events calendar
BAMS Monthly Meeting
UC Berkeley, Genetics and Plantbiology Bldg. 103Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 6:30-9:00 pm
Nathan Wilson presents "Mycological Contributions through the Mushroom Observer Website." This is our last meeting of the season, and a celebration for all BAMS members and our partners at UC Berkeley. Potluck, 6:30 pm, Pat Brown Cafe patio, south side of Plantbio building. Public lecture in Room 103, a few steps away, begins at 8:00 pm. Click here to learn more about Nathan and his talk.
BAMS Spring Morel Foray
Plumas National Forest, Almanor South Campground
NOTE: Campground change
May 16-18, 2008
Join us in the hunt for morels and other fungi. Almanor South Campground is located 15 minutes west of Greenville, CA on the west shore of Lake Almanor. Campsites are $18 per night. Bring your own food and a dish for a Saturday potluck dinner. We are not going to the Moonlight Fire - it's just too early for fungi there - we will look for fungi in the area around Lake Almanor and points north. For more information, contact David Rust at incredulis@yahoo.com.
Fungi of the Sierra Nevada
San Francisco State University, Sierra Nevada Field StationJune 1-6, 2008
This week-long class taught by Dr. Dennis Desjardin is a terrific way to take your mushroom identification skills to the next level. Students will be introduced to the different kinds of mushrooms and other large fungi that occur in the spring in the Sierra Nevada. Emphasis will be placed on the analysis of macro- and micromorphological features, as well as ecological roles, to aid in identification. Fee. Visit the Sierra Nevada Field Station website for more information.
East Bay SOD Blitz
Saturday and Sunday, June 7–8, 2008
Tilden, Wildcat Canyon, Redwood, and Briones Regional Parks
Training: Saturday, June 7, 10–11:30 am or 11:30 am–1:00 pm.
Help researchers track the spread of Phytophthora ramorum in the East Bay. After your initial training, you’ll collect California bay laurel leaf samples on your own in Tilden, Wildcat Canyon, Redwood, or Briones Regional Park on Saturday and/or Sunday, June 7–8. Turn in your samples on Saturday, June 7, 5:00-7:00 pm or Sunday, June 8, 4:00–6:00 pm. For more information, contact David Rust at incredulis@yahoo.com.
BAMS Yuba Pass Foray
June 13-15, 2008 Details TBA.
Mycoblitz Followup at UC Berkeley
Saturday, June 21, 2008
If you wondered what happened to all those cool fungi we collected during the Mycoblitz forays, here is your chance to find out! Help Dr. Tom Bruns process, label and box already identified specimens for storage. Some taxonomic knowledge necessary; specific training and snacks provided. Limit 10 people. To sign up, contact Debbie Viess, amanitarita@yahoo.com.
2008 NAMA Foray
McCall, Idaho
September 4-7, 2008
NAMA's 2008 Orson K. Miller Foray will take place in McCall, Idaho, a mecca of fungal diversity. Join mycologists Cathy Cripps, Tom Volk, Vera Evenson, Steve Trudell, Walt Sundberg and more. Just 100 miles north of Boise, McCall offers hot springs, the Payette River, and many other recreational opportunities. More information about the foray can be found here.