CMS Meeting Oct 2025

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  • Speaker: Monica Larcom of Lane County Search and Rescue
  • Topic: Search and Rescue: Staying Safe while Searching for the Elusive Fungi
  • When: Friday, October 17, 2025, at 7pm
  • Where: In person at the Amazon Community Center
  • Also live stream: CMS YouTube Channel (open and click to set a reminder)

Monica Larcom will be discussing best practices for forest and wilderness survival techniques, and how to best not need Search and Rescue Services while mushroom hunting in the Pacific Northwest. She will review a few extended search-survival success stories and how to make the best of a worst-case scenario.

About the Speaker

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Monica Larcom has been working for the Lane County Sheriff’s office for about two and a half years as one of the Search and Rescue Program Coordinators. Lane County Search and Rescue (SAR) responds to a variety of outdoor emergencies including (but not limited to) water rescues, fire evacuations, lost mushroom pickers, and injured climbers on the Sisters. Lane County SAR is supported by a group of dedicated volunteers who prepare to respond at any time of day or night to assist in SAR Operations.

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