All Events
October 2024 General Meeting - Kitty Elvin and Dan Tischler "Mushroom Etiquette and Free Advice"
Please join us for our October meeting at the Harvey West Scout House.
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. Bring in any mushrooms you would like to show off or need help identifying.
The business part of the meeting will start at 7:00 pm...
September 2024 General Meeting - Noah Siegel "Cascadia — A Fungal Paradise"
Please help us kick off the fall mushroom season with our September meeting at the Harvey West Scout House.
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. Feel free to bring additional snacks to share and help us celebrate the start of the 40th Anniversary Year of the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz...
2024Suds & Shrooms Picnic (by )
The Central Coast Zymergeeks and the Fungus Federation are sponsoring our annual Suds and ‘Shrooms Potluck Picnic.
This is a great time to gather, enjoy the season and the usual array of great food that our excellent FFSC cooks provide...
May 2024 General Meeting -Britt Bunyard "Tales of Weird and Fun Fungi"
Note the date: Our meeting will be held one week earlier than usual for this for month only.
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...
April 2024 General Meeting -Taisiya Kupriyanova, "Mushrooms and Nutrition"
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...
March 2024 General Meeting - Hugh Smith, "A World Within A World"
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...
Local Foray-event full (by )
We have had quite a bit more rain, so let's get together to survey our local fields and forests! We will be meeting in the Santa Cruz area. The exact location and more instructions will be sent out to participants a couple of days before the foray. This walk will concentrate on enjoying and learning a bit about some of our local mushrooms. We will do our best to identify our fungal finds, answer questions, and share knowledge...
2024 Mushroom ID Class - for Members Only (by )
Class Full
The Fungus Federation will be giving a mushroom identification class, taught by our Science Advisor, Phil Carpenter. This course is for students with a serious interest in learning how to ID mushrooms and you will only get as much out of the class as the effort you put in...
February 2024 General Meeting - Alison Pollack, "The Magical and Marvelous World of Myxomycetes"
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...