Explore Alberta Mushrooms on a Guided Walk

Group of people in a forest with a guide (Martin) who is holding a mushroom, surrounded by trees and greenery.

$45.00

Learn mushroom foraging in Alberta; how to recognize edible and medicinal species and read the habitats they grow in, on a walk led by Martin Osis.

Spring walks focus on morel hunting in Morinville, Leduc, and Edmonton; summer walks shift to hericium, boletes, and more; locations vary based on fruiting conditions. Beginners welcome. Choose a date to view walk times. TBA locations are mushroom dependent.

May

Choose date for time

Morinville

Wed 13

Leduc

WED 27

w/ of Edmonton

SUN 31

July

Choose date for time

TBA

SUN 5

TBA

SUN 19

August

Choose date for time

TBA

SUN 9

TBA

SUN 30

Number of spots

1

35+ Years

Mushroom experience

180

Groups educated

2000+

People taught

This walk is for you if...

You want to notice what grows nearby

Start recognizing mushrooms in the habitats you actually live near

You want live guidance to go with your field guide

See real examples outdoors and ask questions in the moment.

You want a low pressure place to begin

Come curious. No background in mushroom identification is expected.

You want a good reason to get outside

Walk, observe, and learn something you can keep using after the day ends.

What the walk feels like

Group of people standing in a grassy field with trees and a blue sky, watching a teacher hold a mushroom while talking about it

A mushroom walk is a slow, observant way of learning in the field. You will move through real habitat with Martin, stop often to look closely, and talk about what is growing, where it is growing, and what details are worth noticing.

There is time for questions throughout, and no prior knowledge is needed.

What you’ll notice and learn

Where mushrooms tend to appear, how to identify edible, poisonous, and functional mushrooms
The ecology and purpose of fungi in natural systems
How to describe a mushroom more clearly in the field
How to keep learning from what you see after the walk is over
The goal is not to memorize everything in one walk. It is to start seeing more than you saw before, and to leave with a better sense of what to notice when you are out again.

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Martin Osis

Expert field mycologist and educator

Martin Osis teaches about fungi to individuals, businesses, non-profits, and educational institutions.

Martin On Mushrooms was started in April 2024, after Martin had spent the last 35 years teaching over 2000 people about field mycology. He is:

Past President, and a founding member of the Alberta Mycological Society.
Past Vice President and Canadian Trustee of the North American Mycological Association.
Past member of the Pacific Northwest Key council