MSSF Event Calendar

The hikes are intended to give participants a general introduction to the world of mushroom identification and ecology, and are not culinary collecting forays. It's helpful to bring liquids, lunch, hiking shoes and a love of the outdoors. Be ready to hike up to six miles and one thousand feet elevation gain over irregular terrain. We usually start at 10am and go to 2 or 3.

Last week's hike had a lot of interest, and it filled up by the previous Saturday. The mushroom diversity was high and gave participants a nice introduction.

To reserve, email me, Terry Sullivan, your name, the name of anyone joining you, and a contact phone for last minute changes. I will email directions two days in advance. We cancel for serious storms.

Feel free to email me: biologyhikes (at) aol (dot) com

http://biologyhikes.home.comcast.net/~biologyhikes/mushroom.htm

Redwoods, fir,and oak make this park a favorate collecting area, you will never forget a walk with fred stevens, his encyclopedic knowledge of the fungi will impress anyone. contack info 650-994-1374 or fstev@sonic.net

hudddart park , a live oak /mix woods habitat , has what you want this season. contact info 650-591-6616 or wade@belmateo.net

an urban foray along Sunset blvd, 2-3pm meet at Sunset Blvd. and Noriega in SF contact info tsjenkin@sfsu.ed or 415-990-4627 Thomas Jenkinson leader

foray with Mark, at salt point,the bedrock of north coaslal collecting , mark needs help, with a 5 lbs limit the more folks go the more he can bring back for display, and ifa couple of boletes disappear, oh well. contact info Mark Lockaby marklockaby@sbcglobal.net or 510-387-5957

Scott Sahl a marin resident will collect in point Reyes area, contact him at 415-827-2377 or hightrekker23@yahoo.com for sign up or details

Markcus will walk in a park made famous by a mssf member
contact info. 650-867-5908 or brehmer@lclark.edu

the one time a year when Bill Freedman, allows us to foray into the excellent bottom lands around Crystal spring area. a limited number of spots so sign up now, contact info. 650-344-7774 loufreed650@yahoo.com

Mino De Angelis will collect in the east bay , for folks that want to be close the the fair , to show off our local fungi. contact info 510-540 0545 or minode@sbcglobal.com

Collector extraordinaire will lead a collection trip, call or email for details ; 510-919-8866 or hard-dharma-sage@sbcglobal.net

The Mycological Society of San Francisco will hold its annual Fungus Fair this year at the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley, CA.

Map of location

Class by Dr. Tom Bruns and Dr. Else Vellinga.

Location: Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley and a local field site

The warm, wet winters and the variety of habitats found in California make it one of the best places in North America to find both an abundance and a high diversity of fungi.  This workshop will provide an introduction to the biology and identification of California's mushrooms.  Through a combination of lectures and discussions, workshop participants will learn about the evolutionary history of fungi and the ecological role of fungi in nature. Most of the time will be spent with fresh mushrooms in the lab. This will create hands-on opportunities for learning how to identify mushrooms. A field trip on Saturday will be a highlight of the weekend.

Course fee $253 for members of the Friends of the Jepson Herbarium/$260 for non-members.

Registration.

Our annual Holiday Dinner for members and guests will be held at the San Francisco County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers) December 14, 2009, 7 pm. Reservations are required and must be made no later than Dec.7th. Contact Al Carvajal at alvaro.carvajal@sbcglobal.net or (415)695-0466 to make your reservation. The menu and other details can be found on the Culinary Group link.

The hikes are intended to give participants a general introduction to the world of mushroom identification and ecology, and are not culinary collecting forays. It's helpful to bring liquids, lunch, hiking shoes and a love of the outdoors. Be ready to hike up to six miles and one thousand feet elevation gain over irregular terrain. We usually start at 10am and go to 2 or 3.

Last week's hike had a lot of interest, and it filled up by the previous Saturday. The mushroom diversity was high and gave participants a nice introduction.

To reserve, email me, Terry Sullivan, your name, the name of anyone joining you, and a contact phone for last minute changes. I will email directions two days in advance. We cancel for serious storms.

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