Our December meeting will be on Wednesday, December 6th at the Humboldt Universalist Unitarian Fellowship (24 Fellowship Way, Bayside, CA). We'll have social time, show and tell (bring your mushrooms!), raffle, and merch sales from 7-7:30pm, then we'll discuss club business from 7:30 until about 7:45. After club business, we'll introduce our speaker Mandy Hackney.
CA FUNDIS Project
The Fungal Diversity Survey(FUNDIS) is a 501(c)(3) organization that protects biodiversity through the conservation of fungi and their habitats. Fungal species diversity in North America is poorly understood, and many groups are listed with invalid European names. Many more remain undescribed or undiscovered. The CA FUNDIS Project aims to establish an inventory of all macrofungi in the State of California. Come learn about the value of protecting fungi and get a snapshot of California's fungal biodiversity from one of FUNDIS' own Fungi Collectors.
Speaker Bio
Mandy Hackney is a self taught community mycologist living in Eureka with her elderly father and cat. Originally from rural Appalachia, she has been living in California for over a decade. As a Cal Poly Humboldt Alum, she graduated with a Bachelor's in Recreation Administration. FUNDIS, the only fungal conservation nonprofit in North America, has benefitted from Mandy’s services as a Fungi Collector for the CA FunDis Project and Curator for the Fungal Diversity Database on iNaturalist. With the Humboldt Bay Mycological Society (HBMS) she acts as a Fungi Surveyor for the Redwood National & State Parks Mycoflora Project. As long-time member of HBMS, Mandy has served as a newsletter column author, foray leader, workshop facilitator, and is currently a Member at Large on the Board of Directors. Through her work with FUNDIS, she often organizes field expeditions and pushes her limits to chase ever elusive rare and tiny fungi. On any given day you can find Mandy in her favorite place, on the floor of a forest armed with her mushroom knife and hand lens. Otherwise you may find her in her second favorite place, curled up at home with her cat reading a good book.
As always, our meetings are free and open to the public!
Joining by Zoom
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85627947731?pwd=bhY6dCbitOi57bwB1MbbOdpsDk8xJV.1
Meeting ID: 856 2794 7731 Passcode: 392407