Name: Morel Life Cycles and Outdoor Cultivation
Start: 2025-06-09T15:00:00-0600
End: 2025-06-09T16:00:00-0600

Welcome to the largest wild mushroom happening in North America, the 44th Annual Telluride Mushroom Festival! A plethora of events ranging from foray and mushroom ID sessions, to hands-on demonstrations, to lectures—all led by regionally-, nationally-, and internationally-known experts, (and we cannot forget the Parade!) there is plenty for everyone each and every day.

On this website, you can filter your search by events, venues, presenters, etc. Each year the Mushroom Festival features many wonderful presentations on “all things fungi.” Presentations on similar topics are grouped together at the same venue so that attendees interested will be able to spend more time learning and interacting, and less time walking between venues. See who else is interested in each event and interact with our extended Mushroom Family. See you soon!

Monday June 9, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT

Sheridan Opera House @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435

Morels (Morchella,spp) are one of the most iconic and sought after mushrooms in the world. Known for their elusive, camouflaged architecture and finesse for occupying very specific ecological niches in complex interkingdom biology makes them one of the most difficult to cultivate and reproduce at any scale. Recent developments and insights have provided many new clues and tips that can get you started in experimenting with outdoor morel cultivation in favorable climates. The process is very unique and unlike any other method of cultivating mushrooms, so come and see how morels are being cultivated commercially and adapt one of these methods to see if you hit the jackpot and crack the Morel code…

Speakers

Tradd Cotter

Mycologist, Blue Portal

Tradd Cotter is a microbiologist, professional mycologist, and retired landscape designer, who has been cultivating mushrooms both commercially and experimentally for more than thirty years.Tradd is the author of the best-selling book Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation (2014... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), cultivation

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45th Telluride Mushroom Festival

Tradd Cotter

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