October 7th (Nature Walk #3) - Fungi!!

For this nature walk, the theme revolved around fungi! I went to the back of Newton Campus near Edmands Park to search for any form of fungi that I could find. The weather was quite nice, while it was in the 50s and sunny I still needed a slight jacket and made sure to wear appropriate footwear. When observing different types of fungi, it is quite interesting to see the different places where they might take shelter/reside in. As we were walking, we came across a tree that seemed to have mushroom growing out of its trunk. Once I saw that I was pretty intrigued because it almost made it seem like the tree itself had splinters. As the walk progressed, it was quite difficult to decipher whether an organism was a fungi or not. On top of that, the wild organisms seemed to grow in secluded areas throughout the park which made it more difficult to take pictures or get close to the organisms. Overall, this nature walk was successful, given I was able to find different forms of fungi and further educating myself.

Posted on October 7, 2019 09:38 PM by