Fall Guided Tree Walk: Fungi in the Forest
Date:
Saturday, Oct 19
Time:
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Where:
Aboyne Trail (968 Wellington Road 18, south side of road, just
east of Wellington County Museum)
Cost:
$5.00. Â Please email neighbourwoods@eloraenvironmentcentre.ca
to pre-register.Â
Join us for a walk with
arborist Kyle McLoughlin. Learn to identify
common fungi, the difference between a mushroom and a conk, and see how fungi
interact with trees on a daily basis. Ideas discussed in the “Role of
Fungi in Urban Forestry†talk will be expanded. You will be surprised at
what you’ll learn.About the speaker and guide:
Kyle McLoughlin is a member of the International Society of Arboriculture
Ontario Chapter education committee. He has delivered numerous workshops and
lectures on plant pathology and the relationship between trees and fungus.
Kyle is the owner and Practicing Arborist of Ironwood Arboricultural
Solutions, and has practiced arboriculture in Canada, the United States, and
Australia.
Neighbourwoods thanks our 2019-20 Tree
Talk Sponsor, the Elora-Salem Horticultural Society, for their
support.
