Join us on a mushroom walk to learn how to find and identify mushrooms. These educational walks are not for foraging and we will be leaving most mushrooms in place for the other walks. Also, in order to ensure the safety of all, no dogs are allowed on any of the mushroom walks.
Two levels of walks are offered:
Beginner to Intermediate Mycology Walks – Learn mushroom basics with the leader highlighting identification of common edible and toxic mushrooms. You will also be introduced to how to approach mushroom identification, the importance of taxonomy (scientific classification and naming), and tips to continue your exploration of the world of mycology.
Intermediate to Advanced Mycology Walks – If you are comfortable with mushroom basics, join our intermediate to advanced hikes to grow your skills in identifying new mushrooms you come across, learning how the surrounding ecosystem gives you clues to finding and identifying mushrooms, using taxonomy and tools to deepen your understanding of mycology and on some walks, the science of forest mycology.
Fee: $10. Note that half of the sign-up slots are available online, and half will be available by stopping by the Mushroom Identification Hall in the Chyra Big Top Tent. If the walk is noted as “sold out” online, be sure to stop by the Mushroom Identification Hall during the festival because spots are still likely available. We cannot offer refunds if your plans change, but you can transfer your ticket to another participant by sending them your event confirmation and receipt and authorizing them to use it.
Walk Location: The walk location is specified by the walk time. Parking is very limited for the walks so you must be willing to carpool from the Yachats Commons. Parking at the Cape Perpetua Visitor’s Center costs $5.
Saturday Walks
Events for October 18, 2025
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | LUKE MAURER AND JESSIE VARGO
Luke Maurer and Jessie Vargo, FeatherCap Field Guide, FeatherCap Llc., Portland, OR Whether it’s farming, fishing, or foraging for fungi, FeatherCap is home to all sorts of efforts to connect ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | CHRIS MELOTTI AND MOLLY WIDMER
SATURDAY 10AM-12PM - LOCATION: CUMMINS CREEK For over 30 years, Chris Melotti has worked as a wildlife biologist and Molly Widmer as a forest botanist. As long-term forest professionals in ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | JOE SPIVACK
SATURDAY 10-11:15AM - LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Joe Spivack is a mushroom educator who taught community education mushroom courses for 10 years. Joe is a founding member of Cascade ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | SUSIE HOLMES
SATURDAY 10:30-11:45AM -LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Susie Holmes is a founding member of the Cascade Mycological Society and biology faculty member at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, where ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | MATT TRAPPE
SATURDAY 11:30AM-12:45PM - LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Dr. Matt Trappe is the lead author of the Field Guide to North American Truffles, and led forays for the North American ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | LUKE MAURER AND JESSIE VARGO
Luke Maurer and Jessie Vargo, FeatherCap Field Guide, FeatherCap Llc., Portland, OR Whether it’s farming, fishing, or foraging for fungi, FeatherCap is home to all sorts of efforts to connect ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | DAN LUOMA AND JOYCE EBERHART
SATURDAY 12-1:15PM - LOCATION: CUMMINS CREEK Joyce Eberhart is retired from Oregon State University after 38 years in research. For most of her career she enjoyed doing research on forest ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | SUSIE HOLMES
SATURDAY 12-1:15PM - LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Susie Holmes is a founding member of the Cascade Mycological Society and biology faculty member at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | JON SOMMER
SATURDAY 1-2:15PM - LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Jon Sommer has led mushroom forays, given lectures on a range of mycological topics, and taught mushroom identification across the United States ...
SATURDAY 1:30-2:45PM – BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | LEE YAMADA LOCATION: CUMMINS CREEK
SATURDAY 1:30-2:45PM - LOCATION: CUMMINS CREEK Lee Yamada: I’ve been interested in mushrooms for a long time. I’ve been hunting mushrooms for a long time, way before the 80's. I ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | KRISTEN AND TRENT BLIZZARD
SATURDAY 1:30-2:45PM -LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Trent and Kristen Blizzard are the authors of Wild Mushrooms: A Cookbook and Foraging Guide and the publishers of GeoForager maps. They have ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | MATT TRAPPE
SATURDAY 2:30-3:45PM - LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Dr. Matt Trappe is the lead author of the Field Guide to North American Truffles, and led forays for the North American ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | DAVE PILZ
SATURDAY 3-4:15PM - LOCATION: CUMMINS CREEK Dave Pilz is a retired forest mycologist. During his career, he spent nine years conducting research on the Productivity and Sustainable Harvest of Edible ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | TRENT AND KRISTEN BLIZZARD
SATURDAY 3-4:15PM - LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Trent and Kristen Blizzard are the authors of Wild Mushrooms: A Cookbook and Foraging Guide and the publishers of GeoForager maps. They ...
Sunday Walks
Events for October 19, 2025
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | DAN LUOMA AND JOYCE EBERHART
SUNDAY 10-11:15AM - LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Joyce Eberhart is retired from Oregon State University after 38 years in research. For most of her career she enjoyed doing research ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | CHRIS MELOTTI AND MOLLY WIDMER
SUNDAY 10AM-12PM - LOCATION: CUMMINS CREEK For over 30 years, Chris Melotti has worked as a wildlife biologist and Molly Widmer as a forest botanist. As long-term forest professionals in ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | SUSIE HOLMES
SUNDAY 10:30-11:45AM - LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Susie Holmes is a founding member of the Cascade Mycological Society and biology faculty member at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | LEE YAMADA
SUNDAY 11:30AM-12:45PM - LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Lee Yamada: I’ve been interested in mushrooms for a long time, way before the 80’s. I started to study mushrooms in the ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | JOE SPIVACK
SUNDAY 12-1:15PM - LOCATION: CUMMINS CREEK Joe Spivack is a mushroom educator who taught community education mushroom courses for 10 years. Joe is a founding member of Cascade Mycological Society.
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | DAVE PILZ
SUNDAY 12-1:15PM - LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Dave Pilz is a retired forest mycologist. During his career, he spent nine years conducting research on the Productivity and Sustainable Harvest ...
INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED WALK | LEE YAMADA
SUNDAY 1-2:15PM -LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Lee Yamada: I’ve been interested in mushrooms for a long time, way before the 80’s. I started to study mushrooms in the early ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | MATT TRAPPE
SUNDAY 1:30-2:45PM - LOCATION: CUMMINS CREEK Dr. Matt Trappe is the lead author of the Field Guide to North American Truffles, and led forays for the North American Truffling Society ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | DAVE PILZ
SUNDAY 1:30 - 2:45PM - LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Dave Pilz is a retired forest mycologist. During his career, he spent nine years conducting research on the Productivity and ...
BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE WALK | MATTHEW JOHNSON
SUNDAY 2:30-3:45PM - LOCATION: CAPE PERPETUA VISITOR'S CENTER Matthew Johnson: I first became interested in mushrooms in the mid-80's. Around 1989, I was fortunate enough to take the Mushroom Biology ...
