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Becoming an Outdoors Woman: Fungi Foraging - Nov. 1
Becoming an Outdoors Woman: Fungi Foraging - Nov. 1
Learn to identify wild mushrooms as well as how to safely harvest and prepare them through this Becoming an Outdoors Woman clinic!
Hosted at Hoffmaster State Park, participants of this program will spend one hour in the classroom exploring the basics of mushroom identification. The second part of the class will be spent outside, where you will practice your new identification skills with the instructor.
The cost for the class is $10. To register, go to Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses and click on the "Purchase a license" button. Sign in (using either a username and password or your ID and birthdate), and find the class under the Becoming an Outdoors Woman tab.
A Recreation Passport is required for vehicle entry into Michigan state parks. To make a camping reservation, visit MIDNRReservations.com or call 1-800-447-2757.
6585 Lake Harbor Road
Muskegon, Michigan, 49441
Start: November 01, 2025 10:00 AM
End: November 01, 2025 12:00 PM
The Gillette Visitor Center, located in P.J. Hoffmaster State Park, is nestled among one of the nation's most impressive dune systems. Perched at the top of a large sand dune surrounded by a pristine wooded back-dune, the center features state-of-the-art exhibits to tell Michigan's unique sand dune story.
Learn to identify wild mushrooms as well as how to safely harvest and prepare them through this Becoming an Outdoors Woman clinic!
Hosted at Hoffmaster State Park, participants of this program will spend one hour in the classroom exploring the basics of mushroom identification. The second part of the class will be spent outside, where you will practice your new identification skills with the instructor.
The cost for the class is $10. To register, go to Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses and click on the "Purchase a license" button. Sign in (using either a username and password or your ID and birthdate), and find the class under the Becoming an Outdoors Woman tab.
A Recreation Passport is required for vehicle entry into Michigan state parks. To make a camping reservation, visit MIDNRReservations.com or call 1-800-447-2757.