FFSC on KKUP Community Radio (by )
KKUP Community Radio (91.5 FM) will feature of the FFSC on “all things mushroom” this Thursday, Jan. 2nd from 11AM to 1PM (see: http://www.kkup.org/calendar.htm)...Quail Hollow Ranch Foray
WHAT:
Join us for this season’s first Quail Hollow Ranch Foray between Felton and Ben Lomond on January 18th!
For years, the FFSC has led forays in this highly productive and diverse area. Amanitas, Boletes, Chroogomphus, Suillus, Trametes and Tremella have all been found here, just to name a few. While there is no guarantee as to how the low levels of rain fall will affect the kinds of fungi we find this year, it promises to be a beautiful hike through varying types of terrain: Shady Oak groves, grassy fields, Manzanita thickets, and Pine trees.
Exploring Mushroom Dyes with Alissa Allen
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02/01/2014, 12-4 pm |
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Scotts Valley Senior Center, 370 Kings Village Rd Scotts Valley, CA 95066 |
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SOLD OUT |
Many wild mushrooms contain permanent, intensely colored dyes. Join us Saturday, February 1 for a hands-on Mushroom Dye Workshop taught by Alissa Allen. If response is good, we will add another class on Sunday, February 2!
In this 4 hour class, you will learn the simple steps for extracting and harnessing the color-rich pigments found in local mushrooms. Possibilities span the entire spectrum of the rainbow. Cost is $60 for FFSC members, $80 for non-members.
The Chanterelles (by )
Mushroom of the Month: December, 2013
One of the first wild mushrooms that beginning foragers seek out is our local golden chanterelle. That is most likely because it is relatively abundant, is easy to recognize and has a reputation for being a good edible. For many years, these mushrooms went by the Latin name Cantharellus cibarius...
Albion I Foray - 2013 (by )
The lead photo says it all -- it was cold! 49 hardy foragers attended the Albion I foray, with some last-minute cancellations due to dry conditions, and, ironically, Friday night's rain-turned-snow on hightways 101 and 20. Those who made the trip were
rewarded with a clear blue sky and bracing temperatures Saturday morning. The mushrooms should have been flash-frozen! Many thanks to Kitty Elvin for her beautiful images.
A Quirk of Fate (by Taylor Lockwood)
After taking my camera and passion for bioluminescent mushrooms around the world, I was pleased to find some "glowers" in my little town of Mount Dora, Florida. I had only seen them once before so an uncommon bloom of these "Jill o' Lanterns" (Omphalotus subilludens) got me right into gear.
These are the cousins to the "Jack o' Lanterns" (Omphalotus illudens) known up and down the east coast and into parts west. According to Jim Kimbrough's book on Florida mushrooms, it wasn't known to be bioluminescent.
I had found some two years ago and I did document the dim greenish glow and, I believe, they were the first such photos of O. subilludens.
Albion II Foray - Cancelled
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