The guest speaker for our April 4th meeting will be Dr. Elio Schaechter. The meeting will be hosted in Room 101, Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park at 6:30 PM. Elio Schaechter is a distinguished Professor, Emeritus, of Tufts University School of Medicine, Adjunct Professor Emeritus, at SDSU, visiting scholar at UCSD, and a founding member of SDMS. Elio is an actively retired microbiologist living in San Diego. He spent most of his research career …
March 12, 2016 – Members only Foray and Workshop with Christian Schwarz
There will be a members only foray on Saturday March 12th on private property in Santa Ysabel at 10:00 am. Everyone in attendance will need to complete a waiver specific to this property in order to participate in the foray. The waivers will be emailed to club members along with directions to the location. If you have not received an email by Thursday March 10th please email [email protected] to ensure we have your current email …
March 7, 2016 Meeting: Christian Schwarz – 6:30 PM
The guest speaker for our March 7th meeting will be Christian Schwarz. The meeting will be hosted in Room 101, Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park at 6:30 PM. The title of Christian’s presentation is “Mushroom Mysteries – A Guide To What We Don’t Know about the Kingdom Fungi” From hydrothermal vents to the insides of our brains, fungi are found everywhere. From microscopic single-celled organism to ancient an gargantuan individuals, fungi span a large …
Pre-Fair Foray and Set-up
There will be a members only foray on Saturday 20th on private property in Santa Ysabel at 10:00 am. Everyone in attendance will need to complete a waiver specific to this property in order to participate in the foray. The waivers will be emailed to club members along with directions to the location. If you have not received an email by Thursday, please email [email protected] to ensure we have your current email address. Please try …
SDMS 2016 Fungus Fair: Feb 21 10:30-3:30 Balboa Park
The next Fungus Fair will be on February 21, 2016 at the Casa Del Prado, Room 101 from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. We have a great line-up of speakers and vendors. With the rain we have had recently, we should also have a good collection of mushroom specimens to view. 2016 Fungus Fair Flyer We will have the following presentations in Room 104: *** 10:30 am – Michael Wood speaking on California Mushrooms *** …
Feb 1, 2016 Meeting: Greg Rubin – 6:30 PM
The guest speaker for our February 1st meeting will be Greg Rubin. The meeting will be hosted in Room 101, Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park at 6:30 PM. The title of Greg’s presentation is “The Ties that Bind: the Essential Relationships Between Native Plant Communities and Soil Fungi.” Greg Rubin, President and Founder of California’s Own Native Landscape Design, Inc. is a licensed landscape contractor (C-27 No. 717147) who has been working with California …
New Fungus Fair Items and T-shirts – 2016
2016 SDMS T-shirts: Short sleeve ($20) and Long Sleeve ($25) {$21.70 & $27.13 with tax} Morel Board Game: $25 {$27.13 with tax} http://www.twolanternsgames.com/the-morels-story.html Glass Mushroom Pendants by JeriLyn Hobson-Alderman $10 {$10.85 with tax} http://www.firechildeglassstudio.com Hand-etched Dichroic Glass Pendants by Chris Stell: $15 {$16.28 with tax} http://www.chrisstell.com