February 2015

Land Navigation/Compass Skills Walkabout (by )

? WHEN: 04/12/2015, 11 am - 2 pm
? WHERE: To be announced:
topographic map

Sorry... Class is Full.  Maybe next time?

This is the chance to brush up on your navigation skills before chasing down those spring coccora, morels or king boletes!  We will be using what was learned in the Basic Survival Skills Workshop.  It can also be a way to brush up on compass skill that haven't been used in a while. 

Registration will be limited to FFSC members initially...

Christian Schwarz and Penelope Gillette: The Mycoflora Project (by )

? WHEN: 03/18/2015, 7-9 pm
? WHERE: Harvey West Scout House, 191 Harvey West Blvd. Santa Cruz 95060
Photo of our speaker Christian Schwarz, holding bolete mushrooms

Please join us for our General Meeting at the Harvey West Scout House. Doors open at 7, with refreshments and informal mushroom ID from 7:00 - 7:30. A discussion of upcoming events will precede our speakers, Christian Schwarz and Penelope Gillette.  Topic: The FFSC Sequencing Project and the Santa Cruz Mycoflora Project.  

 

Dennis Desjardin: A New Field Guide to California Mushrooms

? WHEN: 02/18/2015, 7-9 pm
? WHERE: Harvey West Scout House, 191 Harvey West Blvd. Santa Cruz 95060
Dennis Desjardin

Please join us for our General Meeting at the Harvey West Scout House. A surprise for this month:  we'll start with an informal potluck on the picnic tables outside the Scout House at 6.  Feel free to bring a dish to share. If your dish contains mushrooms, thanks for keeping to the Suggested Species ListDoors open at 7, with refreshments and informal mushroom ID from 7:00 - 7:30. A discussion of upcoming events will precede our speaker, Dr. Dennis Desjardin, Professor of Biology, San Francisco State University.

Salt-preserving mushrooms from Galina Plizga (by )

We are fortunate to have the following instructions for salt-preserving mushrooms come from Galina Plizga, a talented and experienced mushroom preserver. She has generously shared her bounty over the years at Albion, and now we can make our own. Thank you, Galina!

Advantages:
Doesn’t require freezer space
Mushrooms are pre-seasoned and ready to use as an appetizer or in recipes

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