Learn the basics of mushroom identification with mushroom expert Hunter Le Duc.
Learn the basics of mushroom identification. In addition to becoming more familiar with the major mushroom groups, basic characteristics of fungi, including cap and stipe features, how to use a key, make a spore print and more will be touched upon.
Wild Mushrooms are something Hunter Le Duc has been interested in since her first foray as a little girl. She was fascinated by how unusual and diverse the mushrooms were that her father, one of the founding members of the Illinois Mycological Association, brought home and presented to her mother to cook. As a young adult, the memory of her father’s quest for the elusive morel and its culinary draw pulled her back in. In addition to being a member of a handful of Mycological Societies, Hunter wrote The First Morel and Where the Mushrooms Are. Hunter is certified as a Wild Mushroom Expert by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and is a frequent presenter on midwest mushrooms at the Chicago Botanic Garden and a variety of other venues.
This program is part of our 2025 Wilmette Reads community reading series. Learn more about how you can take part, including sign-up information, this year’s swag, and a full list of our associated programs.
This program will not be recorded. Funded by the Friends of the Wilmette Public Library.
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