2022 Virtual Fungus Fair

 

Due to the uncertainty around the Covid-19 situation, we will not be doing our normal fair at the London Nelson Community Center. Instead we are planning to do a series of local forays with culinary events, Zoom talks, and an iNaturalist project during January 2022. All of these events will be open to FFSC club members and the general public.

 

Local Forays

We will offer a series of eight guided local forays on the weekends of January 8,9 and 15,16. These forays will be led by local mycologists and will have the goal of identifying and learning about our local fungi in their natural habitat. After each foray, our culinary committee volunteers will prepare a tailgate style tasting of incredible mushroom dishes while we discuss the days finds. We will try to keep the group sizes small in order to allow a more personal interaction with our leaders and for covid safety. These will be outdoor events, so be prepared for wet and cold weather and some walking to see our mushroom habitat. To sign up, please follow this link. A $5 fee for adults and children over 12 will be required. Registration will be opened on Dec 26, 2021.

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Mushroom Lectures

During the week between the forays, January 10-14, we will be offering a series of discussions/talks on Zoom featuring talented mycologists covering a range of topics. The talks will also be live streamed to our Youtube channel for anyone unable to attend the Zoom. Join our talks and find out more about the speakers here .

 

iNaturalist Project

During the forays citizen scientists will be encouraged to document what they see on iNaturalist. Observations will automatically be added to the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair – 2022 Mycoblitz Project on iNaturalist. In addition, the general public are encouraged to record their own fungal observations in the Santa Cruz Mountains and surrounding area from January 1-16, 2022 for inclusion in the Mycoblitz. Visit the project page for more information.

 

We hope that this modified format will provide an interesting, educational, fun, and safe event for the whole family, and that next year we can bring back the traditional fair, bigger and better than ever.

 

Re-visit the 2020 FFSC Fungus Fair