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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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General Meeting -- Shannon Nix

? WHEN: 03/19/2014, 7-9 pm
? WHERE: Harvey West Scout House, 191 Harvey West Blvd. Santa Cruz 95060

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. 

Shannon Nix presents "Molding Human History: The biology, evidence, and speculation behind mycotoxicoses." Mycotoxins are poisonous secondary metabolites produced by fungi. Under favorable conditions microfungi or molds can proliferate and these toxic compounds can contaminate food and feed crops. If food contaminated with mycotoxins is ingested by humans or animals, severe and occasionally fatal toxicoses of the liver, digestive tract, or kidneys can result. This talk will discuss the biology and history of some of the most potent and important mycotoxins produced by molds.

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Microscopy Workshop for Beginners and Advanced Beginners (by )

? WHEN: 03/16/2014, 10 am - 4 pm
? WHERE: UCSC, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Shannon Nix

Shannon Nix, our speaker for our March meeting, has agreed to teach one of her very well-reputed classes in how to use a microscope, how to prepare slides, etc. All necessary supplies will be provided and handouts will be given to you. This class is geared to beginners and advanced beginners, and is limited to 12 attendees. It is free for members of the FFSC.

 

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Mushroom microscopy lecture and workshop (by Alan Rockefeller)

? WHEN: 02/24/2014, 6-10 pm
? WHERE: Sudo Room, 2141 Broadway, Oakland
I am giving a lecture and workshop on mushroom microscopy at Sudo Room in downtown Oakland this Monday, 2/24 at 6pm!
 
I will start with a powerpoint presentation that goes over some basic microscope stuff, then some intermediate level microscope stuff, and then photos of the various microscopic structures you will be looking for in mushroom identification...
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General Meeting -- Alan Rockefeller

? WHEN: 02/19/2014, 7-9 pm
? WHERE: Harvey West Scout House, 191 Harvey West Blvd. Santa Cruz 95060

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. 

Alan Rockefeller's is our speaker...

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