Wilton Rao and Andrew Cannon

Wilton Rao is an engineer, naturalist, and walk leader at the New York Mycological Society. As an amateur mycologist, he specializes in the diversity of urban lichens. He has led mushroom walks at the New York Botanical Garden and Pioneer Works. Passionate about urbanism, ecology, and their intersection, he spends his time documenting the wildlife of NYC in every park, lawn, and train platform he explores. His other interests include foraging, paleontology, and reading about cultural and economic history.

Andrew Cannon is an artist and amateur mycologist, and serves as the archivist for the New York Mycological Society. He has had work exhibited at the Santa Monica Museum, White Columns, and Page Gallery among numerous others. He became interested in fungi while taking a botany course in 2008 and has participated in mycological societies in Los Angeles and New York ever since. He also enjoys identifying and foraging plants, and cooking meals with wild ingredients.