AUSTIN: Mushroom Walk for DNA Sequencing Research
Guides: April & Angel
WHEN: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 4 - 6 PM
WHERE: Circle Acres Nature Preserve, Grove Blvd, Austin, TX 78741
COST: Free with Registration (Donations Accepted)
Join us for a guided mushroom walk to support fungal DNA research, where participants will learn to document specimens using iNaturalist and contribute to North America's mycological knowledge.
Family Friendly, Children 12 and younger are free.
Guides: April & Angel
WHEN: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 4 - 6 PM
WHERE: Circle Acres Nature Preserve, Grove Blvd, Austin, TX 78741
COST: Free with Registration (Donations Accepted)
Join us for a guided mushroom walk to support fungal DNA research, where participants will learn to document specimens using iNaturalist and contribute to North America's mycological knowledge.
Family Friendly, Children 12 and younger are free.
Guides: April & Angel
WHEN: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 4 - 6 PM
WHERE: Circle Acres Nature Preserve, Grove Blvd, Austin, TX 78741
COST: Free with Registration (Donations Accepted)
Join us for a guided mushroom walk to support fungal DNA research, where participants will learn to document specimens using iNaturalist and contribute to North America's mycological knowledge.
Family Friendly, Children 12 and younger are free.
🍄 What You’ll Learn & Do:
Mushroom life cycle, anatomy, and role of fungi in the ecosystem.
How to photograph mushrooms for identification and scientific research and add observations to iNaturalist.
How to take field notes, collect, and prepare mushrooms for DNA extraction
Family friendly, kids welcomed!
What to bring: Bug spray (there are mosquitoes!), water. We highly recommend wearing long pants. No sandals or open-toed shoes!
Parking & Meeting Location: Circle Acres Preserve is located next to Roy G. Guerrero Park off of Grove Boulevard. We will meeting in the parking lot at 508 Grove Blvd.
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ABOUT THE WALK LEADERS
Angel Schatz is formerly an experience designer and animator in the tech world, she hopes to inspire more people dial into the wood-wide-web. She 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.
April Coulon is a scientist with a BS in physics, and has decided to devote her life to fungi. As well as CTMS, she also volunteers as a Data Scientist and DNA sequence validator for multiple fungal organizations, and helps Austin Youth River Water on various projects. She has over 12 years experience in various research roles and is currently using her skill set however she can to further fungal research as she feels fungi can teach us so much, ultimately helping to heal our Earth and its many inhabitants.