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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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Wine & Mushroom Fest (by Margaret Carpenter)

? WHEN: 04/26/2014, 6-9 pm
? WHERE: 630 Kings Village Road Scotts Valley, CA 95066
wine glass

Saturday AM, April 26 -- Online ticket sales are closed, but don't worry - you can still join the fun! Tickets are available at the door.

One of the good things in life is that some things never change. The always-fantastic Wine and Mushroom event is the highlight of our culinary activities. Jeff Emery of Santa Cruz Mountain Winery brings together up to 6 exceptional Santa Cruz area wineries that share their great wines with us. Wineries as of 4/18/14: Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard, Muns Vineyard, River Run, Ahlgren, Sones Cellars

In a nutshell:

This is the potluck event against which we measure all others - it's amazing!
We, the Fungus Federation members, provide the array appetizers and desserts.
Wineries pour their best, and you can easily take your favorites home.
Plan to enjoy an extraordinary evening!

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General Meeting-- Douglas Smith

? WHEN: 04/16/2014, 7-9 pm
? WHERE: Harvey West Scout House, 191 Harvey West Blvd. Santa Cruz 95060
Douglas Smith at microscope

Douglas Smith is a local amateur mycologist that has hunted mushrooms around the world.  He photographs mushrooms where ever he goes and these photos are posted online, and have appeared in field guides, journals, and the National Geographic.  In 2009 he had a chance to move to France, on the border of Switzerland, and lived there for two years.

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