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There are many different types of mushrooms growing in our woods, but the focus is only on those without toxic lookalikes.
There is a fungus among us and the Western Environment Centre is hosting a series of workshops about wild mushroom foraging this month and throughout October. Katie Temple is the Executive Director at the Western Environment Centre. She says there has been huge interest with their foraging sessions, especially mushrooms. Temple says proper identification is a big part of the quest. She says there are many different types of mushrooms growing in our woods, but the focus is only on those without toxic lookalikes.