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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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Exploring Mushroom Dyes with Alissa Allen

? WHEN: 02/01/2014, 12-4 pm
? WHERE: Scotts Valley Senior Center, 370 Kings Village Rd Scotts Valley, CA 95066
$ TICKETS: SOLD OUT
Alissa Allen with mushroom-dyed fiber

Many wild mushrooms contain permanent, intensely colored dyes. Join us Saturday, February 1 for a hands-on Mushroom Dye Workshop taught by Alissa Allen. If response is good, we will add another class on Sunday, February 2!

In this 4 hour class, you will learn the simple steps for extracting and harnessing the color-rich pigments found in local mushrooms. Possibilities span the entire spectrum of the rainbow.  Cost is $60 for FFSC members, $80 for non-members.

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All California Clubs Foray

? WHEN: 24-26, January 2014
? WHERE: Albion Field Station, 34100 Albion Street Albion, CA
triplet lens

Looking to spend a weekend hunting mushrooms, working dichotomous keys and sharpening your microscopy skills? With wonderful food cooked by someone who isn't you? Look no further!

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Quail Hollow Ranch Foray

? WHEN: 01/18/2014, 9 am - 12 pm
? WHERE: Quail Hollow Ranch, 800 Quail Hollow Rd Felton, CA 95018
Quail Hollow Ranch by Cass Fuentes

Join us for this season’s first Quail Hollow Ranch Foray between Felton and Ben Lomond on January 18th! 

For years, the FFSC has led forays in this highly productive and diverse area.  Amanitas, Boletes, Chroogomphus, Suillus, Trametes and Tremella have all been found here, just to name a few. While there is no guarantee as to how the low levels of rain fall will affect the kinds of fungi we find this year, it promises to be a beautiful hike through varying types of terrain: Shady Oak groves, grassy fields, Manzanita thickets, and Pine trees. 

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General Meeting with Dr. Tom Volk

? WHEN: 01/15/2014, 7-9 pm
? WHERE: Harvey West Scout House, 191 Harvey West Blvd. Santa Cruz 95060
Tom Volk photo

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 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.

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