# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Winter Fungal Walk
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 22 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 am – Sun, 22 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Midpen guided activities are led by trained volunteer docent naturalists. All are welcome.About this EventExplore the secret, fascinating, and often overlooked world of fungi with Docent Naturalists Jianfei Hu, Catherine Xun, Mari Aldridge, and Casey Litton on a moderately-paced hike along the Peters Creek and Long Ridge trails. You’ll learn how fungi are both nature's recyclers and networkers, connecting dozens of other species underground. Come out to the wintertime forest for a chance to discover the amazing diversity of the fungi kingdom! (Note: This is a learning-focused walk, not a foraging expedition. The intent is to observe, appreciate, and understand these organisms in their natural habitat. No collecting of any kind is permitted on Midpen or other protected lands.) Bring a snack or lunch. Reservations are required and will be accepted on or after February 8 at 12:00 p.m. (Noon) and close February 20 at 2:00 p.m.Where to Meet:Meet at Peters Creek Roadside Parking, on the west side of Skyline Boulevard, 3.6 miles north of Highway 9 or 3.3 miles south of Page Mill Road.  If you are coming from the north on Skyline Blvd., the pullout is just past Portola Heights Road on the right.  From the south, the pullout is near the Palo Alto city limits sign on the right. There is additional parking across Skyline Blvd. at the Grizzly Flat trailhead (Santa Clara County Park).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/palo-alto/winter-fungal-walk/100001805158159649
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, volunteering
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Palo Alto
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
- **lat**: 37.2693375
- **long**: -122.1412969
- **full address**: Long Ridge Open Space Preserve, 7V95+PFP, Palo Alto, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Winter Fungal Walk being held?
  - **A:** Winter Fungal Walk takes place on Sun, 22 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 am to Sun, 22 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm at Long Ridge Open Space Preserve, 7V95+PFP, Palo Alto, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Winter Fungal Walk?
  - **A:** Winter Fungal Walk is organized by Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.

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