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2025 Alaska Foray (by Jon Munoz)

? WHEN: 16-23, August 2025
? WHERE: Sterling, Alaska
Gathering around the campfire

It is time to sign up for the 2025 Alaska trip to Sterling Alaska on the banks of the Kenai River.  This year the 1 week stay at BILL WHITE'S ALASKA SPORTS LODGE will be arrival on Sat. 8/16 to Sat. 8/23. This trip offers the potential for great mushroom hunting and also great fishing in the Kenai River on the Kenai Peninsula Alaska.  Participants are responsible for their own transportation to Bill White's Alaska Sports Lodge in Sterling Alaska.  Air flights are available to Anchorage AK (Alaska) and car rentals are also available there.  The distance from Anchorage AK to Sterling AK is 137 miles, about 2.5 hrs by car.   

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May 2025 General Meeting - Mai Løvaas "Female Mushroom Hunters of Zambia: Food, Medicine and Livelihoods"

? WHEN: 05/21/2025, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
? WHERE: Clubhouse at Harvey West Park

The evening will start at 6:30 pm for those who would like to socialize, snack on Bob Wynn's fantastic spread and chat with fellow mycophiles before the main meeting. Business and announcements will start at 7:00 pm.

This month we will be holding elections for some open minister jobs...

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April 2025 General Meeting - Reagan Peschke “Fungal Curation and Novel Discoveries in Santa Cruz County”

? WHEN: 04/16/2025, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
? WHERE: Clubhouse at Harvey West Park

The evening will start at 6:30 pm for those who would like to socialize, snack on Bob Wynn's fantastic spread and chat with fellow mycophiles before the main meeting. Business and announcements will start at 7:00 pm. After the business part of the meeting, Reagan Peschke will present a talk on:

Fungal Curation and ...

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2025 Wine & Mushroom Fest (by )

? WHEN: 04/12/2025, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
? WHERE: Scott Valley Community Center, 360 Kings Village Rd, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Wine

Our matchless co-op event with several Santa Cruz Mountain appellation wineries will again take place at the Scotts Valley Community Center. Big thanks to Culinary Minister Bob Wynn and Jeff Emery of Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard/Quinta Cruz for making the arrangements. The mushrooming crowd brings appetizers, finger food and desserts, mostly containing mushrooms...

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Potluck Ministers' Meetings Open to All! Tuesday April 8 and Tuesday May 13th (by )

? WHEN: 04/08/2025, 6-9 pm
? WHERE: Live Oak Gange
Italian woman holding large mushroom

Welcome!

The Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz is a nonprofit mycology organization headquartered in Santa Cruz, California. Our leadership group is known as the Ministers. So, think parliamentary offices (Prime Minister, Exchequer, Membership, etc.), rather than a faith-based ministry model. We hold monthly organizational meetings known as Ministers' Meetings. While these have always been open to the membership, locations have been variable amongst homes and/or with Zoom access. 

To provide more transparency, encourage participation, and "Keep the Fun in Fungus", we are trying out a new model. Our April and May meetings will be potluck meetings at the Live Oak Grange in Santa Cruz, open to dues-paying FFSC members. They'll be held on Tuesday, April 8th and Tuesday, May 13th from 6 to 9 pm. Yes, it's a  Tuesday! We are planning a zero-waste potluck event from 6 to 9 pm. Come join us for the evening! You'll have a great meal, get advance notice of upcoming events,  make and deepen friendships, and get an understanding of how the club is run.

For an extra bit of fun, we're putting on a drawing of free mushroomy fun stuff. Everyone needs more fungal knick-knaks, no?

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Local Foray

? WHEN: 04/06/2025, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
? WHERE: Ben Lomond

Join us Sunday, April 6 at a new location in Ben Lomond. This foray is made possible by the generosity of an FFSC friend and is taking place on their private property.

The purpose of this foray is to introduce you to the process of finding and collecting mushrooms in our area.  We will focus on identifying terrain, season, host trees and learning where to look for various mushrooms of interest...

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March 2025 General Meeting - Brian Perry “Working with Microscope to Observe and ID Fungi"

? WHEN: 03/19/2025, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
? WHERE: Clubhouse at Harvey West Park

The evening will start at 6:30 pm for those who would like to socialize, snack on Bob Wynn's fantastic spread and chat with fellow mycophiles. Bring in any mushrooms you would like to share or to have identified before the meeting. Business and announcements will start at 7:00 pm. After the business part of the meeting, Brian Perry will give the evening's presentation...

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February 2025 General Meeting - John Mizell “Basic Wilderness Preparedness”

? WHEN: 02/19/2025, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
? WHERE: Clubhouse at Harvey West Park
Mizell-2020

The evening will start at 6:30 pm for those who would like to socialize, snack on Bob Wynn's fantastic spread and chat with fellow mycophiles before the main meeting. Business and announcements will start at 7:00 pm. After the business part of the meeting, John Mizell will give a presentation on:

Basic Wilderness Preparedness with an Introduction to Search and Rescue

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