Photo Walk

More Than We Can Ever Learn From Books

Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books. ~ John Lubbock

Turning outdoor experiences into learning experiences is always a priority. One way we accomplish this is by starting each adventure with a plan to carefully look for examples of specific organisms or earth processes. On today’s hike, we focused our attention on wood decay fungi.

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Fungus

Fall is Mushroom Season

We’ve had lots of mushrooms growing this year.  This patch was growing in the front yard near our pines. The bulk of this organisms is actually growing under the surface of the yard.  Only the fruiting bodies emerge along the  edges of the the underground fungus.