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BASTROP: Pop-up Mushroom Walk

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📅 Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026

⏰ Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12 a.m.

📍 Location: Bastrop (Location TBD)

❣ Donation: $7+ Members, $10 Non-members

Does not include entry fees. Kids under 12 are always free.

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📅 Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026

⏰ Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12 p.m.

📍 Location: Lake Bastrop South Shore (Meet at the Swift Trail)

❣ Donation: $7+ Members, $10 Non-members

Does not include entry fees. Kids under 12 are always free.

With the much needed rain mushroom magic is happening. Join us in Bastrop in the post oak savannah ecoregion to observe and identify mushroom biodiversity using iNaturalist and field guides. We will learn how to identify culinary mushrooms as well as those to be cautious of. See the Destroying Angel that we observed the last few years at this location. Rain or Shine.

What we will provide

• Field Guides & Field Data Slips

• Water, Snacks

What to Bring

• Packed lunch and plenty of water

• A basket or paper bags for collecting specimens

• A small knife for clean harvesting

• Field guides and/or the iNaturalist app

• Camera (smartphone or SLR)

• Bug spray and sunscreen

• Sturdy shoes suitable for walking on trails, waterproof shoes

• Camping Gear (if you are camping)

We will be learning how to use the app iNaturalist to document our observations afterwards. Download the app beforehand.

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