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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.  

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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General Meeting--Fungi and Summertime Vacations

? WHEN: 09/17/2014, 6-9 pm
? WHERE: Harvey West Scout House, 191 Harvey West Blvd. Santa Cruz 95060
White mushroom from Alaska

Don't miss this meeting!  This is our kickoff meeting for the 2014/2015 mushroom season and we will be enjoying some great "get together" munchies and appetizers.  In fact, we will be opening the doors at 6:00 pm, one hour early so there will be plenty of time for noshing and visiting before the meeting starts at 7:00 PM.  New!  Chef Bob Wynn will be making pizza.  Bring your favorite topping and a side dish!

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The 33rd Annual Telluride Mushroom Festival

? WHEN: 15-19, August 2014
? WHERE: W. Colorado Avenue, Telluride, CO

The 33rd Telluride Mushroom Festival celebrates the many uses of fungi (all things mycology).  Fungi serve many purposes--from breaking down plant cellulose in nature to creating nutrients for plants, to serving as food and medicine for people, to acting as bio-remediators to filter and break down toxic land like oil spills and agricultural run off. 
 

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General Meeting-- Sara Branco (by Susan Labiste)

? WHEN: 05/21/2014, 7-9 pm
? WHERE: Harvey West Scout House, 251 Harvey West Blvd, Santa Cruz, http://goo.gl/maps/Uhqcp
Photo of Sara Branco

Join us for our monthly meeting! We gather at the Harvey West Scout House for refreshments and informal mushroom ID from 7:00 – 7:30. Organizers will then provide updates on future forays and other activities, followed by our speakers. Bring along your sense of curiosity and any mushrooms you've found and would like help identifying. 

Sara Branco: Understanding fungal diversity from a population perspective

 Sara is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley. She fell in love with fungi at age 16 and has been studying fungi ever since. She is interested in fungal diversity, ecology and evolution and has studied fungal communities both in Europe and the US and more recently started focusing on the population genomics of Suillus brevipes.

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