You are invited to a workshop to introduce our members to the compound microscope. We hope to have ten microscopes, supplies, dried and fresh material to examine, and a number of our experienced microscopists to help the students along.

Very often the prospect of taking up a new technical challenge can be daunting. The purpose of this workshop is to get the prospective microscopist over the proverbial hump.

The class will feature a short introduction to optics and the mechanical workings of the microscope. We will then move on to the preparation of specimens for examination, moving through slime molds, agarics, a few ascomycetes, and some polypores.

There is no admission fee. Space is limited and these workshops tend to fill up very quickly.