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    • February 10th Meeting: Member’s Night

      Hello myco people! I’m excited to announce our first Floral Hall meeting of the year, featuring the return of member’s night, and to share details about a special mushroom presentation from the folks at Nature Vancouver.  Member’s Night: As per tradition, member's night is a chance for members of the VMS to put on short presentations on different fungal topics. We have so many amazing experiences and perspectives within the Vancouver fungal community and we love to showcase what people have been up to. Some speakers may choose to talk about academic work, regional species, cooking, or photography to name just a few examples!  We would love to hear from you on what has caught your interest in mycology from the past 2 months.. or 2 years! Please email president@vanmyco.com to sign up or for more information. While it may not be peak mushroom season, we’d still love to see any specimens you bring to our monthly mushroom table for identification and admiration. 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 events! VMS is still hybrid […]

    • Surrey MycoMap Foray

      Stay tuned to emails for details. Will be in Bear Creek Park. Email will be sent out with further details. 

    • VMS Meeting at Floral Hall

      VanDusen Botanical Garden 5251 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC

      Doors at 6:30 pm Presentation by Luke Mikler at 7 pm specimens for the table welcome Floral Hall, VanDusen Botanical Garden

    • 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.