Mycology legend and founding member Paul Kroeger will be presenting: Mushroom Misadventures: How people get into trouble eating mushrooms, tales from poison control. Tuesday, April 8th @ Floral Hall (5251 Oak st.) 7pm This is a rundown on notable mushroom exposures from the past couple of years and will help to illustrate common mistakes that lead to illness from eating wild, and occasionally cultivated, mushrooms. Paul Kroeger has studied mushrooms for over thirty-five years and is a founding member of the Vancouver Mycological Society. He has been involved in many projects and studies about diverse aspects of mushrooms, gaining knowledge about fungal ecology, biochemistry of toxic, hallucinogenic, medicinal, and edible mushrooms. Years of experience have created unique insights and understanding of fungal life-ways and interactions in temperate ecosystems. Doors at 7, Talk at 7:35 As always, we would love to see your specimens at our monthly mushroom table for identification and admiration. Be sure to check out what Spring finds are at the April display. Love the talk? Your VMS membership allows you to access an archive of several past talks on our website for your marathoning pleasure. As always, masks are encouraged in indoor spaces and for all in-person […]