General Meeting with Walt Sturgeon

Walt Sturgeon presents: Just For the Smell of It, Mushroom Common Scents, a non-technical look at wild mushrooms from an olfactory perspective. His talk will include:

1. Using scents to clinch an identification;
2. How to properly check for a mushroom’s odor;
3. Sniffing subjectivity and the power of suggestion, and;
4. Scent and memory.

This program should be a reminder to check for an odor in your attempts to identify mushrooms as well as to appreciate the fragrance of a known species. At forays, he recommends checking a mushroom for its odor and then asking the question to others, “What’s this mushroom smell like to you?” The answer may surprise you and lead to a friendly debate. 
Sturgeon is president of the Ohio Mushroom Society, recipient of NAMA’s Award for Contributions to Amateur Mycology, and recipient of NEMF’s Eximia Award. He is also author or co-author of: Waxcap Mushrooms of Eastern North America, Mushrooms of Ohio, Mushrooms and Other Fungi of the West Virginia High Country. He is also an award winning photographer with photos published in several field guides.
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