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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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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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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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2025 Albion II Foray - January (by )

? WHEN: 17-20, January 2025
? WHERE: Albion Field Station, Albion Field Station, 34100 Albion Street Albion, CA 95410

Join us for the both Saturday foray and our fabulous Saturday night potluck. You must be a FFSC member for you and your family to attend.  

The Albion Retreat and Learning Center is located just one mile from the seashore, eight miles south of Mendocino, and 28 miles from a state forest, and 60 miles from Salt Point in the valley of an old lumber camp on the Albion River, it has welcomed students and visitors with its rustic charm since 1947. The Albion Retreat and Learning Center is owned and operated by Pacific Union College. All guests have access to the cafeteria, kitchen, laboratory and classroom.  The Mendocino Coast is a bountiful haven for fungal species in any season. The Albion foray focuses on a wide range of fungi, with edibles including boletes, chanterelles, candy caps, matsutake and hedgehogs. 

The Albion Retreat and Learning Center features heated private cabins with private baths and a large dining hall with a commercial kitchen which is available to all our guests. The center serves as our hub and we utilize the kitchen for meals and our famous Saturday night potluck. Additional information regarding the Albion Retreat and Learning Center can be found at https://www.puc.edu/about-puc/albion-field-station.

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January 2025 General Meeting - Christian Schwarz "Fungi of New Zealand: The Ecology of a Young Land"

? WHEN: 01/15/2025, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
? WHERE: Clubhouse at Harvey West Park

Please join us for our January general meeting. 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...

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