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2017 October General Meeting: Dr. Tom Bruns, Professor at UC Berkeley (by )
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Please join us for our General Meeting at the Harvey West Scout House. Refreshments will be provided and informal mushroom ID from 7:00 - 7:30. A discussion of upcoming events will precede our speaker, Tom Bruns, Professor, Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley. Also attending this month's meeting will be representatives of the Soquel Demonstration Forest.
Complexity, Simplicity and Convergence
A tour through the evolutionary history of the Basidiomycota
2017 September General Meeting: Christian Schwarz - The Chanterelles of North America: One Small Step on the Way to a Giant Leap (by )
Please join us for our General Meeting at the Harvey West Scout House. Refreshments will be provided and informal mushroom ID from 7:00 - 7:30. A discussion of upcoming events will precede our speaker, Christian Schwarz on The Chanterelles of North America: One Small Step on the Way to a Giant Leap.
2016 September General Meeting: Noah Siegel (by )
Please join us for our General Meeting at the Harvey West Scout House. We will open earlier at 6PM, this month, so people can come and purchase a book or two at $35 and get them signed by both authors who will be present. Refreshments will be provided and informal mushroom ID from 7:00 - 7:30. A discussion of upcoming events will precede our speaker, Noah Siegel who will discuss his latest book, Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast, co-written with our local Christian Schwarz.
Six years in the making, the newly published Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast is the definitive guide to mushrooms in the diverse ecological zones of this region. Gain a better understanding about the mushrooms of northern California, hear some of the stories behind the book, and enjoy a selection of breathtaking photographs; from common edibles to rare and remarkable species.
September General Meeting: Dr Dennis Desjardin
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. Dennis Desjardin, Professor of Mycology in the Biology Department at San Francisco State.
Join us for his talk on "Fungi and Human Affairs" which will address how humans interact with fungi in the world. He will highlight what fungi do, how they are beneficial and detrimental to the planet and to us, and how we use them to enhance the quality of our lives.
NAMA 2015 Blue Ridge Foray September 24-27, 2015
REGISTRATION FOR NAMA 2015 BLUE RIDGE FORAY IS FULL!
The North American Mycological Society hosts a blow-out annual foray somewhere – you guessed it! – in North America. What an opportunity to explore a new area, collect species you can't find at home, learn a lot and meet some really great people! You must be a NAMA member to attend; FFSC members receive a discounted membership due to our club's affiliated status...