Let's get together IN PERSON! Mark your calendars and register for a special "triathlon-style" meeting featuring forest bathing, microscopy, and trivia; oh my!

Join us at the Mount Rainier Nature Center for an unforgettable prelude to National Mushroom Month!

The meeting will be held at 4701 31st Pl. Mount Rainier MD, 20712

What’s in Store:

• Forest Bathing "Light" - Led by Ana Ka'ahanui. Follow sensory invitations through MRNC's newly planted fruit and native tree grove, learn to observe nature with all your senses, and unwind with a relaxing spot of tea.
• Microscopy Workshop - Led by Serenella Linares. Unveil MRNC’s new state-of-the-art screen and examine fungal spores magnified to the size of your head!
• Mushroom Trivia - Led by Troy Volanth. Put your fungal knowledge to the test and win awesome swag.

In addition to food for your brain from our program leads, our culinary committee will delight us with their customary hospitality table. You can't miss this Pre-National Mushroom Month celebration!

Ana Ka'ahanui's Bio: 

Ana is passionate about connecting people to nature through forest bathing, naturalist, and citizen science programs. She has been a forest bathing guide since 2020 through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs and is devoted to sharing the practice, needed now more than ever. As a dendrophile, or lover of trees, she enjoys sharing her knowledge and Virginia Master Naturalist experience with others, especially through biodiversity initiatives such as the global City Nature Challenge and other annual bioblitzes.

She is the Founder of Wonder Joy Walks, launched on Earth Day this year, to provide meaningful nature connection experiences. She is also the Co-Founder of Capital Nature, a DC-area nonprofit dedicated to sharing the unique nature opportunities in the region. For over two decades, she worked with the nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council, where she led sustainability tours, managed communications projects, curated digital assets, and served as staff photographer. Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to using both the natural and built environment as teaching tools to inspire connection, inclusivity, and environmental stewardship.

See you all there!