Sporadic Press

Meeting April 5^th

Talk: Puffballs and Earthstars by Stephanie Jarvis

A graduate student at San Francisco State University, Stephanie Jarvis is composing a monograph of the Lycoperdaceae (Puffballs) and Geastraceae (Earthstars) of California. While working on her Masters of Science in Systematic Mycology under the guidance Dr. Dennis Desjardin, she enjoys photography, and walks the occasional forest path to search for fungi other than puffballs. She works with arborists and the International Society of Arboriculture holding seminars on fungal taxonomy, identification and fungal ecology for better diagnostics of tree health. Stephanie spent her undergrad years at Sonoma State University studying Sudden Oak Death with Dr. Richard Whitkus and Dr. Hall Cushman; and she plans a life long career in the world of Mycology and Arboriculture.

The meeting will be at the usual location, Room 101 at the Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park at 6:30 pm. If you happen to find any mushrooms, bring them for discussion and identification.

Pre-meeting Dinner

We will observe our usual custom of treating the speaker to dinner.
Meet at 5:00, March 1st at
Soltan Banoo
4645 Park Blvd
San Diego, CA 92116

Mushroom News

Mushroom Views

Morel Festivals

NAMA 2010 - 50th Anniversary Foray

August 12-15, 2010, at the YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch, Winter Park, Colorado

More information at NAMA and CMS (Colorado Mycological Society)

Co-Chief Identifiers: Cathy Cripps and Vera Evenson

Faculty:
Scott Bates , Denis Benjamin, MD, Michael Beug, Roy Halling, Rick Kerrigan, Michael Kuo, Brandon Matheny, Michelle Seidl, Jack States, Walt Sundberg, Rytas Vilgalys Tom Volk, Nancy Weber

The Colorado Mycological Society is delighted to welcome NAMA to the Centennial State for NAMA's 50th Anniversary Foray, August 12-15, 2010. The foray will be held at the same location as NAMA's memorable 1983 foray, YMCA of the Rockies Snow Mountain Ranch, 14 miles from Winter Park, high on the western slope of the Continental Divide at 8,700 feet. Nearby Rocky Mountain National Park is celebrating its 95th Anniversary this year, and at least one of our forays is planned to study fungi in that area.

Linnea Gillman
Colorado Mycological Society - NAMA 2010

What’s Cooking!

Fungi As Food

Morel Recipes

Two sources for a "Recipe of the Month".
BAMS, and MAMS

Fungi of the Month

Now there are two "Fungus of the Month" sites:
Tom Volk's long-running series at : http://tomvolkfungi.net/.
And a new one at: http://www.bayareamushrooms.org/mushroommonth/index.html.

Renewal Time

Remember, all memberships now expire each February. If you have not renewed for 2010, bring your check for $20 to the meeting and save a stamp. If you joined recently, your membership is good until February 2011. If in doubt, talk to the treasurer.

Liability Waiver Forms

Participation in SDMS Forays requires a signed liability waiver. To save time at the start of forays, you can download a form here, sign it, and turn it in with your membership renewal.

SDMS Information

The Sporadic Press is published monthly during the mushroom season, from September to May, by the San Diego Mycological Society. It is a web-only publication. Paper copies will be available by special arrangement for the web-impaired. Talk to the editor if you really need a paper copy.

Membership in the society is open to all who are interested in mycology. Membership dues are $20.00 per year.

We have changed our renewal policy. All memberships expire in February. This will make it easier on our treasurer. Please renew promptly each February.

To join or Renew, send a check for $20.00 payable to SDMS with your name, address, phone number and email address to:
Pat Nolan
7135 Calabria Ct. Unit B
San Diego, CA 92122-5594

We meet once a month from October to May on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 pm. Most months, we meet in Room 101 of the Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park. Meetings are free and open to the public. In December and May, we hold potluck parties instead of our regular meetings. Check newsletter for party details.

Web Site: the SDMS Web site is:
http://SDMyco.org

Mushroom Hotline: upcoming events and spontaneous forays are announced by email. To join or leave the list, click Here

Notes on SDMS Email

If your email address changes, you need to change it on the SDMYCO list. Go to the link Here, unsubscribe your old address, and sign up with your new one. This list is one-way, you cannot send or reply to it.

We have set up a yahoo group for general discussion, but not many people are using it. You can join the yahoo group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SanDiegoMyco/ There you can chat with other club members, and post photographs, web links, and files to share with other members.

Newsletter Submissions Welcome

Send To:
Dave Grubb
2233 Manchester Ave # 1
Cardiff, CA 92007
(760) 753-0273
davidgrubb at sbcglobal dot net

Officers:

President - Sam Andrasko

Vice President - Eric Piehel

Secretary - Laura Hershey

Treasurer - Pat Nolan