http://cascademyco.org Non-profit 501(c)(3) - Education, Research, and Fun with Fungi Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:12:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In March the CMS will welcome guest speaker Dr. Jane Smith, who will talk about soil recovery after severe wildfire and ecosystems functions of fungi. About The Speaker Dr. Jane E. Smith is a Research Botanist and has been with the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station since 1987. She ... http://cascademyco.org/2010/03/general-meeting-%e2%80%94-thursday-march-11th-2010/ UPDATE: Our guest chef has been working with the LCC students Wednesday in preparation for the feast. Tickets have been selling steadily, but we anticipate that there may be a few left for purchase at the door. If you're one of those spontaneous types, any remaining seats will be available ... http://cascademyco.org/2010/02/fungal-feast-2010-thursday-february-11-2010/ We're sorry to announce that the foray that is traditionally held before the fungal feast will be canceled due to poor conditions. The weather patterns including the deep freeze in December have drastically reduced the availability of the edible species usually collected. We've heard reports of modest amounts of mushrooms from ... http://cascademyco.org/2010/02/no-foray-saturday-february-6th/ The fungal feast was mentioned in a recent article about the Oregon Truffle Festival in Chow!, Eugene Weekly's dining guide. Chow! Article The tickets for the feast are selling quickly but there are still tickets available, see the post below to purchase. http://cascademyco.org/2010/02/cms-fungal-feast-in-chow/ The holidays are behind us and now we can look forward to the New Year with excitement and anticipation. If you were the recipient or the collector of unwanted “mushroom kitsch” please consider donating your mushroom “art” to the February Fungal Feast silent auction. The Cascade Mycological Society hosts ... http://cascademyco.org/2010/01/mushroom-kitsch-donations-wanted-for-fungal-feast/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="255" caption="Dr. Jim Trappe"][/caption] In January the CMS will welcome guest speaker Dr. Jim Trappe, who will speak about Desert Truffles. That's one 's', so we're talking about dry places, not a sweet after dinner treat ;). Meet at 7:00 pm, room 115, Science Building (Building 16) at Lane ... http://cascademyco.org/2009/12/general-meeting-%e2%80%94-thursday-october-8th-2009/ This month a presentation from NAMA, the North American Mycological Association will be viewed. This meeting will also serve as a social gathering for the holiday season and refreshments will be provided by the CMS. Feel free to bring specimens and stories to share with the group. Meet at 7:00 pm, ... http://cascademyco.org/2009/12/general-meeting-thursday-december-10th-2009/ The next foray will be occurring on Saturday Dec, 5th. Joe Spivak will be leading the foray. Update: We will be going to the Bryce Creek area. An additional meeting site has been added, at the Cottage Grove Ranger Station at 9:30 AM. We will still depart from S. Eugene High School ... http://cascademyco.org/2009/11/cms-member-foray-saturday-december-6th-2009/ The topic this month will be mushroom dyes and the presenter will be Marika Banyacski. Marika has been working with fibers for many years and is a dyeing instructor at the Eugene Textile Center. She began dyeing with mushrooms two years ago and has become increasingly involved with mushroom dyes. As ... http://cascademyco.org/2009/11/general-meeting-thursday-november-12th-2009/ The next foray will be occurring on Saturday Nov, 7th. Chris Melloti will be leading the foray, the location TBA depending on weather conditions. Forays are limited to CMS members (and friends) only. You can become a member on Saturday to join us! Meet at the South Eugene High School by 8:45 ... http://cascademyco.org/2009/11/cms-member-foray-saturday-november-7th-2009/