Mushroom Hike Lost and Found

The following items were left at the All Western Tree Farm on Sunday.  Please contact Katherine to arrange to be reunited.

  1. Bath towel in the kitchen
  2. LL Bean walking stick outside back door

AWTF Mushroom Hike

Table 1 including Chicken of the Woods (Yellow on left end) and Hens of the Woods (Gray at far end) both of which are edible

Table 1 including Chicken of the Woods (Yellow on right end) and Hen of the Woods (Gray at far end) both of which are edible

We had a successful mushroom hike on Sunday at Katherine Humphrey’s farm, as measured by the two tables full of different mushrooms, and the wonderful stories about each type provided by Dr. Randy Weidner of Bath NY and the Rochester Area Mycological Association.

Table 2 included some poisonous mushrooms which we were discouraged from trying.

Table 2 included some poisonous mushrooms which we were discouraged from trying.

Our group included many mushroom hunters taking advantage of the beautiful weather and the expert advice on identifying mushrooms.  We split into two groups with the climbers walking the perimeter of the farm and enjoying the trees and the views and the mushrooms about equally.  The naturalists spread out in the woods and went on their way individually or in pairs. with a resulting larger collection of mushrooms.

Following the hike, we enjoyed learning about the different mushrooms.  Randy showed us examples where cutting open the mushroom helps with the identification. One mushroom turned pink at the top of the stem and blue at the bottom when it was cut open – quite pretty.

A social on Katherine’s lawn completed a very pleasant hike to end our 2016 Summer season of hikes.  Our thanks to Randy and Katherine and to Douglas Kostyk for recording the sights.

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Springwater Comprehensive Plan Open House

All residents, business owners, community leaders, and individuals with an interest in the future of Springwater are welcome and urged to attend this important event,  to  hear about the Plan, and share your thoughts in this effort to help shape the direction of our community for the next decade.

For further information contact:
Carolyn Tinney, Chair
Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee
[email protected]
(585) 669-2545

Download the Draft Plan and Appendix.

More details here.

Fall 2016 Schedule

Please thank Wendy, once again, for coordinating our next season of hikes. You may download the fall 2016 brochure. You may print it from your PDF reader. If you want to print front and back, be sure to click on Duplex and Flip on Short Side or similar options in your print driver.