Name: Mushroom Hunting 101: The basics – Intended for Newcomers to Mushroom Hunting
Start: 2025-06-09T09:30:00-0600
End: 2025-06-09T10:30:00-0600

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 9:30am - 10:30am MDT

Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room @ 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA

How can mushrooms be safely identified? What are the key features to look for? How do you get started hunting for gourmet wild mushrooms when the consequences of mistaken identity can be very high? Basics such as spore color, gill attachment, and non-gilled mushrooms will be discussed.

Speakers

Ken Kassenbrock

Colorado State University

C. Kenneth Kassenbrock, MD, PhD, is an Emeritus Associate Professor of Biology at Colorado StateUniversity, where he taught classes in Mycology, Cell Biology, and Human Genetics. Trained as aphysician-scientist, Dr. Kassenbrock did post-doctoral work in molecular genetics with the... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room

FREE - Open to public, General Mycology

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45th Telluride Mushroom Festival

Ken Kassenbrock

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