One of the highlights of this year has been the UV Night Foray I planned for the WVMS Funga Study group. Our group gathered at dusk at the trailhead to hike down a trail and wait for dark. It is only after dark that our adventure began and we lit up the forest in Technicolor wonder.

Foray Log- Hebo Lake UV Night Foray, July 10, 2021

Our study group has been talking about this for a couple years now. A night foray to look for bioluminescent fungi was something that we wanted do since our friend stumbled upon some glowing mycelium on a log a couple years ago. We knew it might be a longshot so to ensure we found something on this night walk we purchased some UV flashlights to find some UV reactive things as well. I scheduled the foray on the new moon so it would be as dark as possible and we decided to camp so we didn’t have to drive home at 2am.