October Speaker | Kitty Elvin and Dan Tischler : "Mushroom Etiquette and Free Advice"

The evening will start at 6:30 pm for those who would like to socialize, snack on Bob Wynn's fantastic spread and chat with fellow mycophiles before the main meeting. Business and announcements will start at 7:00 pm.

After the business part of the meeting, Dan Tischler and Kitty Elvin, our Local and Long Distance Foray Ministers, will give the evening's presentation.

Mushroom Etiquette and Free Advice

Our foray ministers will discuss some of the rules, etiquette and finer points of collecting and appreciating mushrooms on public and private lands.  They will advise a bit about where to collect, what to collect, and how much is too much.  They will also give tips for taking photos for ID purposes,  gripe about some of the ID requests that come to our social media groups, and discuss iNaturalist and other online resources.

About the Speakers

Kitty Elvin is a long time FFSC member, club minister, and volunteer.  She is currently the minister of Long Distance Forays, has served as minister of Propaganda and been a major contributor to keeping our website and Facebook up and running.  Kitty is a passionate forager and foodie and travels the world in search of wild mushrooms and epicurean experiences.

Dan Tischler managed to keep a low profile in the FFSC beginning in 1990, volunteering and collecting for the fair and attending monthly talks. But he was unwittingly elected minister of Local Forays in 2017, a position he still holds.  In addition, he is the co-minister of Propaganda, current owner of the FFSC googlegroup, club Zoom host, and a member of the Fungus Fair committee.  Dan collects edible wild mushrooms, but is also an avid mushroom macro-photographer and is  interested in understanding fungal relationships in nature and fungal phylogeny.