Join expert Dr. Millman on a mushroom walk through several different habitats and learn about fungal ecology and practice your identification skills. A deep observer of nature and a wonderful field guide, Dr. Millman brings the perspective of a noted Arctic scholar and author of 23 books to the forests of New England.
By all means, bring your curiosity! Also bring a hand lens or magnifier if you have one, as many of the species we’ll be looking for are invisible to the naked, not to mention the well-clothed eye!
Please Note: This is a non-collection walk.
This session is an excellent follow up to Dr. Millman’s lecture the day before. Sign up for The Fungal Kingdom: A Whiteboard Introduction
Please note: books will be available for purchase directly from Dr. Millman following the program.
Presented in partnership with CHAMP (Community Hub for Actualizing Mycological Passion).
Other CHAMP Programs at NEBG
The Science of Fungi: A CHAMP Workshop - Sunday, June 14, 2026 from 1-3 PM
The Fungal Kingdom: A Whiteboard Introduction - Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 1:30-3:30 PM
Lawrence Millman is a man of many talents. As an author, he has written 16 books, including such titles as Last Places, A Kayak Full of Ghosts, An Evening Among Headhunters, Lost in the Arctic, and most recently, Outsider: My Boyhood with Thoreau (2024) Giant Polypores and Stoned Reindeer (2013), Hiking to Siberia (2012), and Fascinating Fungi of New England (2011).
As a mycologist, he has studied fungi all over the world, but especially in his own backyard of New England. And as an explorer, he as hade over 40 trips and expeditions to the Arctic and Subarctic.
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