Can I Eat That? Mushroom Foraging

Interested in finding and eating wild edible mushrooms? This beginner presentation covers the common wild edible mushrooms in Western PA by season and how to find them. More importantly, it also covers the common poisonous mushrooms in the area and any lookalikes or similar mushrooms to the edible ones. Presented by Richard Jacob, a club mycologist from the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club.

Richard Jacob started to learn about mushrooms when he moved to Pittsburgh 13 years ago and found morels in his backyard.  He enjoys foraging for mushrooms, cooking, and photographing them. He is also very interested in citizen science projects and identifying mushrooms by DNA barcoding.

This presenter-led program is FREE. Donations are always appreciated.

Parking is available at the library and the 13th Street Municipal Lot (metered). Library is accessible via PRT's 91 and 1 bus routes -- get off at 13th Street.