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Fourteenth Annual Point Reyes Fungus Fair
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 38.040775, -122.799507
Bear Valley Visitor Center
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Please join us for the Fourteenth Annual Point Reyes National Seashore Fungus Fair!
Sunday, January 13, 2019
10 am to 4 pm
Bear Valley Visitor Center
Attend free lectures in the Bear Valley Visitor Center Auditorium. Learn about fungi and their role in the many Point Reyes habitats, from grasslands to redwoods. See the remarkable colors and shapes of wild mushrooms collected in the park.
Amateur mycologists will be on hand to talk about mushrooms, their role in the environment, and more! Learn more about the Bay Area Mycological Society activities, scientific and educational mission.
For 2019, the following talks are scheduled:
- 11 am "What are Mushrooms Doing in My Forest" by David Rust
- 12:30 pm "Amanitarita's Freaky and Fabulous Fungiquot; by Debbie Viess
- 2 pm "Common Edible Mushrooms of Marin County" by Kingman Bond-Graham
For directions and a map to help you get to the Bear Valley Visitor Center, visit our Directions page.
To help reduce traffic congestion in the paved parking lot adjacent to the Bear Valley Visitor Center, please park your vehicle(s) in the gravel, trailhead/picnic area parking lot on the left (east) side of the access road close to the Bear Valley Trailhead. Parking is free. Download the Bear Valley Area Map (427 KB PDF), which shows the location of the trailhead parking lot relative to the Bear Valley Visitor Center.
Download the Fourteenth Annual Fungus Fair Flyer. (111 KB PDF)
For more information about fungi at the Point Reyes National Seashore, visit our Mushrooms and Other Fungi page.
For more information about Bay Area Mycological Society events, visit the BAMS website: http://www.bayareamushrooms.org/calendar.html.
Local mushroom collecting forays will be offered on Saturday, January 12, 2018.
Sponsored by the Bay Area Mycological Society and Point Reyes National Seashore.
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