Long time SCMS members, Bob and Audrey Sparlin passed away in February of this year. The memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, March 9 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 2301 Hoyt in Everett at noon.
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SCMS June 13th Membership Meeting.
Wednesday, June 13th: Membership meeting starts at . Meeting location: Everett Housing Building, 1401 Poplar Street, Everett. Guest speaker: Kira Taylor is an incoming Environmental Science graduate student at Western Washington University, with a focus on Fungal Ecology. She was a 2011 North American Mycological Association voucher student, and assisted in research being conducted on soil fungi at Indiana University. She has had a longstanding interest in identifying, cooking, and learning about the fascinating diversity within Kingdom Fungi, and has foraged for mushrooms in places as diverse as New Zealand, France, Switzerland, Hawaii, Colorado, Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, California, and here in glorious Washington state. New Zealand fungi is of particular interest to her, as she was a member of, and active participant in the Fungal Network of New Zealand for two years, and lived in the country off and on for nearly that long. Her topic: The Fabulous Fungi of New Zealand.
SCMS Annual Plant Sale Meeting
Wednesday, April 11th: Membership meeting starts at 7:30 PM. Meeting location: Everett Housing Building,
1401 Poplar Street, Everett. This is our Annual Plant Sale, a fund raiser for the club. Bring plants and vegetables and bring money where you can buy some cheap wonderful plants and vegetables.
March 31st Foray Message.
Those of you we are planning to go to tomorrows (Saturday, March 31st) foray there is a good chance there won’t be much out there. The foray leader scouted the area earlier this week and thought that it was still early. In any case, the foray leader will be at the designated meeting spot tomorrow between 10 and 10:30 AM.
Want to learn more about Truffles? Come to this Wednesday meeting.
Wednesday, March 14th: Membership meeting starts at . Meeting location: Everett Housing Building, 1401 Poplar Street, Everett. Special talk: Truffles – Where, When, What, How by Melodie Gates & Lynne Antone.
SCMS Members Note: Latest NAMA newsletter is now available in Members Only Section.
SCMS Members Note: Latest NAMA newsletter is now available in Members Only Section.
KOMO News Article on Mushroom Farm Exhibit at Pioneer Square through March 9th
Check out the link to the KOMO News article about the Mushroom Farm Exhibit at Pioneer Square through March 9th. Article discusses use of coffee grounds for growing mushrooms and schedule of events open to the public.
http://www.komonews.com/living/home-garden/Mushroom-project-teaches-warm-sticky-lesson-in-climate-change–140061883.html
SCMS Member Machel Spence Photos Published in Fungi Magazine
You can take a look at her photos in the Fungi Magazine when you follow the below link:
http://www.fungimag.com/press.htm
The article Slime Forest has a direct link:
http://www.fungimag.com/winter-2012-articles/04%20NH%20Nat%20Mo%201111.p1.pdf
SCMS Meeting this Wednesday, February 8th
Just a reminder. This is our first meeting of the New Year. Membership meeting starts
at 7:30 PM.
Meeting location: Everett Housing Building,
1401 Poplar Street, Everett.
Topic: Chaga – Medicinal benefits by Jairul.
Fungus Fair Photos
While we were being dumped with snow, the Santa Cruz club had it’s Fungus Fair last weekend. Those interested in seeing mushrooms collected in California can link to the below website:
https://profiles.google.com/113390429066105034359/photos
Note there are several albums on this site, three have nice collection of mushroom photos.
Think Spring!
SCMS Nov 9th and 12th Events
Wednesday, November 9th: Membership meeting starts at 7:30 PM. Meeting location: Everett Housing Building, 1401 Poplar Street, Everett. Officer Nominations for 2012 and presentation by Greg Hovander. Greg will do one of his mushroom hike talks.
Saturday, November 12th 2:00 PM: SCMS, PSMS and Trinity Lutheran College will sponsor a presentation by Paul Stamets at the Historic Everett Theater. 2911 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201. This event will be held on a Saturday. There is no entry fee….but donations are gladly accepted.