General Meeting — Thursday March 10th, 2011
Meet at 7:00 pm, room 115, Science Building (Building 16) at Lane Community College in Eugene.
Our guest speaker will be Marlo Gil who will give a talk titled “Fungal Mimicry: a volunteer’s experience with a unique neotropical study.”
Marlo is an Assistant Botanist on the Deschutes National Forest. She has a degree in Environmental Management from Indiana University and has continued Post-Bacc work in Botany at Oregon State University.
She recently spent three weeks in the Andean cloud forest of Ecuador as a student and volunteer participating in a fungal mimicry research project. The project is lead by University of Oregon’s Dr. Bitty Roy and Kew Botanical Garden’s Dr. Bryn Dentinger and is focused on the evolutionary relationship of Dracula orchids with agaric mushrooms.
The majority of her time was spent in the field with Dr. Dentinger surveying for and collecting fungi. There were some unexpected discoveries made and rare species found. The presentation will include a discussion of some of the exciting findings, a description of the project, and a display of brilliant photos.
General Meeting — Thursday February 10th, 2011
Meet at 7:00 pm, room 115, Science Building (Building 16) at Lane Community College in Eugene.
Meeting presented by Chris Melotti. See the complete slide deck for Morels, Truffles and other Spring Mushrooms, by Michael W. Beug.
Truffle Dog Training Sponsored by the North American Truffling Society — Saturday, February 26, 2011
Noted dog trainer, Jean Rand, will lead the third NATS truffle dog training seminar at
The Forestry Club Cabin at Peavy Arboretum in Corvallis, Oregon, on Saturday, February 26, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Jean and Gusto, “Oregon’s most proficient truffle dog”, have been featured in training seminars at the Oregon Truffle Festival and for NATS, and are sought after to determine whether plantations are producing truffles. The seminar will be a combination of lecture, fundamentals of scent training and practical fieldwork.
Attendance is limited to six dogs and four audits. A waiting list will be maintained.
Fees must be paid at time of registration. All dogs will be required to be under handler control and be well mannered in the company of other dogs and people. Aggressive or disruptive dogs will be ejected from the class without refund. Current rabies vaccination required for participating dogs.
Beverages and Continental breakfast will be provided.
Dog and owner training
Audit class, sans dog
For questions contact:
Marilyn Hinds,
President
North American Truffling Society
mkhinballard@peak.org