Sonoma County Mycological Association

Upcoming events sponsored by the Sonoma County Mycological Association (SOMA) and other mycology groups.

SOMA Board Meetings - First Wednesday of Each Month

SOMA Board meetings are open to attendance by current SOMA club members. For time and location contact President Ken Buegeleisen : send us an email.

Past Meeting Recordings

Watch past SOMA Meetings since 2020, when we started live-streaming the meetings to the SOMA Facebook Page: Facebook/SOMAmushrooms.org.

Sebastopol Grange Hall is our new in-person meeting location

6000 Sebastopol Ave, Hwy 12, Sebastopol, CA 95472.

SOMA is pleased to annouce we will have in-person monthly meetings at the Sebastopol Grange Hall from September to May. Meetings are open to the public!

We usually meet on the 3rd Thursdays, unless otherwise posted. You can bring in mushrooms for identification, and we'll usually have t-shirts and books for sale. Most meetings are pot-luck dinners!

SOMA Monthly Meetings and Forays

Please use the NEW SOMA Website: SonomaMycology.org

Partnerships

The FUNDIS Project

The FUNDIS Biodiversity Databse on iNaturalist - community science at its best!

Find and document 20 rare and potentially threatened fungi on the West Coast.
Scientists and conservationists need more data on these fungi.
Your high quality observations can make a difference!

Join the iNaturalist Project or the Mushroom Observer project and share your observations there. This project has been extended to cover 20 species for 3-5 years. Review the pilot project assessment.
Bi-monthly Newsletter Funga Decoded. Join the mailing list.

Other Nearby Mushroom Clubs

Mycological Society of San Francisco

Links: Calendar - Annual Membership is $20
Meetings: Third Tuesday of each month from September thru May
Culinary Dinners: First Mondays, 6-9pm, Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park
Events: Mendocino Woodlands Camp Foray: Veterans Day weekend
MSSF Fungus Faire: December 8, (new location) El Camino High School,
1320 Mission Rd, South San Francisco CA 94080.

Mycological Society of Marin

Links: News - Foraging Calendar - Annual Basic Membership is $40
Meetings: Third Wednesday of each month from September thru May
“WILD IN MARIN” Fungus Festival in Jan 6, 2024

Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz

Links: Events Overview - Annual Membership is $20
Meetings: Third Wednesday of each month from September thru May
Events: Alaska Foray - Probably August.
Albion Field Station Forays - Dec 1-3, 2023, and Jan 19-21, 2024
FFSC Fungus Fair - JANUARY 12-14, 2024