Short Summary

Garber Park is a 13-acre wildland park owned by the City of Oakland located behind the Claremont Hotel in Claremont Canyon. Garber Park is home to significant stands of big-leaf maple, California buckeyes and regenerating coast live oak woodland and forest. The Garber Park Stewards vision is to safeguard the native wildland resources of Garber Park while reducing the risk of wildfire and improving the trail system.

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

The Fascinating World Beneath our Feet


 


            MUSHROOM WORKSHOP IN GARBER A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
On January 20, Lech Naumovich presented his first Garber workshop of the 2018 Season, Titled:  Fungi, Soil and the World Beneath Us:  Restoration in Focus.  For this workshop we had TWO wonderful leaders:  Lech and Thea Chesney, mushroom taxonomist and botanist.  When I drove up to the Claremont Ave. Entrance to set-up the refreshments for the event, Thea was already there, finding many, many mushrooms right at the entrance, and had set up books, samples, and a microscope on the hood of her car!  I knew we were in for a treat.

It was a cold day, but clear, and had rained just a few days before, making it perfect for finding mushrooms.  Thea continued to excite us in learning about mushrooms for the next FIVE hours – not just the 3 hours scheduled for the workshop.   THANK YOU, LECH and THEA for such a fabulous workshop – opening up a another fascinating eco-system in Garber – THE WORLD BENEATH US.