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Operational Changes Took Effect on May 1
The Lighthouse Visitor Center is now only open Fridays through Mondays. The Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center will be closed through late December 2013. More »
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2013 Harbor Seal Pupping Season Closures
From March 1 through June 30, the park implements closures of certain Tomales Bay beaches and Drakes Estero to water-based recreation to protect harbor seals during the pupping season. Please avoid disturbing seals to ensure a successful pupping season. More »
Fungus Fair at Point Reyes
Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) The dates for the 9th annual Point Reyes National Seashore Fungus Fair in early 2014 have yet to be determined. The 8th annual Point Reyes National Seashore Fungus Fair was held on Sunday, January 27, 2013. The Fungus Fair is an opportunity to learn about the fungi gathered by more than 100 volunteers who are helping to collect, identify and catalog the species of mushrooms at the Point Reyes National Seashore. Amateur mycologists will be on hand to talk about mushrooms, their role in the environment, and more! Visitors are also welcome to help collect for the fair on local mushroom walks on the day before the Fungus Fair. Check back here in November or December to download the Ninth Annual Fungus Fair Flyer. To get a taste of the activities and lectures offered at the 2013 Fungus Fair, download the Eighth Annual Fungus Fair Flyer (79 KB PDF) Go to the Bay Area Mycological Society's (BAMS) web site or contact the Bay Area Mycological Society, David Rust or Ben Becker for more details about the Point Reyes Fungus Fair. For more information about mushrooms at the Point Reyes National Seashore, visit our Mushrooms and other Fungi page. For directions and a map, visit our Directions page. There are specific legal guidelines for mushroom collecting. Please visit the Collecting section on the Park Regulations page. Please note: employee housing as well as park administrative, maintenance, operations, and storage facilities, including, but not limited, to access roads, outbuildings, grounds, and docks, are closed to public use. No mushroom should be eaten unless it can first be positively identified as edible. Learning to identify mushrooms in their many guises takes time, and reliable resources. The best way to learn about mushrooms is through local field guides and mushroom societies. Visit the Bay Area Mycological Society's Mushroom Poisonings page for more information on identifying the three most deadly mushrooms in California. The Mycoblitz, which has been discontinued, was part of a major multi-year effort to document the fungi at Point Reyes. This event usually occurred at least once every winter and participants searched for mushrooms and fungi in Point Reyes for a few hours, and then reconvened to show what they found and to see what others discovered. The last Mycoblitz was held in 2007. |
Did You Know?
Point Reyes National Seashore has established a sister park relationship with Kolkheti National Park in the Republic of Georgia. Located on the coast of the Black Sea, Kolkheti National Park protects an interesting variety of landscapes, flora, and fauna. More...