2026 Fall Mycology Workshop
Fri, Nov 06
|Ozark Natural Science Center
Spend the weekend with mycologist Jay Justice and mushroom educator Mike Snyder for guided forays, hands-on identification, and mycocentric meals in the Ozarks.
Time & Location
Nov 06, 2026, 4:00 PM β Nov 08, 2026, 2:00 PM
Ozark Natural Science Center, 1905 Madison 1305, Huntsville, AR 72740, USA
About the Event
π Fall Mycology Workshop 2026 π
November 6 β 8, 2026 ~ Ozark Natural Science Center
Join mycologist Jay Justice and mushroom educators Mike and Cara Snyder for a weekend of guided forays, hands-on identification, and mycocentric meals in the Ozarks.
Workshop Schedule
Friday
4:00 β 5:00 PM β Arrival & Settle In
5:00 β 5:30 PM β Meet & Mingle
5:30 β 6:30 PM β Dinner
6:30 β 7:00 PM β Break
7:00 β 8:00 PM β How to Collect and Document Macrofungi + Highlights from Previous Years β Jay
Saturday
8:00 β 9:00 AM β Breakfast
9:00 β 9:30 AM β Safety Talk β Mike or ONSC Rep
9:30 AM β 12:30 PM β Mushroom Hunting Hike β Mike & Jay & Cara
12:30 β 1:30 PM β Lunch
1:30 β 2:30 PM β Sorting Mushrooms & Spore Prints
2:30 β 4:00 PM β Presentation: Cultivating Mushrooms Talk and Demonstration β Mike
4:00 β 5:00 PM β Presentation on Using Macroscopic Features for ID & Internet Resources β Jay
5:00 β 5:30 PM β Break & ONSC Store Time
5:30 β 6:30 PM β Mycocentric Dinner
6:30 β 7:00 PM β Break
7:00 β 8:00 PM β Presentation: Medicinal Uses of Mushrooms/Fungi β Mike
8:00 β 9:00 PM β Optional Night Hike & UV Mushroom Hunt
Sunday
8:00 β 9:00 AM β Breakfast
9:00 β 11:30 AM β Final Mushroom Hunting Hike
11:30 AM β 12:30 PM β ID & Final Review of Collected Specimens β Mike & Jay
12:30 β 1:30 PM β Lunch
1:30 β 2:00 PM β ONSC Store time, Wrap-Up & Departure
Ticket Options:
Workshop Ticket includes all activities, presentations, and meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch.
Youth Workshop Ticket includes all activities, presentations, and meals for participants 12-17 years old.
To add lodging, choose a dorm-style lodge (private room add on option) or campsite.
Optional Cultivation Workshop Add-On: take home an oyster mushroom growing kit inoculated during Mike's Saturday cultivation demonstration.
Tickets
Tax-deductible Donation
ONSC is committed to keeping our programs affordable while offering high-quality nature experiences for all. If you value our work, we'd truly appreciate your tax-deductible support.
$+Ticket service fee
All-Inclusive Dorm Lodging
Includes dorm-style lodging, all meals (Friday dinner through Sunday lunch), and full access to the workshop program - guided forays, ID sessions, and presentations - for Friday through Sunday.
$220.00
+$5.50 ticket service fee
All-Inclusive Camping
Includes campsite (bring your own tent), all meals (Friday dinner through Sunday lunch), and full access to the workshop program - guided forays, ID sessions, and presentations - for Friday through Sunday.
$130.00
+$3.25 ticket service fee
Youth Add-On (Ages 12-17)
Add a youth participant (ages 12-17) to an adult's All-Inclusive registration. Includes full access to the workshop program and all meals, Friday dinner through Sunday lunch. Must be added alongside an adult All-Inclusive Dorm Lodging or All-Inclusive Camping ticket.
$75.00
+$1.88 ticket service fee
Private Lodging Add-On
Upgrade to a private room for Friday-Sunday, for up to 2 people. Purchase once per room - during check-out, please let us know the names of everyone staying in the room. Limited availability (4 rooms). Requires an All-Inclusive Dorm Lodging ticket.
$100.00
+$2.50 ticket service fee
Cultivation Workshop Add-On
Take home your own oyster mushroom growing kit. During Saturday's cultivating mushrooms demonstration, Mike will show you how to inoculate substrate with oyster mushroom spawn - kit included so you can start growing at home.
$15.00
+$0.38 ticket service fee
Total
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