If you missed Britt Bunyard’s great lecture on Amanitas last night, or want to revisit it for useful information, the full lecture is available on YouTube:
Britt Bunyard Lecture 8-20 @ 6:30pm
Britt Bunyard, PhD (Founder, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief of the mycology journal Fungi) will give a lecture for PPMS about Amanitas on Monday, August 20 @ 6:30pm at Penrose Library.
His lecture, titled From Lowly Saprobe to Mycorrhizal Masters: Amanitas (A Tale Told in the DNA), will give an overview of all aspects (biology, taxonomy, chemistry, physiology) of the beautiful Amanita mushrooms of North America. Everyone is familiar with the mushrooms but how much do we really know about what they are doing in the forest? How much do we know about their history and evolution? It turns out that a recent discovery–using modern molecular biology–led to an amazing discovery about their evolutionary past. Amanitas are mycorrhizal symbionts with forest trees but come from saprobic ancestors. The story is told in their DNA. Newbies and non mycologists will not be overwhelmed; advanced mycologists will not be bored, this discussion is for everyone with lots of beautiful images.
Not to be missed!
Foray – Sunday, August 12
We will go on a club foray this Sunday, August 12. Meet up is at 8:00am. Details can be found on our members-only Forays page.
Some of our members will continue on to Denver to attend the Colorado Mycological Society’s Annual Mushroom Fair at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
ANNUAL MUSHROOM FAIR – AUG 12
The Colorado Mycological Society invites you to its Annual Celebration of Wild Mushrooms!
When:
Sunday, August 12
11am-5pm
Where:
Denver Botanic Gardens
Gates Hall
1007 York St, Denver, CO 80206
What:
Local wild mushrooms on display
Bring mushrooms – we’ll identify them
Mushroom books and T-shirts for sale
Educational exhibits and presentations
The art and science of fungi will be on display. Mushrooms collected from our Rocky Mountain region will be identified, cataloged and presented in displays for everyone to enjoy and learn. Member crafts all incorporating fungi and ranging from papermaking to photography will be on display. Kids can experience fungi face painting and chalk drawing with member and guest artists. The process of fungi cultivation will be demonstrated.
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – NO TICKETS NECESSARY – JOIN US!