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    • VMS Summer Picnic, Queen Elizabeth Park

      Queen Elizabeth Park

      From noon to 4-ish we will gather at the Queen Elizabeth Park picnic area between the two ponds: https://maps.app.goo.gl/53tPsXtw7WMs33SY8   Bring a picnic lunch. The Riley Park Farmer's Market (10 am - 2 pm) is just a few blocks away, so it's possible to just grab something at one of the food trucks there.

    • September Meeting at Floral Hall, VanDusen Gardens

      The Usual: VanDusen, Floral Hall 5151 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

      Paul Kroeger: Fungi: A World of Wonder Beneath Your Feet Paul Kroeger is a founding member of the Vancouver Mycological Society and has lived in Vancouver for most of his life. He became a citizen scientist in the 1970’s when he started wanting to learn more about fungi. He travels across the province collecting and identifying mushrooms as well as giving engaging and entertaining talks. He knows so much now that the BC Center for Disease Control calls him up to help with reported poisonings. He has written a book on mushrooms of Haida Gwaii and contributed to many published articles on fungi. He is a very passionate, adventurous and curious man. He even has a mushroom named after him! Come join us as we learn about the kingdom of fungi in our own neighbourhood. 

    • Mycomap walk – Surrey

      details TBD, pending city approval of date, email will be sent out to sign up once confirmed

    • Manning Park Foray

      see email for details, foray@vanmyco.com for questions. 

    • October Meeting at Main Visitor Centre, VanDusen Gardens

      Dr Ludovic Le Renard: One mushroom, many names One mushroom species may be known by several names, and several mushroom species still hide under a single name. This talk explores ways in which mushrooms accumulate multiple names over time, and how a single name can conceal greater species diversity than is represented in mushroom field guides. The ongoing MycoMap BC DNA barcoding effort is revealing a great deal of new species in British Columbia, and new names are coming our way in large numbers.  Let's get prepared to deal with them! 

    • Richmond Nature Park Mushroom Show

      Pre-registration required: https://www.richmond.ca/parks-recreation/parks/programs/natureseries.htm (scroll down to "Mushrooms") Page to Register for a half-hour slot