All Events

Naturalist's Night: A Mushroom Talk (by )

? WHEN: 12/16/2014, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
? WHERE: SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 1305 East Cliff Drive Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Colorful mushroom emerging from the ground.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH 7:00-8:30PM

 

Mushrooms can be delicious or deadly and have played a role in almost every culture for nearly 10,000 years. Learn more about our local edible and poisonous mushrooms with guest speakers from the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz.

Wondering about all those mushrooms sprouting up in your neighborhood, or maybe the ones decorating the woods?  

Henry Young is giving a mushroom talk at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History on Tuesday night.  This little museum is a gem with or without Phil and Henry, but with them speaking, it is well worth a visit.

Although this is not an FFSC event, it features two of our club's most active members. 

Register online at: http://santacruzmuseum.org/

$10 general

$5 for members

 
Read More

Holiday Potluck

? WHEN: 12/14/2014, 4-8 pm
? WHERE: Scotts Valley Community Center, 360 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95006
Dawn & Jeanette

Be there — Sunday, December 14 at 4 pm!

Our Potluck replaces December's General Meeting.  Come spend a delicious evening in the company of the great cooks of the FFSC for our annual Holiday Potluck! Bring your dish of choice, made to serve at least 10. The dish should adhere to the Suggested Species List and be labeled with a dish card, both found here: Potluck Essentials. Please bring your dish hot (as appropriate) and ready to serve, as this facility has only a small kitchen and last-minute cooking is not possible. Chef Bob Wynn will be coordinating service and keeping dishes warm as needed. 

Not an experienced forager yet? Purchased mushrooms or desserts are encouraged.

Read More

Mushroom ID Class 4 of 4 (by )

? WHEN: 11/25/2014, 7-9 am
? WHERE: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 E Cliff Dr Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Rosy red russula mushrooms

New: This class is now filled so new enrolment is no longer possible.  

Phil Carpenter is leading a series of Fall Mushroom Identification classes. October first was the first in a series of 4 classes.  Classes will be held at the Santa Cruz Natural History Museum on East Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz from 7-9 pm.  

Read More

November General Meeting- Michael Beug- For the Love of Ascomycetes

? WHEN: 11/19/2014, 7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
? WHERE: Harvey West Scout House, 191 Harvey West Blvd. Santa Cruz 95060
Michael Beug with a basket of black morel mushrooms

In this talk, Dr. Beug will illustrate the spectacular and diverse world of Ascomycete fungi in the Pacific Northwest. You will learn about edibles from morels to truffles, fungal habitats and fungal lifestyles. He will describe what Ascomycetes are. You will learn about unusual fungi, some with medicinal applications, some with industrial uses, some that cause plant diseases, some that cure plant diseases, and some that control insects.

Read More

Mushroom ID Class 3 of 4 (by )

? WHEN: 11/05/2014, 7-9 pm
? WHERE: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 E Cliff Dr Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Mushrooms on the identification table.

New: This class is now filled so enrolment is no longer possible.  

Phil Carpenter is leading a series of Fall Mushroom Identification classes. October first was the first in a series of 4 classes.  Classes are held at the Santa Cruz Natural History Museum on East Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz from 7-9 pm. 

Read More

Mushroom ID Class 2 of 4 (by )

? WHEN: 10/29/2014, 7-9 pm
? WHERE: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 E Cliff Dr Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Yellow mushroom growing from leaf litter on the forest floor.

New: This class is now filled so future enrolment is not possible.  

Phil Carpenter is leading a series of Fall Mushroom Identification classes. October first was the first in a series of 4 classes. This second class will also be held at the Santa Cruz Natural History Museum on East Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz from 7-9 pm.    Participants must be club members and contact Phil prior to attending. The class is free, so the membership dues are the only fee for nonmembers. Come with fresh mushrooms from field or lawn, forest or mountains. Also bring your text: a copy of Mushrooms Demystified.

Read More

Echo Summit Foray (2014) (by )

? WHEN: 26-28, September 2014
? WHERE: Echo Summit Lodge, 9010 Johnson Pass Rd, Echo Lake, CA
Lodge

Our Annual Echo Summit Foray is scheduled in September at California Alpine Club’s Echo Summit Lodge, overlooking the Tahoe Basin. It’s not large, but it has a lot of character! Dues-paying FFSC members get first chance at the limited space so make sure you reserve your space in advance.  Reservations must be post marked after August 1st  for members and after September 1st for non-members.

Read More

Pages

`