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SUMMARY:Foraging for Wild Mushrooms
DESCRIPTION:Experience Level: All Levels (Ages 16+) \nJoin an edible mushroom expert for a scenic and educational trek at Foraging for Wild Mushrooms on select Sundays from 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. meeting at the Café Patio. \n— June 7\, 21\n— July 5\, 12\, 26\n— Aug. 2\, 23\n— Sept. 6 \nStudents will learn to identify various types of wild mushrooms\, covering edible\, toxic\, and hallucinogenic species. Instructor Lee Schuler will discuss seasonality\, growth habits\, ecosystems\, and harvesting sustainability. \nStudents will contribute to the Allerton Fungal Species Survey Inventory on iNaturalist and will get the opportunity to taste identified edible species. \n$30/person. Register here. Registration will close 2 days prior to each class or when capacity is reached. All sales are final. \nPLEASE NOTE: Foraging at Allerton is not allowed except as part of this class. \n\nIf you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email owarren@illinois.edu. \nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken. \n\nAbout the Instructor\nLee Schuler recently moved from Illinois from Pennsylvania\, where she taught fungal identification and edibility at environmental education centers for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and for private land owners. She is certified as a wild edible mushroom expert and licensed to harvest and sell to restaurants and markets in the State of Pennsylvania. Schuler is also a contributing culinary author for a wild mushroom trade journal. \nA graduate of East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania\, Lee has worked as a field biologist and environmental educator\, and currently works in public health. She is an artist and cook and enjoys acquiring new and useful skills as much as she loves sharing them.
URL:https://allerton.illinois.edu/event/foraging-mushrooms/2026-09-06/
LOCATION:Greenhouse Café Patio
CATEGORIES:The Farms
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SUMMARY:Formal Garden Tours
DESCRIPTION:Attend one of our Formal Garden Tours*\, where you can experience the beauty of Allerton’s formal gardens and learn the history of the estate\, created between 1899 and 1946 by Robert and John Gregg Allerton. \nTours typically last 60 minutes and will meet on the Greenhouse Patio. Tours will continue in a light drizzle. In the event of lightning or thunder\, the tour will be canceled and tickets can be transferred to another tour date upon request. \n$10/person. Register here. All sales are final. \n*2026 tour dates:\n— Saturday\, April 18\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Saturday\, May 2\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Thursday\, May 14\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Saturday\, May 16\, 10-11 a.m. Cancelled\n— Monday\, May 18\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Wednesday\, May 20\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Friday\, May 22\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Sunday\, May 24\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Tuesday\, May 26\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Saturday\, June 20\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Saturday\, July 18\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Saturday\, Aug. 15\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Saturday\, Sept. 19\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Saturday\, Oct. 17\, 10-11 a.m. \nIf you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email Sarah at sputman2@illinois.edu. \nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
URL:https://allerton.illinois.edu/event/formal-garden-tours/2026-09-19/
LOCATION:Greenhouse Café Patio
CATEGORIES:The Farms,Tours/Hikes
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SUMMARY:Formal Garden Tours
DESCRIPTION:Attend one of our Formal Garden Tours*\, where you can experience the beauty of Allerton’s formal gardens and learn the history of the estate\, created between 1899 and 1946 by Robert and John Gregg Allerton. \nTours typically last 60 minutes and will meet on the Greenhouse Patio. Tours will continue in a light drizzle. In the event of lightning or thunder\, the tour will be canceled and tickets can be transferred to another tour date upon request. \n$10/person. Register here. All sales are final. \n*2026 tour dates:\n— Saturday\, April 18\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Saturday\, May 2\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Thursday\, May 14\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Saturday\, May 16\, 10-11 a.m. Cancelled\n— Monday\, May 18\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Wednesday\, May 20\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Friday\, May 22\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Sunday\, May 24\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Tuesday\, May 26\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Saturday\, June 20\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Saturday\, July 18\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Saturday\, Aug. 15\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Saturday\, Sept. 19\, 10-11 a.m.\n— Saturday\, Oct. 17\, 10-11 a.m. \nIf you will need disability-related accommodations to participate\, please email Sarah at sputman2@illinois.edu. \nBy attending\, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing\, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.
URL:https://allerton.illinois.edu/event/formal-garden-tours/2026-10-17/
LOCATION:Greenhouse Café Patio
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