Natural History Wanderings

Schedule of Events

• 10:00 AM: Welcome and Overview of Event
• 10:15 AM:  Long Term Mushroom Monitoring: Lessons from a Three-year Effort
  Join mycologist and author Christian Schwarz in a discussion of mushroom monitoring in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
• 11:00 AM: Q&A with Christian Schwarz
• 11:15 AM: A Naturalist’s Guide to Mushroom Identification Books
  Naturalist Trent Pearce shares his extensive (some might say excessive) collection of mushroom guidebooks.
• 11:45 AM:  Culinary Endeavors with Matsutake
  Mycophyle and gastronomist Morgan Evans takes us on a culinary journey through the world of mushroom cooking.
• 12:30 PM: Q&A with Morgan Evans
• 12:45 PM: Mushrooms of Lake Merritt
  Local naturalist Damon Tighe leads us through the world of urban mushrooms at Oakland’s Lake Merritt.
• 1:30 PM: Q&A with Damon Tighe
• 1:45 PM:  Bay Area MycoBlitz Results
  Naturalist Trent Pearce reviews the iNatualist Mycoblitz, sharing the most commonly observed species in the Bay Area from the past week.
• 2:00 PM: Fungus Trivia
  Naturalist Constance Taylor hosts a Kahoot-based fungus trivia that will challenge even the most seasoned mycologists.
• 2:45 PM: Event wrap-up, final Q&A
• 3:00 PM: Event ends

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