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Lydia Hansen Introduces Hikers to Native Midwest Mushrooms on Crocheted 'Fungi Hunts'

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Minnesota artist Lydia Hansen has created three iterations of 'Fungi Hunts'—public installations placing crocheted native mushrooms along hiking trails to encourage visitors to engage with local ecology; the third runs through October 31 at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, with a guided mycology hike on August 16, and her largest expansion planned across three Olmsted County parks next summer.

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