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Dennis Desjardin: A New Field Guide to California Mushrooms
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 List. Doors 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.
Mushroom ID Class Enrollment: Four Dates for the Series (by )
WHEN: | 02/04/2015, 7-9 pm |
WHERE: | Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 E Cliff Dr Santa Cruz, CA 95062 |
SORRY, CLASS FULL AS OF 1/22/15
I am calling for members to register for the upcoming mushroom identification classes to be held in the months of February and March, 2015. These classes are free of charge, but to enroll, you must be a paid FFSC member and commit to attending all four classes...
Albion II Foray - January 2015 (by )
January General Meeting with Taylor Lockwood
Please join us for our General Meeting at the Harvey West Scout House. We are pleased to have Taylor Lockwood as our presenter. A world-renowned mushroom photographer, Taylor's work has been published internationally, most recently in the May 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine.
Note: this meeting is a week earlier than our usual third Wednesday of the month meeting date.
Fungus Fair After-Hours Dinner (by )
WHEN: | 01/09/2015, 6-9 pm |
WHERE: | Louden Nelson Community Center (Room #3), 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
TICKETS: | SOLD OUT |
Enjoy an amazing multi-course mushroom and wine feast with a group of like-minded fungiphiles.
Lucky attendees will sample appetizers and have small-scale guided tours of the displays in a more intimate, less crowded atmosphere.
Family Fungus Fun at the Natural History Museum (by Marjorie Young)
WHEN: | 01/03/2015, 10:30 am - 11:30 am |
WHERE: | Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History (Whale Museum), 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 |
FFSC's Marty and Kathy Newman, coordinators of the Fungus Fair Kids' Room, will present a children’s storytime program at the Museum to teach preschool-aged kids and their families all about mushrooms. The program will include stories, arts/crafts, songs, games, and/or exploration of natural objects/artifacts.
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 |
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
Holiday Potluck
WHEN: | 12/14/2014, 4-8 pm |
WHERE: | Scotts Valley Community Center, 360 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95006 |
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.