2018/2019 Season
May 2019 meeting of the Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club
Meeting Date: Monday, May 20, 2019
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
This will be our last meeting of the 2018-2019 season. Meetings will resume again in September.
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
We’ll socialize and talk mushrooms. If anyone finds any mushrooms, please bring them for show and tell. If you have mushroom books, bring them to help with identification.
If you'd like, you can bring a snack to share.
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
This will be our last meeting of the 2018-2019 season. Meetings will resume again in September.
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
We’ll socialize and talk mushrooms. If anyone finds any mushrooms, please bring them for show and tell. If you have mushroom books, bring them to help with identification.
If you'd like, you can bring a snack to share.
Mushroom Dyeing Workshop - Alissa Allen
Dates: Saturday & Sunday, May 4 & 5, 2019
Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Venue: Pacific Textile Arts, 450 Alger St, Fort Bragg
Fee: $280, includes Friday lecture
Limited to 12 participants
Registration: Pacific Textile Arts Registration Form
2 Day Mushroom Dye Workshop with Alissa Allen:
hosted by the Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club and Pacific Textile Arts
Alissa Allen brings her wealth of mushroom dyeing knowledge to the Mendocino coast to share with participants in this two day workshop. Saturday's session focuses on the regional dye palette and Sunday is about maximizing dye potential/mushroom dyes on multiple fibers.
See the event page, Mushroom Dye Workshop 2019, for more information, including a detailed description of each session.
Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Venue: Pacific Textile Arts, 450 Alger St, Fort Bragg
Fee: $280, includes Friday lecture
Limited to 12 participants
Registration: Pacific Textile Arts Registration Form
2 Day Mushroom Dye Workshop with Alissa Allen:
hosted by the Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club and Pacific Textile Arts
Alissa Allen brings her wealth of mushroom dyeing knowledge to the Mendocino coast to share with participants in this two day workshop. Saturday's session focuses on the regional dye palette and Sunday is about maximizing dye potential/mushroom dyes on multiple fibers.
See the event page, Mushroom Dye Workshop 2019, for more information, including a detailed description of each session.
Mushroom Dyeing Lecture - Alissa Allen
Date: Friday, May 3, 2019
Time: 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Venue: Pacific Textile Arts, 450 Alger St, Fort Bragg
Fee: Free to workshop participants, open to the public for a suggested donation of $5-$10
Exploring Wild Mushrooms and Lichens for Dyes
Join me, Alissa Allen, on a journey through the mysterious fungal kingdom where we will explore the rainbow of beautiful colors that can be obtained from these treasures in the woods. Learn how to collect for identification, test for color, and how to extract a rainbow of permanent dyes. Foraging for dye fungi enhances your creative expression and takes you to the most beautiful parts of the forest. Come see what it’s all about.
You can find more information about Alissa on her website, Mycopigments.
Time: 5:30PM to 6:30PM
Venue: Pacific Textile Arts, 450 Alger St, Fort Bragg
Fee: Free to workshop participants, open to the public for a suggested donation of $5-$10
Exploring Wild Mushrooms and Lichens for Dyes
Join me, Alissa Allen, on a journey through the mysterious fungal kingdom where we will explore the rainbow of beautiful colors that can be obtained from these treasures in the woods. Learn how to collect for identification, test for color, and how to extract a rainbow of permanent dyes. Foraging for dye fungi enhances your creative expression and takes you to the most beautiful parts of the forest. Come see what it’s all about.
You can find more information about Alissa on her website, Mycopigments.
April 2019 meeting of the Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club
Guest Speaker: Kingman Bond-Graham
Meeting Date: Monday, April 15, 2019
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
Note: We will be taking Kingman out to dinner after the meeting. All are welcome to join us. Details for location at the meeting.
Kingman would also be interested in going out to look for mushrooms on Sunday and/or Monday before the meeting. If you'd like to join in, watch for the meeting reminder email for details on when and where to meet up.
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
We’ll socialize and talk mushrooms. If anyone finds any mushrooms, please bring them for show and tell. If you have mushroom books, bring them to help with identification.
Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club Presents
Kingman Bond-Graham: Hunting by Habitat
I will discuss foraging for mushrooms from urban landscapes to coastal forests to the Sierra. My focus will be on common and not so common edible mushrooms.
Kingman Bond-Graham grew up in Santa Rosa but spent much of his time in Navarro learning about and exploring our precious Redwood forest. Foraging has been a big part of his life and mushroom foraging the centerpiece of his foraging. He is a board member of the Sonoma County Mycological Association.
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
Note: We will be taking Kingman out to dinner after the meeting. All are welcome to join us. Details for location at the meeting.
Kingman would also be interested in going out to look for mushrooms on Sunday and/or Monday before the meeting. If you'd like to join in, watch for the meeting reminder email for details on when and where to meet up.
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
We’ll socialize and talk mushrooms. If anyone finds any mushrooms, please bring them for show and tell. If you have mushroom books, bring them to help with identification.
Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club Presents
Kingman Bond-Graham: Hunting by Habitat
I will discuss foraging for mushrooms from urban landscapes to coastal forests to the Sierra. My focus will be on common and not so common edible mushrooms.
Kingman Bond-Graham grew up in Santa Rosa but spent much of his time in Navarro learning about and exploring our precious Redwood forest. Foraging has been a big part of his life and mushroom foraging the centerpiece of his foraging. He is a board member of the Sonoma County Mycological Association.
Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club Presents
David Rust: What are Mushrooms Doing in My Forest?
Meeting Date: Monday, April 1, 2019
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Caspar Community Center, 15051 Caspar Road, Caspar
Note: We will be taking David out to dinner after the meeting. All are welcome to join us. Details for location at the meeting.
David Rust will explore the complexity of fungal-plant relationships and how nutrients are obtained. He will explain the three most common types of mycorrhizae in northern temperate forests and how their differences are important ecologically. His report will focus on new research into soil ecology, mycorrhizae, and the many factors influencing fungal health.
Rust is past president of the North American Mycological Association (NAMA) and co-founder of the Bay Area Mycological Society. He created the All California Club Forays in 2005 and coordinated the Mycoblitz science forays at Point Reyes National Seashore. He also participated in the first mycoblitz in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado and the Yosemite Fungal Survey. David has had an interest in the phenomenon of Sudden Oak Death, which was identified as a problem back in 1995. He is past president of the Mycological Society of San Francisco. He has given talks to mycological societies in California, Oregon. and Washington, DC, and is a regular speaker at the Point Reyes National Seashore Fungus Fairs.
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Caspar Community Center, 15051 Caspar Road, Caspar
Note: We will be taking David out to dinner after the meeting. All are welcome to join us. Details for location at the meeting.
David Rust will explore the complexity of fungal-plant relationships and how nutrients are obtained. He will explain the three most common types of mycorrhizae in northern temperate forests and how their differences are important ecologically. His report will focus on new research into soil ecology, mycorrhizae, and the many factors influencing fungal health.
Rust is past president of the North American Mycological Association (NAMA) and co-founder of the Bay Area Mycological Society. He created the All California Club Forays in 2005 and coordinated the Mycoblitz science forays at Point Reyes National Seashore. He also participated in the first mycoblitz in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado and the Yosemite Fungal Survey. David has had an interest in the phenomenon of Sudden Oak Death, which was identified as a problem back in 1995. He is past president of the Mycological Society of San Francisco. He has given talks to mycological societies in California, Oregon. and Washington, DC, and is a regular speaker at the Point Reyes National Seashore Fungus Fairs.
March 2019 meeting of the Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club
Guest Speaker: Thea Chesney
Meeting Date: Monday, March 18, 2019
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club Presents
Thea Chesney: Mushrooming in the Sierra Nevada (and beyond)
Many coastal mushroom hunters in California know the mountains as a spot to visit for morels and porcini in the spring, but there is so much more to find! From snowbanks in early spring to meadows at the peak of summer to the foothills in fall and winter, I will describe the many habitats and seasons of the mountains, and show some of the wonderful mushroom diversity they hold. I will also give a basic introduction to mushroom ecology, discuss the limits of our knowledge of montane fungi, and encourage folks to help with citizen science efforts to document what's out there.
Thea Chesney is a lifelong Sierra Nevada foothill resident and naturalist. Her childhood interest in local mushrooms, wildlife, and flora has transformed into a lifelong devotion to the natural world. She earned her BS in forestry from UC Berkeley while pursuing her passion for fungal taxonomy in the Berkeley mycology labs, and since then has spent her time exploring the California mountains and the organisms that call them home. She currently works for the Forest Service on a long term, state-wide meadow monitoring project. Though she now spends her summer days identifying sedges and other wetland plants, she has never stopped looking for mushrooms. She continues to be particularly fascinated by the fungi of the Sierra Nevada and other mountains of California, and is currently working on a field guide to mushrooms of these understudied regions.
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club Presents
Thea Chesney: Mushrooming in the Sierra Nevada (and beyond)
Many coastal mushroom hunters in California know the mountains as a spot to visit for morels and porcini in the spring, but there is so much more to find! From snowbanks in early spring to meadows at the peak of summer to the foothills in fall and winter, I will describe the many habitats and seasons of the mountains, and show some of the wonderful mushroom diversity they hold. I will also give a basic introduction to mushroom ecology, discuss the limits of our knowledge of montane fungi, and encourage folks to help with citizen science efforts to document what's out there.
Thea Chesney is a lifelong Sierra Nevada foothill resident and naturalist. Her childhood interest in local mushrooms, wildlife, and flora has transformed into a lifelong devotion to the natural world. She earned her BS in forestry from UC Berkeley while pursuing her passion for fungal taxonomy in the Berkeley mycology labs, and since then has spent her time exploring the California mountains and the organisms that call them home. She currently works for the Forest Service on a long term, state-wide meadow monitoring project. Though she now spends her summer days identifying sedges and other wetland plants, she has never stopped looking for mushrooms. She continues to be particularly fascinated by the fungi of the Sierra Nevada and other mountains of California, and is currently working on a field guide to mushrooms of these understudied regions.
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Several of us had the good fortunate to spend some time in the woods with Thea inspecting the mushrooms at Jug Handle State Preserve.
Here's the list of what we saw (thanks to Jim Gibson for recording the list) 1. Russula spp. 2. Clavulinopsis sp. 3. Craterellus tubaeformis, Yellow Foot 4. Cortinarius sp. 5. Cortinarius smithii, Western Red Dye 6. Pithya cupressina 7. Coprinellussp. 8. Hydnum oregonense (H. umbilicatum) Hedgehog 9. Leccinum sp. 10. Nidula sp. 11. Cuphophyllus sp. 12. Trichaptum abietinum Purple Toothed Polypore 13. Hydnellum aurantiacum Dye Mushroom 14. Porodaedalea pini Conifer Maze Polypor 15. Mycena sanguinolenta Bleeding Mycena Group 16. Rhodocollybia maculata 17. Leotia lubrica Jellly Babies 18. Gliophorus pisttacinus (group) Parrot Waxy Cap 19. Nolanea spp. 20. Pluteus cervinus Deert Mushroom 21. Fomitopsis pinicola Red Belted Conk 22. Galerina sp. 23. Onnia sp. 24. Russula cremoricolor Winter Russula 25. Pholiota decorata 26. Stereum hisutum False Turkey Tail 27. Hygrocybe flavescens Yellow Waxy cap 28. Lactarius rubidus Candy Cap 29. Pseudohydnum gelatinosum Toothed jelly fungus 30. Clitocybe sp. 31. Trichoglossum hirsutem Velvet-Black Earth Tongue 32. Mycena leptocephala Dark Mycena 33. Tyromyces chioneus Cheese polypore 34. Cryptoporus volvatus Veiled Polypore 35. Leucopaxillus albissimus Large White Leucopax |
February 2019 meeting of the Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club
Guest Speaker: Steven "Trout" Van Heiden
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Meeting Date: Monday, February 18, 2019
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino General Club meeting - All are welcome. Mushroom show and tell Pat Ferrero announced the Mushroom Dyeing Workshop in May. 
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MCMC welcomed guest speaker Steven "Trout" Van Heiden. Trout talked about how he cultivates mushrooms for sale through Natural Products of Boonville. He presented an engaging video showing his process and the mushrooms, including lion's mane, shiitake and turkey tails, that he grows and sells. He discussed the precautions he takes for preventing contamination and the conditions required for optimal growth. Club members were very interested to learn about this process and appreciated being able to purchase fresh mushrooms after the talk. We are working with Trout to organize a cultivation workshop for the future.
A link to the Video from the meeting is posted here with permission - Thanks, Trout! |
January 2019 meeting of the Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club
Meeting Date: Monday, January 21, 2019
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
Mushroom show and tell
Jill & Ken presented photos and an overview of the Fungus Fair they attended in Santa Cruz, which was put on by the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz.
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
Mushroom show and tell
Jill & Ken presented photos and an overview of the Fungus Fair they attended in Santa Cruz, which was put on by the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz.
December 2018 meeting of the Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club
Meeting Date: Monday, December 17, 2018
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
Mushroom show and tell.
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
Mushroom show and tell.
November 2018 meeting of the Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club
Meeting Date: Monday, November 5, 2018
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
Mushroom show and tell.
Jill & Ken showed photos and gave an overview of the NAMA conference they attended in Salem Oregon.
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
Mushroom show and tell.
Jill & Ken showed photos and gave an overview of the NAMA conference they attended in Salem Oregon.
October 2018 meeting of the Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club
Meeting Date: Monday, October 15, 2018
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
Guest speaker: Eric Schramm.
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
Guest speaker: Eric Schramm.
September 2018 meeting of the Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club
Meeting Date: Monday, September 17, 2018
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
With reports of summer fog chanterelles and boletes to whet your appetite, come back to the Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club's monthly meetings to get ready for the main mushroom season. We're planning for some great activities this year and we're starting to get requests for help with other mushroom related events, so plan to get involved to make them happen. As we did last year, we’ll socialize and talk mushrooms. If anyone finds any mushrooms, please bring them for show and tell. If you have mushroom books, bring them to help with identification.
This will be our fist meeting of the season. Meetings will continue through May of 2019.
If you'd like, you can bring a snack to share.
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Ford House, 45035 Main Street, Mendocino
General Club meeting - All are welcome.
With reports of summer fog chanterelles and boletes to whet your appetite, come back to the Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club's monthly meetings to get ready for the main mushroom season. We're planning for some great activities this year and we're starting to get requests for help with other mushroom related events, so plan to get involved to make them happen. As we did last year, we’ll socialize and talk mushrooms. If anyone finds any mushrooms, please bring them for show and tell. If you have mushroom books, bring them to help with identification.
This will be our fist meeting of the season. Meetings will continue through May of 2019.
If you'd like, you can bring a snack to share.
