EUGENE, Ore. – The Mount Pisgah Arboretum hosted its annual Mushroom Festival Sunday, bringing the Eugene community together to celebrate local fungi.
Hundreds of mushroom species were on display, with experts offering identification, guided walks and talks on everything from cooking to cultivation. Organizers said the event encouraged people to explore the forest even when the weather turned wet.
“The mushroom season is a way to enjoy those forests in the wetter darker periods of the year which traditionally people kind of avoid the forests in the wet seasons, the mushrooms will give you a really good reason to get out there,” said Chris Melotti, board president of the Cascade Mycological Society…