51st Anniversary Santa Cruz Fungus Fair
Enter the World of Fungi!
Kingdom Fungi
3,000 – 4,000 species in California
Have fun learning in the field and in class
Meetings, Forays, Classes and Workshops
Fungiphile: an avid partisan of various things related to mushrooms and mycology
You just might be one…
Explore local mushrooms, both deadly and delicious, at the 51st Anniversary Santa Cruz Fungus Fair. View hundreds of regional species, have your mushroom finds identified, hear notable speakers, enjoy activities for kids young and old, visit our vendors, and sample delicious mushroomy treats during our three-day event.
Find out moreTo foster and expand, through education and by example, the understanding and appreciation of mycology and to assist the general public and related institutions to further this goal. And to always keep the “fun” in fungus!
Find out moreMushrooms fascinate us! We hunt for scientific interest and for the table, encouraging a sense of wonder regarding one of the least-understood segments of our environment. Monthly meetings, guided local and long-distance forays and identification classes.
LearnMushrooms: we find them all over. They are ubiquitous and mysterious, common and rare, delicious and sometimes deadly. Mushrooms are among the oldest living things on earth, and a significant theme and resource in almost every human culture over the past 10,000 years. Want to know more? You are already a fungiphile.
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To aid in promoting education we offer full and partial scholarships to members needing financial aid or who express a deep interest in mycology, and students pursuing an interest in fungi at various educational institutions.
learn moreAlbion II Foray Friday January 29 – Sunday January 31
Cabin with kitchenette has 1 queen and a loft bed. The loft has two twin mattresses side by side and access is via a ladder...
Albion II Foray Friday January 29 – Sunday January 31
The loft cabin without kitchenette has 1 queen bed and a loft. The loft has two twin mattresses and access is via a ladder...
Please join us for our General Meeting at the Harvey West Scout House. Doors open at 7, with refreshments and informal mushroom ID from 7:00 - 7:30. A discussion of upcoming events will precede our speaker, Dr. Tom Volk, long-time FFSC favorite and featured speaker at this year's Fungus Fair. At the general meeting Tom will enlighten us about The Seven Deadly Sins Committed by Fungi. In the meantime, check out his outstanding and informative web site, Tom Volk's Fungi. CNN featured a moving and insightful profile about him in 2012.
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Looking for fall chantrelles is like treasure hunt. Fall leaves such as tanoak mimics the yellow and orange colours we seek. And just as you head out, you see this.
WHEN: 01/8 2016, 6 – 9 pm
Please join us for our General Meeting at the Harvey West Scout House. Doors open at 7, with refreshments and informal mushroom ID from 7:00 - 7:30. A discussion of upcoming events will precede our speaker, Christian Schwarz.
Join us for his talk on "The UCSC Herbarium Sequencing Project".
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What We've Learned & Where We're Headed.
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