Pre-Festival Events
August 24-27th
Chaga workshop, Alaska Fungi lecture, and 4 Mushroom Walks!
Link for Workshop and Walks Sign-up Form
All events are free. Do support the festival with a donation!
Thursday, August 24th @ 6pm - Chaga Inoculation Workshop with Callen Christensen: Plant Your Own Chaga at Home!
Friday, August 25th @ 4:30pm - 6:30pm - Mushroom Walk in Fairbanks with Christin Swearingen and Amanita Expert Corbin T. Bryan
Friday, August 25 @ 7pm - Alaska Fungi Lecture with Dr. Gary Laursen @ Murie Auditorium, UAF
Saturday, August 26th @ 9am - 2pm - Citizen Science With Dr. Bitty Roy @ Elliot Hwy. Carpool meet at Fox General Store.
Saturday, August 26th @ 9am - 11am - Fairbanks Foray
Sunday, August 27th @ 9am - 10am - Children's Mushroom Walk in Fairbanks with Pam Seiser
Chaga Inoculation Workshop:
Plant Your Own Chaga at Home!
Chaga is a type of fungus that grows on birch trees. Chaga has a dark woody-like appearance, but on the inside, it is soft and orange in color. It has traditionally been grated into a fine powder and then brewed into tea for its health value. Callen Christensen, one of the founders of the Chaga Co-operative, wil be leading the workshop on Thursday, August 24th, at 6pm
Callen will demostrate how to inoculate trees to produce Chaga in your backyard! Link to RSVP online
Chaga Inoculation Workshop:
Plant Your Own Chaga at Home!
Chaga is a type of fungus that grows on birch trees. Chaga has a dark woody-like appearance, but on the inside, it is soft and orange in color. It has traditionally been grated into a fine powder and then brewed into tea for its health value. Callen Christensen, one of the founders of the Chaga Co-operative, wil be leading the workshop on Thursday, August 24th, at 6pm
Callen will demostrate how to inoculate trees to produce Chaga in your backyard! Link to RSVP online
Friday Mushroom Walk
Our local expert Christin Swearingen is teaming up with guest mycologist Corbin Bryan to lead a guided mushroom walk on Friday, August 25th, 4:30 - 6:30pm, right before Dr Laursen's presentation. Registration is closed for this event.