Live vicariously through Willoughby’s recap of the 10 day tour he co-led in October through the mountains and shores of Central Greece. Hear stories of some wild fungal festivities and magical mushroom hunts. See photos of the diverse and gorgeous sporing bodies encountered, and hear about Greek wild mushroom dishes. Consider signing up for the 2024 edition!
Doors at 7, talk at 7:30.
As always, we welcome and encourage you to bring whatever fungal finds you encounter. These specimens will be proudly identified and displayed at the meeting before the talk.
Members who cannot attend in person can join via Zoom
Ludovic Le Renard, one of our esteemed board members, will be leading an online workshop on DNA barcode sequence interpretation this Spring. If you are interested, please fill out this survey before March 15th.
Save the date! Our second annual Spring Mushroom show is happening again on Sunday, June 2nd at the Floral Hall. We are currently seeking potential vendors who would like to be part of the celebrations! Please fill out this form if that sounds like you. Volunteering info to come in the next following weeks, let's make this our best one yet!
We are pleased to officially announce the VMS Discord Server – an additional community space for you to hang out with and learn from your fellow mushroom enthusiasts.
Logged in VMS members can view vanmyco.org/discord and join the server
Stuck inside? We've got lots of new articles for you to read. Enjoy!
A History of Mushroom Cultivation in BC - by Paul Kroeger
Four Decades of Vancouver Mycological Society: How mushrooming in BC has changed - by Paul Kroeger
Health and safety issues concerning commercial marketing of Edible Wild Mushrooms in British Columbia - by Paul Kroeger
BC’s Truffle Industry: The Next Frontier is Underground - by Rosi Hunter
Spotted a cool mushroom? Share it with the club (and the world) by using the hashtag #vanmyco. Your pictures will automatically appear in the feed below.
Please note: this is not an identification service, but a way for club members to easily share their unique vision of fungi.