Name: Foraging Hike
Start: 2019-08-11T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2019-08-11T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Nick Rahall Greenway

Foraging Hike

Visit Fayetteville

Join us on a Foraging Hike as part of Fayetteville's Wild Weekend Nature Festival.

Nick Rahall Greenway

West Virginia and the Appalachian Mountains are a forager's paradise. Summer is the perfect time to learn about the skills involved in foraging for wild food. Discover the delicacies that can be found in the woods. Roots, tubers, and shoots, greens, buds, and flowers are among the various plant structures that are available for harvesting. Follow a local legend the “Berry Man” Mitchell Dech as he leads our foraging hike. This event will be hands-on exploring to discover, discuss, and learn about edible plants in their habitats. Come prepared with comfortable shoes for moderate hiking 2miles. Wolf Creek Park New River Birding &amp; Nature CenterDirections: Located between Oak Hill and Fayetteville, WV, near the intersection of Appalachian Drive and SR-16, just off of US-19. Enter Wolf Creek Park via Nick Rahall Greenway; pass Bridge Brew Works, (steel building on left); Pull off side of Nick Rahall Greenway area will be marked with cones and you will see guide. Hike will turn left down the graveled road to the Wetlands Boardwalk and Nature Trails. GPS coordinates: 38.017170 -81.111438

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