Please Join us at our next Monthly Meeting on Monday, March 3rd at 7:00pm. Jessica Allen is a Staff Scientist in the Reck-Peterson Lab at the University of California San Diego. She has spent the last 18 years studying lichens and fungi inside and out, with an emphasis on conservation, genomics, and evolution.

Balboa Park has so many exhibits and the parking lots can fill up quick! Please plan to arrive early for a good parking spot or be prepared to walk a short distance to the fair location. There are several parking lots close by, but if you are unable to find a space we suggest parking: A – in the ZOO PARKING LOT and walk the short distance to the fair. B – take the BALBOA PARK TRAM    …

Overlooked Women of Early Mycology The invention of the printing press, microscope, and telescope along with the protestant reformation forever altered the social context of natural philosophy in the west. It helped kickstart the scientific revolution of the 17th century which brought us such concepts as the scientific method and taxonomy. By the 19th century, the study of natural science had come into the purview of professionals and institutions and the term ‘scientist’ was coined …

Call for Fungus Fair Vendors and Volunteers! If interested, please see details on links below. VOLUNTEERS – sdmyco.org/volunteer-form We need you! As a non-profit organization our events are volunteer based. Please share your time with us to make it a success! Our volunteer coordinator, Hoa, will follow up to confirm duties and timeslot. VENDORS – sdmyco.org/vendors-form We have a few spaces available for new vendors to participate. Please fill out the application and you will …

Please join us for the first meeting of 2025! In preparation for the rainy season, we are practicing our identification skills during our upcoming meeting. Our resident mycologist, Dennis Sharmahd, will help us to understand the common ways to identify fungi, which includes the relationships to plants and trees. Our goal is to have live specimens to help practice! Our SDMYCO Secretary and Certified Naturalist, Mark Jenne, will share some of the identification keys that …