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Photos: Winter foraging at Kent Park in Johnson County
Feb. 9, 2020 8:29 pm
Johnson County Conservation naturalist Frances Owen led a group on a winter foraging walk around Kent Park Sunday afternoon
Naturalist Frances Owen talks about a European cranberry bush as Janine Lempa of Iowa City looks up at the branches during a winter foraging walk hosted by Johnson County Conservation at Kent Park in Oxford on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Brendan Fitzgerald of Iowa City holds down a branch to help his wife, Annie, harvest tree ear mushrooms from the branch during a winter foraging walk hosted by Johnson County Conservation at Kent Park in Oxford on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Branches harvested for mushrooms growing on them are seen in a woman's basket during a winter foraging walk hosted by Johnson County Conservation at Kent Park in Oxford on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Naturalist Frances Owen leads a group into the trees during a winter foraging walk hosted by Johnson County Conservation at Kent Park in Oxford on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Johnathan Lempa, 5, of Iowa City looks at the bark of a tree during a winter foraging walk hosted by Johnson County Conservation at Kent Park in Oxford on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Naturalist Frances Owen points our tree ear mushrooms during a winter foraging walk hosted by Johnson County Conservation at Kent Park in Oxford on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Naturalist Frances Owen holds up a branch with split gill mushrooms found during a winter foraging walk hosted by Johnson County Conservation at Kent Park in Oxford on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Naturalist Frances Owen holds a honey locust tree seed pod during a winter foraging walk hosted by Johnson County Conservation at Kent Park in Oxford on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A woman takes notes while listening to naturalist Frances Owen speak during a winter foraging walk hosted by Johnson County Conservation at Kent Park in Oxford on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
European cranberry bush berries are seen found during a winter foraging walk hosted by Johnson County Conservation at Kent Park in Oxford on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Steve Lempa of Iowa City walks with his son, Johnathan, 5, to catch up with the group during a winter foraging walk hosted by Johnson County Conservation at Kent Park in Oxford on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Annie Fitzgerald of Iowa City reaches to harvest tree ear mushrooms during a winter foraging walk hosted by Johnson County Conservation at Kent Park in Oxford on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Johnathan Lempa, 5, of Iowa City holds up a twig he found to show to his mom, Janine, during a winter foraging walk hosted by Johnson County Conservation at Kent Park in Oxford on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Naturalist Frances Owen stops to talk about a hickory tree and how to properly and ethically harvest bark from the tree for a variety of cooking uses during a winter foraging walk hosted by Johnson County Conservation at Kent Park in Oxford on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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