Psathyrella sp. Photo by Peter Vahlberg Psathyrella sp. Peter Vahlberg Found at Sanborn County Park under a log. Camera Nikon D5600 Focal L. 60mm Aperture f/25.0 Shutter Sp. 1s ISO 400 Flash Off Photo taken on April 16, 2019 Mushroom(s) ... Previous Photo Back to Gallery Next Photo

Stereum hirsutum in May, Orange Grove on the Forest Floor. Photo by Amanda Timoney The Orange Grove of the Forest Floor Amanda Timoney Camera (Not provided) Focal L. 4mm Aperture f/2.2 Shutter Sp. 1/300s ISO 200 Flash Off Photo taken on January 17, 2016 Mushroom(s) ... Previous Photo Back to Gallery Next Photo

Drying Mushrooms Did you know that mature boletes, craterellus, candy caps, morels, and several other mushrooms can actually taste even better after being dried and then reconstituted? ... Caption Advantages of drying mushrooms Doesn’t require freezer space. Some mushrooms actually improve with dehydration. For example, drying is good for mature boletes, craterellus, Suillus spp ., candy caps, pine spikes (yes!), winter chanterelles, Russula spp ., Marasmius oreades , and morels. Disadvantages of drying mushrooms Can be detrimental to quality and texture of certain mushrooms. For example, drying is not so good for chanterelles, oysters, lobster mushrooms, and amanitas. Objective: Storage/Prep Total Time: Suggested Mushrooms: See code Equipment and/or Ingredients Dehydrator Vacuum sealable containers Method Drying Directions Slice cleaned mushrooms approximately ¼” thick. Dry in dehydrator at lower temperature (100°-115°F) until potato chip crisp. Cool before packaging for storage. Alternate drying methods include utilizing screens in the sun or over heating vents inside. (A little candy cap aromatherapy, anyone?) Storing Dried Mushrooms Some people like to store dried mushrooms in glass containers on the shelf. Others prefer storing them in the freezer to discourage bugs that may have survived dehydration. Still others pack in Mason jars and vacuum seal with a Foodsaver attachment, effectively suffocating the little buggers. This way jars can be stored on the shelf but insect activity is minimized or eliminated. Dried mushrooms can also be powdered in a coffee or spice grinder for later use. Many favor separating bolete tubes from flesh, then drying and powdering the tubes. Previous Technique All Techniques Next Technique

FAQs and Directions to the Fungus Fair The Santa Cruz Fungus Fair is just a short walk from downtown Santa Cruz. Get intel on parking, directions and more below. FAQs What's Free and What Requires a Ticket? Shopping Areas FREE areas include the vendor areas in Laurel Park; and the vendor rooms, food court, and hallway artwork exhibits inside London Nelson Community Center (space permitting). Interactive Areas and Open Talks Buy General Admission tickets to enter: The Fungi Forest and mushroom displays The Craft Room Any of the open talks (space permitting) and demos that are included with General Admission GA tickets are free for kids under 12 years old Want to visit the General Admission areas for free? Volunteer to help with the Fair! Headliner Talks Headliner talks in Room 3 require a General Admission ticket plus an additional ticket per talk. Buy Tickets Fungus Fair After Hours Dinner The Fungus Fair After Hours Dinner requires separate tickets per person. 2026 Santa Cruz Fungus Fair After Hours Dinner January 9, 2026, 5:30 – 9:30 PM London Nelson Community Center Register Now Directions and Parking 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA Location The Santa Cruz Fungus Fair is held at London Nelson Community Center (at Laurel Park) in Santa Cruz, CA. The London Nelson Community Center is a hub for social, recreational, and cultural activities for the Santa Cruz community. Directions If you're planning to attend one of the open or headliner talks, give yourself plenty of time and plan to arrive early. Admission lines tend to get longer before each talk. From Hwy 17 and Hwy 1 North interchange: Proceed North on Hwy 1. Cross Mission Street. Stay in center lane and merge straight onto Chestnut Street. Go downhill and turn left on Laurel. Londen Nelson Community Center is on the left, at the corner of Laurel and Center Streets Parking Santa Cruz offers free and metered street parking and lots, bike racks and metered bicycle lockers, and parking passes. You may park on city streets nearby if space is available. Check signs for restrictions and time limits. Additional parking is available on Center Street near the police station. There is also plenty of parking downtown and it is only a few minutes walk away. A few spaces for cars with blue disabled person placards are available around the building. More info: Santa Cruz Downtown Parking Lot Facilities & Map , City of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Downtown Parking , Downtown Association of Santa Cruz Public Transit The nearest Santa Cruz Metro bus stop is Laurel & Center .

Showcase a Photo Do you have beautiful, interesting or just plain quirky photos of mushrooms to share? FFSC members share their photos of mushrooms and events to our FFSC Google Group and the FFSC Facebook Group. Selected images (editor’s choice) can also be posted on this FFSC website and FFSC's Instagram page. Strobilurus trullisatus (Fort Bragg 2013). Photo by Hugh Smith Some of the photos on this website were originally posted many years ago when the size limitations were much lower. We'd love to replace them with sharper originals if possible--and we're interested in new photos too! Info We Need from You If you have great photos to share, here's the information we'll need from you: Your name - For the photo credit. Latin binomial (if it's a mushroom you've identified) Date shot - Approximate month and year Backstory - Any stories to tell about the photo? Or rough location or region, or habitat info, did you leave them in the field or bring home? If edible, how did you prepare them? The photo's specs : If you're sharing a photo to include in Fungi Photo Gallery, please provide the photo's ISO speed, exposure, focal length, and aperture; flash usage if any; and the camera make and model. (Or don't delete the photo's original EXIF data.) Technical Requirements This website automatically crops and resizes each photo to adapt to different page layouts, screen sizes and orientations, etc. Thus, your photo will work better on this site if you follow these guidelines: Don't crop the photo: Instead, share a photo in which the main subject has plenty of breathing room around all sides (so the interesting bits don't get cropped out by our system). File size: At least 100KB (max is 25 MB). Resolution: At least 2560x1440. 3000x3000 is better for images that will be zoomed in, and for background images DPI : 72 DPI is acceptable. (Or up to 300 DPI.) File format: We recommend AVIF, WebP, or JPEG. For illustrations, PNG is also fine. If you share an SVG, it should be under 250KB with no embedded images. (Our system supports most other image file formats too, but the quality might be affected during conversion.) File name: Use plain English, including spaces. Don't replace spaces with dashes, underscores, etc. You can include periods, commas, parentheses, and/or a copyright symbol in the filename. For example, here are some filenames on a Mac: Usage of Your Photos and Other Creative Works This website uses content and automated feeds from the FFSC Facebook group, FFSC Instagram posts, FFSC's iNaturalist projects, FFSC's YouTube, and other social media managed by FFSC. This means any artwork or other works that you post to FFSC-managed pages/feeds may also be displayed on this website without notice or a photo credit. If we individually select one of your photos/videos from an FFSC social media channel or system and include it on this website, we'll do our best to include your name as a credit on hover (or mobile device tap). That said, if you see one of your own photos on this website without a photo credit, it's probably because we didn't know you took it (or one of our volunteers forgot to include it). Feel free to use the Contact Us form on this website to let us know whether you'd like to be credited (or if you would like us to remove the photo). Including Someone Else's Photo If you saw a beautiful photo on someone else's website and you'd like to share it, you can post a link to it in our Google Group or our Facebook group. If you're writing an article for this website and you want to include photos that you didn't take yourself, one option is to provide a link to the original photo (rather than including the photo as an attached file). Depending on the source website, our system might render the first image on the target page as part of the link. For example: www.inaturalist.org inky caps (Genus Coprinus) inky caps from Santa Cruz County, US-CA, US on October 30, 2016 at 09:06 AM by Peter Vahlberg. Gigantic! www.mykoweb.com California Fungi: Cantharellus californicus Photographs and descriptions of the Mushrooms and other Fungi of California, USA That said, if you prefer to include the image inline, then you must have the transferable legal right to copy and share the photo on this website: You must make sure the photo is licensed for free, non-commercial use worldwide. Be sure to include whatever credits the photographer requires, and also let us know where you found the photo (e.g., is it from Mushroom Observer, MykoWeb, iNaturalist, etc.). Do not include any photos, videos, or images you downloaded from Google or other search engines. Those images are often protected under copyright law. If you're using a mushroom stock photo, it must be licensed for free noncommercial use worldwide, and please make sure it's a genuine photo (not generated by AI). See FFSC Terms of Use for more information about the use of copyrighted content on this site. Members Only Content Login Join FFSC

FFSC Ministers Ministers?? To be sure, but in a political rather than a religious sense. Think Prime Minister or Minister of the Exchequer. We have both, and many more ministers, on our board. Winter Chanterelles Bunch. Photo by Yevgeny Nyden FFSC took its name and structure using the “Federation of Planets” model. Instead of a president, vice president, etc, we have a board of Ministers and subcommittees who volunteer their time to plan and run classes, forays, culinary events and other activities to implement our mission. Collage of some current and past FFSC ministers- Its really time to update this photo! FFSC Ministers are a hard-working group of volunteers who plan and run FFSC activities aligned with our mission. Members elect or re-elect ministers every 2 years in May. To get a sense of what is entailed in these positions, see our FFSC Bylaws . The group meets monthly from September through May at 7 PM on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. We're an eating and drinking club, so of course the evening begins at 6 PM with a potluck (often with wine) and social hour! Visit Food and Fun to confirm when the next minister potluck will be held. After dinner, we circle up to discuss and vote on current and future business and to plan forays, classes, and other club activities. Some of the minister duties are quite involved, so each minister may also have a sub-committee of members to help them. If you're an FFSC member, consider volunteering to help a minister! It's is a great way to get involved with the club, learn more, gain leadership experience, and potentially become an FFSC minister yourself one day! Current Ministers Here is the current slate of ministers elected in May 2026: Prime Minister: Vellany Pierce Vice Prime Minister: Peter Mu Scribe: Nerissa Wong-VanHaren Minister of Programs: Peter Mu Minister of Exchequer: Michelle Kinney Ministers of Membership: Richard Rammer Ministers of Propaganda: Suhani Saraswat Minister of Local Forays: Vega Bluem Minister of Long Distance Forays: Kitty Elvin Science Advisors: Phil Carpenter, Christian Schwarz, and Henry Young Minister of Stores: Andrea Wilson Minister of Culinary Events: Bob Wynn Minister of Web: Lisa Tesler Minister of Education: Richard Rammer Ministers at Large: Dan Tischler and Lisa VanBuhler Fungus Fair Coordinator: Peter Mu North American Mycological Association (NAMA) Representative: Phil Carpenter New ministers elected 2026 Members Only Content Login Join FFSC

Clathrus ruber. Photo by Anne Elvin Clathrus ruber Anne Elvin "It is nice to know that although my family is not quite excited about mushrooms as I am; I have made a difference where when they see an interesting fungus, they let me know. Texted to me from a Palo Alto Elementary School."--Kitty Clathrus ruber , Wikipedia Camera Phone Focal L. Aperture Shutter Sp. ISO Flash Photo taken on November 1, 2016 Mushroom(s) ... Previous Photo Back to Gallery Next Photo

Toni with a baked dish Food & Fun From tailgate tastings and potlucks to chef dinners, our foodie fun events are scattered throughout the year. Is it a coincidence that "FFSC" also stands for F un and F ood in S anta C ruz ? (Yes, but we'll take it!) We get together for tailgate tastings, potluck* dinners, and sit-down dinners; as well as demonstration-style cooking programs. Organized foodie fun events are scattered throughout the year. Some recurring favorites are listed below, and we announce others on a case-by-case basis. Not sure what to bring to a mushroom potluck? Explore some of our members' recipes for inspiration! Also see our tips on how to clean and store mushrooms , from drying to salt-preserving to freezing and more. * For all FFSC potlucks, any wild mushroom dish must adhere to the species list for potlucks, serve at least 10 people, and be labeled with a descriptive tag. See our Potluck Essentials page for details. Popular FFSC Culinary Events Learn more about some of our most popular culinary events below, and see the schedule lower on this page for a schedule of upcoming culinary events. Wine & Mushroom Event Our annual Wine & Mushroom Fest is a phenomenal early Spring evening of sampling wonderful wines and fabulous homemade food. This member-only event is always fantastic and is the highlight of our culinary activities. Event Overview Fermentation Friday workshop Shane Peterson, Master Fermentologist of Farmhouse Culture fame, will be our fearless leader. He’ll do a demo, share tastings, and instruct us in creating a few of our own ferments to take home. Join us and bring a friend ! Friday, May 1 5:30pm-8:30pm Register at the link below. FFSC members should login to get the access code to buy tickets at the member price. Event Overview Beer and Mushrooms Picnic As our stories turn to morel hunts and spring kings, we gather for a co-op potluck picnic with the Central Coast Zymurgeeks , a local homebrew group. (Wouldn't you go just to say you had MET a "Zymurgeek"??) Event Overview Fall Mushroom Dinner Join us in celebrating each new season! As Autumn beckons and we await or enjoy the first fungal fruitings, Chef Bob Wynn and the FFSC Culinary Committee welcome FFSC members and their guests to celebrate the season with our much-loved Fall Mushroom Dinner. Event Overview Members Holiday Potluck A Festive Gathering for Members and Their Guests Spend a delicious evening in the company of the great cooks of the FFSC at our annual members' Holiday Potluck! Event Overview Santa Cruz Fungus Fair After Hours Dinner On opening night of the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair each January, we indulge in a multi-course prix fixe meal crafted by a celebrity chef. Event Overview Foray Potlucks After a day of foraging in Mendocino, Tahoe, and farther afield, create an amazing gourmet potluck feast as you share tales of the hunt around a warm campfire. Event Overview No events at the moment Scheduled Culinary Socials Past Culinary Socials RSVP Closed Sat, May 16 2026 Beer and Mushrooms Picnic / Details Prepare to enjoy a fun-filled day with a bunch of Fungiphiles and Zymurgeeks! Our spring picnic is coming up, and you won’t want to miss it. Fri, May 01 May 2026 Fermentation Workshop / Learn more Shane Peterson, Master Fermentologist of Farmhouse Culture fame, will be our fearless leader. He’ll do a demo, share tastings, and instruct us in creating a few of our own ferments to take home. Join us and bring a friend ! Attendance is limited so advanced tickets will be required. Tue, Apr 14 April 2026 Ministers Meeting and potluck / Learn more The ministers meeting and potluck is where we discuss club business and plan for upcoming events. All are welcome and encouraged to join in! Load More

An Educator's Guide to Fungi K-6 The North American Mycological Association (NAMA) has generously shared this incredible resource with K-6 educators and the public. Cover image of the Fungus Files, by terraBrie Stewart and Rost Koval, courtesy of NAMA The Fungus Files: An Educator’s Guide to Fungi K-6 (Second Edition) , is a newly revised e-book packed with dynamic and diverse activities designed to be easily adaptable to students of all ages, learning styles and ability levels. This publication is the best thing to come along in mushroom education in a decade. Image from The Fungi Files by terraBrie Stewart and Rost Koval, courtesy of NAMA Written by terraBrie Stewart and designed and illustrated by Rost Koval, The Fungus Files can be used by anyone teaching about fungi to school groups, science clubs, local nature groups, and any non-specialist audience. Stewart resides in Edmonton, Alberta. Members Only Content Login Join FFSC

Dr. Bill Schoenbart Practitioner of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture Dr. Bill Schoenbart is a practitioner of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture with over 30 years of experience. He has been working with medicinal herbs since 1969, with a clinical practice in traditional Chinese herbal medicine since 1991. His work has taken him through every aspect of the herb industry: research, manufacturing, product safety, botanical identity, efficacy, label reviews, trade associations, teaching, and clinical practice. From a very young age, he has been fascinated by nature. He would spend hours each day exploring the forests, meadows, rivers, and ponds near his childhood home. Field guides to insects, animals, and plants were worn out from constant use. General science and biology classes were also his favorite subjects in school. So, it’s no coincidence that his career path led to a field that combines biology with botany. https://doctorbillschoenbart.com/ herbalproductconsulting.com Home - Herbal Product Consulting Make better, more effective, safer and more compliant products by working with Herbal Product Consulting. Learn more here or call us at 831-466-0980. 2026 Dr. Bill Schoenbart 2026 Santa Cruz Fungus Fair Talks Buy Tickets Medicinal Mushrooms Traditional Usage in Chinese Medicine and Modern Scientific Research Medicinal mushrooms have a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine. They have also been the subject of numerous scientific studies in recent… Show More Saturday, January 10, 2026 11:50 PM - 12:50 AM Room 3 Energetics of Medicinal Mushrooms in Traditional Chinese Medicine: How they Work Along with Herbs to Treat Various Conditions Monday, January 12, 2026 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM Room 1 Medicinal Mushrooms Science and Traditional Usage Medicinal mushrooms have a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine. They have also been the subject of numerous scientific studies in recent… Show More Saturday, January 11, 2025 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Room 3 Medicinal Mushrooms Traditional Usage and Modern Science Sunday, January 12, 2025 7:30 PM - 8:30 AM Room 1

What is Not to Love About The Prince? (Agaricus augustus) Just when you thought the mushroom season was over, “The Prince” may appear, providing mushroom enthusiasts a culinary bounty. Tall, stately, golden-hued and perfumed like almond paste, this royal-sized mushroom often fruits in warm weather. Coming upon the Prince unexpectedly can be an experience to remember. ... Agaricus augustus. Photo by Drew Anderson (from mushroomobserver.org) Mature specimens are thick and meaty growing as broad as a dinner plate. So what is not to love about Agaricus augustus , commonly known as “The Prince”? FFSC members have some stories to tell about their encounters with this magnificent mushroom. Continue reading below for a summary of how to identify Agaricus augustus yourself. Encounters with The Prince Agaricus augustus . Photo by Tim Sage (from mushroomobserver.org) “I have picked lots of Agaricus augustus over the years, some very large, some small, but one episode stands out above the rest. A group of us travelled to Monterey to do a bike ride along the coast. We started our ride at the Asilomar conference center, where there is good parking and easy access to the coastal bike trail. I was quicker unloading my bike than the rest of the group so I jumped on and rode around a bit while waiting. Less than a block from our cars, I noticed an extremely large cluster of mushrooms along the side of the road. Upon inspection, it turned out to be a true cespitose cluster of "The Prince". That is a most unusual fruiting formation for that species. The individual mushrooms were all unopened buttons and each was at least as large as a softball. The whole cluster was about 2 feet across. I recall that there were 16 caps in the cluster while others recall even more. No matter what the count, everyone went home with a lot of tasty mushrooms to cook. As I recall, I fixed my share in a most yummy sauce that evening.” --Phil Agaricus augustus . Photo by V. Berthelsdorf (from mushroomobserver.org) “On May 27th, while hiking in the forests surrounding the Land of the Medicine Buddha Retreat Center, I spotted a group of A. augustus . I was quite surprised to find these delightful mushrooms just off a hiking trail, yet there they were, at the base of a small cliff, underneath large redwoods. The dry summer weather caught me unprepared; I generally carry specimen bags with me while looking for mushrooms, but as I was taking a relaxed hike and enjoying the quiet, I did not have anything to put them in. I left them beside the trail for someone else to enjoy...” --Beau Agaricus perobscurus . Photo by Susan Labiste “My first encounter with the Prince led to some gender confusion. Temperatures were in the 70s. It was steamy after a solid rain and a warming trend in March. There they were, deep in the forest near UCSC, all luminescent gold and rising from the shade in redwood duff and tanbark leaves. I gasped and my heart jumped. Could it be I had encountered “The Prince”? Who else could it be, so regal, so substantial, so golden, and in my hand so sweetly almond-scented. I gathered them greedily, gratefully and utterly besotted. But as this was a first encounter I decided to check this royal out with someone who knew it better than myself. It turned out that my “Prince” was a “Princess” ( A. perobscurus ). I was crestfallen… but in the pan my Princesses were every bit the culinary royal-equal to The Prince.” --Sue "Here are some photos of a Prince ( Agaricus augustus ) near my driveway. Shaggy stem but no bulb or rings near base. Also skirt-like veil still adhering a bit to outside edge. This one has very light colored gills for an Agaricus , though this is typical of this species when young. When spores mature they will be chocolate brown. Its sister mushroom was already dark gilled when I picked it the day before yesterday. Note the tawny fibrils. The ones I've seen have a lot of gold/yellow color. There is a fairly strong almond odor when cut. It smells heavenly. This specimen is fairly small for a Prince." --Kitty with Sue Morphology The first thing one notices when encountering a “Prince” is the size. Twenty-two centimeters (8.66") and larger in diameter is not uncommon. The cap is marshmallow-shaped before it is fully expanded, then becomes domed to flat or uplifted. The flesh is thick. The surface of the cap has many fibrillose scales, brown or golden-brown in color against a white background. It has a large, skirt-like annulus. The stem is often buried deep in the duff. Look for prominent raised fibrils below the annulus, giving a fluffy look to the stipe. The sweet scent of almonds should be discernable. When the cap is rubbed, it will slowly discolor to a golden yellow. (Please see pp. 337-338 in David Arora’s Mushrooms Demystified for a more complete list of characteristics.) Be sure your “Prince” has no cup or volva. The base should not be bulbous, nor should the base have ridge-like rings or signs of any universal veil remnants. Agaricus augustus . Photo by Christian Schwarz (from mushroomobserver.com) The Prince is a gilled mushroom. True to its genus, Agaricus , the mature gills are chocolate-brown as the spores mature. However, like most agarics, gill color in the button stage is pale. And "The Prince” is slow to change color. Though this mushroom is distinctive, it is possible to mistake a non-edible for this prize. When A. augustus is at its best for the table the gill color is still a buffy-white. This might cause some confusion, as many mushrooms, including some very toxic mushrooms , have white or nearly white gills. Be sure all identifying characteristics are present, and take your specimen to an expert for a back-up ID if this is a new species for you. Remember: When in doubt, throw it out! Avoid poisoning yourself or others. 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Phil Carpenter, Science Advisor ID Classes & Workshops Gain more knowledge and hands-on experience with mushroom ID and mycology. (Some classes are for FFSC members only.) Whether eating mushrooms or simply studying them (the science of mycology), it all comes down to mushroom identification. You don’t want to eat a poisonous mushroom! The Start of a Long, Safe Collecting Career You (or nowadays even your phone) might recognize the genus of a mushroom, but only learning mushrooms to genus can result in grave consequences. For example, the genus Amanita contains not only the most deadly mushrooms in the world, but some of the best edibles. Know the difference! FFSC offers in-person classes in systematic methods of mushroom identification. Our knowledgeable instructors will guide you in how to develop your own ID skills. No prior knowledge of mycology or mushroom identification is required. Any FFSC member with a serious interest in learning how to ID mushrooms can participate! This is a hands-on class, so you will get as much out of the class as the effort you put in. This class will not turn you into an instant mushroom expert, nor enable you to effortlessly identify every mushroom in the forest. Rather it will give you an introduction to a systematic approach for identifying your finds and give you a foundation you can build your ID skills on. Typical Mushroom ID Class Agenda In the morning, you'll meet other participants in a forested area for a class overview and a short local foray. You'll collect specimens on your own and then bring them back to the classroom, where you'll learn to identify them yourself. See Local Forays for what to expect for the collection portion of this class. After a break, you'll meet the group again in a classroom downtown, and spend the rest of the afternoon learning and practicing how to identify your findings to genus and species. Past students have expressed that taking two or more sessions really builds those skills. We usually offer basic ID classes to FFSC members at least once a season (or more, in years when wild mushrooms are more abundant). Mushroom ID Class Costs and Fees We use the classic field guide Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora as the primary class text. Plan to purchase or borrow a copy of the text before the class. New and used copies of the book are available on several websites. (As mushroom classifications continue to evolve due to DNA sequencing, the instructors may also refer you to other optional books and resources.) In order to take the class, you must be a current, paid-up, member of the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz. The class size is limited to 20 participants. The class fee is typically $20 to $30 to cover costs related to the classroom rental, any shared supplies, and fundraising for FFSC educational programs. The instructors are volunteers. The price for each class will be specified when the tickets go on sale. Mycology Workshops: Forge a Deeper Understanding Mycology workshops are usually one full day long and cover a multitude of subjects, open to suggestion. In the past, our workshops have included beginning to advanced microscopy, which are hands-on sessions on how to use a microscope for mushroom identification. Instructors include both knowledgeable members as well as invited professional mycologists. Other popular workshops have included advanced study of specific genera of mushrooms by invited specialists, microscopic study of different types of fungi (e.g. ascomycetes), or in mushroom cultivation techniques. Mycology Workshop Costs and Fees Workshop fees vary based on the venue, instructor, and length. Upcoming Classes & Workshops No events at the moment Past Classes & Workshops RSVP Closed Sat, Feb 07 Feb 7 2026 Mushroom ID Class / Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange Details This one day class won't turn you into an instant mushroom expert, nor enable you to effortlessly identify every mushroom in the forest. Rather it will give you an introduction to a systematic approach for identifying your finds and give you a foundation for building your skills. Cost: $15 RSVP Closed Sat, Mar 02 March 2024 Mushroom ID Class / London Nelson Community Center Details This one day class won't turn you into an instant mushroom expert, nor enable you to effortlessly identify every mushroom in the forest. Rather it will give you an introduction to a systematic approach for identifying your finds and give you a foundation for building your skills.