2022-2023 Season
October 2022 Meeting
Monday, October 17th at 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Josh McGinnis
Program: "Molds: Nature's Magic Molecular Machines"
October 2022 State of LA Fungi
Monday, October 24th at 6:30 p.m.
Discussion Leader: Rudy Diaz
Program: "Discussion of the mushroom habitat in the Los Angeles area"
Chart: from video
November 2022 Meeting
Monday, November 21st at 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Grace Stark
Program: "Fungal Immunity: How Fungi Perceive And Exist With Predators"
November 2022 State of LA Fungi
Monday, November 29th at 6:30 p.m.
Discussion Leader: Rudy Diaz
Program: "Discussion of the mushroom habitat in the Los Angeles area"
iNaturalist search results: from video
December 2022 Meeting
Monday, December 19th at 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Alan Rockefeller
Program: "Bioluminescent and Fluorescent Fungi"
December 2022 State of LA Fungi
Monday, December 27th at 6:30 p.m.
Discussion Leader: Rudy Diaz
Program: "Discussion of the mushroom habitat in the Los Angeles area"
iNaturalist search results: from video
January 2023 Meeting
Monday, January 16th at 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Sam Shoemaker
Program: "Sculpture and Mycology"
January 2023 State of LA Fungi
Tuesday, January 24th at 6:30 p.m.
Discussion Leader: Rudy Diaz
Program: "Discussion of the mushroom habitat in the Los Angeles area"
Photo: Stu Pickell
Clavulinopsis sp. and Hygrocybe sp.
Clavulinopsis sp. and Hygrocybe sp.
February 2023 Wild Mushroom Fair
Sunday, February 5th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Christian Schwarz
Program: "Making Scents of Fungi; From Stench to Perfume"
Poster Design: Carly Lake
February 2023 State of LA Fungi
Tuesday, February 28th at 6:30 p.m.
Discussion Leader: Rudy Diaz
Program: "Discussion of the mushroom habitat in the Los Angeles area"
March 2023 Meeting
Monday, March 20th at 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Julie Beeler
Program: "Mushroom Color Atlas"
March 2023 State of LA Fungi
Tuesday, March 28th at 6:30 p.m.
Discussion Leader: Rudy Diaz
Program: "Discussion of the mushroom habitat in the Los Angeles area"
Photo: Rudy Diaz in the Cleveland National Forest
Lepiota cf. boudieri (odor of black pepper)
Observation on iNaturalist
Lepiota cf. boudieri (odor of black pepper)
Observation on iNaturalist
April 2023 Meeting
Monday, April 17th at 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Alison Pollack
Program: "The Marvelous and Magical Myxomycetes of California: An Introduction to Slime Molds"
April 2023 State of LA Fungi
Tuesday, April 25th at 6:30 p.m.
Discussion Leader: Rudy Diaz
Program: "Discussion of the mushroom habitat in the Los Angeles area"
May 2023 Meeting
Monday, May 15th at 7:30 p.m.
Speakers: Rudy Diaz, Jess Starwood, and Bat Vardeh
Program 1: "The Demon 'Why?' in Evolution" by Rudy Diaz
Program 2: "The Hunt for Umami: The Captivating Flavors of Wild Mushrooms" by Jess Starwood
Program 3: "How Not To Die: Mushroom Hunting Edition" by Bat Vardeh
Jess and Bat talk (Rudy's talk did not get recorded...see May 2023 State of LA Fungi where he rereads his talk)
May 2023 State of LA Fungi
Tuesday, May 23rd at 6:30 p.m.
Discussion Leader: Rudy Diaz
Program: "Discussion of the mushroom habitat in the Los Angeles area"
Events
2022-2023 Season