and right here in Texas. Known for its dramatic “hissing” sound as it opens to release its spores, this fascinating fungi is as rare as it is mysterious.
🎥 Watch the magic in action and see why this mushroom has inspired our organization's logo!
🌳 Lace up your hiking boots, grab your curiosity, and join us for a fun and educational outdoor adventure. Don't miss this chance to explore local ecosystems and experience one of nature's rarest wonders up close!
Expect:
Easy-moderate hike with various terrains
Educational program with information about the Texas Star Mushroom, Inks Lake State Park, and Natural Resource Conservation principles
1.5-2 miles round-trip
Possible cancellations due to weather
What to bring:
Water
Camera if desired
Good hiking shoes
•This event is weather dependent. While it will continue even if raining, if there are storms or ice in the area it will be cancelled.
Again, you must register all participants, anyone who has not been registered will not be able to participate.
If you have any questions please email Ranger Andrew at JAndrew.Berezin@tpwd.texas.gov BEFORE registering!
SEE THE TEXAS STAR MUSHROOM HISS AT INKS LAKE!
Important Note: Foraging, or the removal or destruction of plant life or other natural resources, is prohibited by State law and not allowed within a State Park or Natural Area.
Angel with the an Eastern North American Destroying Angel or Amanita bisporigera
ABOUT THE WALK GUIDE
Formally an experience designer and animator in the tech world, she hopes to inspire more people dial into the wood-wide-web. Angel Schatz radiates passion for understanding the ecosystem of central Texas and making mycology education accessible to anyone who shares interest. She is a long-time urban gardener; harmonizing vegetable gardening and mushroom growing, particularly by using recycled mushroom blocks.