Upcoming events sponsored by the Sonoma County Mycological Association (SOMA) and other mycology groups.
First Wednesday of Each Month
SOMA Board Meetings. SOMA Board meetings are open to attendance by current SOMA club members. For time and location contact President Justin Reyes send us an email.
2023/2024 SOMA Monthly Meetings Online using Zoom
Watch Past SOMA Meetings on Facebook/SOMAmushrooms.org
SOMA is transitioning back to in-person membership meetings, and looking for a new venue.
Sorry for the gap in meetings while we re-adjust back to "normal" (is anything "normal" anymore?)
SOMA Holiday Party and Scholarship Fundraiser
and
Presentation by Tradd Cotter and Irene Dubin
Dec
9
Sebastopol Masonic Hall,
373 N Main St, Sebastopol CA 95472 USA
Registration links:
3pm to 5pm: Tradd Cotter & Irene Dubin - $20
5:30pm to 8pm: Holiday Dinner - $30
"Down the Rabbit Hole" is a fun and educational presentation covering an assortment of mycological topics and ideas based on Tradd's previous and future work. Come listen to the latest research and what may be on the horizon involving fungi and civilization. Open your mind and heart to the Kingdom Fungi!
From cultivation to building materials and mycoremediation to psychedelic mushroom research, Tradd has explored almost every application with fungi. Other topics in the presentation will include antibiotic research, advancing mycopesticide opportunities to replace chemical pesticides and astromycology.
You must be a SOMA member to attend, but members are welcome to bring a non-member guest. If your guests are interested in joining our monthly mushroom walks + potlucks at Salt Point, they will want to become a member as well!
This is a community effort, and we ask that everyone attending please bring a large appetizer and/or dessert. Preferably,
dishes will be cut into bites/morsels.
We also ask that participants help out with one of the following: food preparation, dining room set up or clean up.
Please select your desired role with your ticket choice and arrive accordingly (see registration for details).
Eugenia Bone on Zoom!
Dec
21
SOMA Monthly Meeting ONLINE
Topic: The Kitchen Mycologist: The delicious surprises, the unfortunate flops, the great tips, and the ultimate lessons I learned about cooking mushrooms making the Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook.Zoom Meeting Link Meeting ID: 843 1029 5088 Passcode: SOMA
When & Where: EARLY START TIME! 5:00pm PST ONLINE Only. Open to the public.
Eugenia Bone is an internationally known food and nature writer. Her work has appeared in many anthologies, magazines, and newspapers, including The New York Times, The National Lampoon, Saveur, Gourmet, BBC Science, and The Wall Street Journal, where she is a frequent book reviewer. She is a member of the American Society of Science Writers and former president of the New York Mycological Society. She is a member of the faculty at the New York Botanical Garden where she teaches classes on mycophagy and psychedelic mushrooms.
Eugenia is the author or co-author of eight books on food and nature, including the category staple Mycophilia, and the Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook (December, 2021). She has been nominated for a variety of awards, including the Colorado Book Award and James Beard Award.
SOMA Camp 2024
Jan
13-15
This is our 25th SOMA Camp!
Registration opens Oct 25th. We expect class/foray registration to start Dec 1st.
Refer to the SOMA Camp page for details of the event.
2023/2024 Wild Mushroom Forays at Salt Point State Park
Wild Mushroom Forays at Salt Point State Park
Cost: Free for members, $25 for non-members, children under 12 are free.
Day Use parking fee at Salt Point State Park is $8 per vehicle. When the Woodside ranger kiosk is not staffed, please use the Brown Metal Self Registration Box in front of the kiosk. Envelopes are provided.
Nov
18
Salt Point - Wild Mushroom Foray - Nov 18, 2023
Starts at 9:45am at Woodside Campground. Bring a dish to share in the potluck, SOMA will provide a hot main dish!
Registration will open Nov 1st
Dec
23
Salt Point - Wild Mushroom Foray - Dec 23, 2023
Starts at 9:45am at Woodside Campground. Bring a dish to share in the potluck, SOMA will provide a hot main dish!
Registration will open Dec 1st
Feb
17
Salt Point - Wild Mushroom Foray
Starts at 9:45am at Woodside Campground. Bring a dish to share in the potluck, SOMA will provide a hot main dish!
Registration will open Feb 1st!
Mar
23
Salt Point - Wild Mushroom Foray
Starts at 9:45am at Woodside Campground. Bring a dish to share in the potluck, SOMA will provide a hot main dish!
Registration will open Mar 1st
FunDiS Project
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.
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 16, (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
Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club
Links: Calendar
- Annual household Membership is $20
Meetings: Second Tuesday of each month from September thru May
Events:
Mushroom ID for beginners - Virtual Lecture & Field ID Walk, usually Mid-December
Wild Mushroom Exhibit Ford House, Mendocino - Nov 1 to Dec 31
Humboldt Bay Mycological Society
Links: Calendar
- Annual family Membership is $20
Meetings: Third Wednesday of each month from September thru May
Events:
Annual Mushroom Fair online: A 5-part Webinar Series with Maria Morrow and Christian Schwarz
Tuesdays 10/19 to 11/16, 7:00-8:30pm PT with Q&A to follow
Oregon Mycological Society
Links: Calendar
- Annual family Membership is $35
Meetings: Second Monday of every month except July and December
Events:
OMS Fall Mushroom Show — Cancelled
International Fungi & Fibre Symposium 2020 - Cancelled
