Kurt Miller – Diversity of Fungi in Puerto Rico Tuesday, May 3, 2022 7pm
Our friends at the Mid-Hudson Mycological Association are kindly opening up one of their lectures to our members. Thank you MHMA and John Michelotti! The talkPuerto […]
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Marielle Anzelone – Wildflowers of New York City – Wednesday May 4, 2022 at 7PM (Eastern time)
New York City is filled with wild flora - majestic trees rare wildflowers wetland grasses - that are critical to the ecological function of the City's […]
Cathie Aime – Illuminating the Dark Fungi – Friday, May 6th, 7pm (Eastern time)
Conservative estimates put the number of extant fungal species at 1.5 – 5.1 million of which < 10% have been described. One of the many questions […]
An introduction to DNA sequencing – a talk by Sigrid Jakob Friday, May 13, 7pm
The talkDNA sequencing has become an integral part of modern mycology. It's not only helping with the classification of fungi but has revolutionized our understanding of […]
Jacob Kalichman – Mushroom Forms, or: Macromacromorphology – Friday June 10, 2022 at 07:00 PM Eastern Time
Typical lists of mushroom forms (agaric bolete polypore crust...) are familiar and useful but we don't often give the forms themselves much attention. This presentation will […]
Henry Beker – The Hebeloma project: database to website and development of an AI species identifier – Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 2PM (Eastern Time)
The Hebeloma project has been evolving for over 20 years. The database that started in 2003 now has over 10 000 collections from around the world […]
A life among polypores
Leif's passion for polypores started with an accidental collection of a bracket fungi which then developed to a lifestyle. In the course of collecting polypores for the last 40 years Leif has visited over 70 different countries, resulting in 50,000+ collections in the Oslo Fungarium. Twelve African PhD students have stayed in Oslo under Leif's supervision, which in turn resulted in numerous expeditions and field work in all types of tropical forests as well as other remote places where no collections have been made, such as Tierra Fuego and St. Helena, to mention a few.
Leif Ryvarden: A life among polypores, Sunday June 19th, 11am
In the course of collecting polypores for the last 40 years Leif has visited over 70 different countries which has resulted in 50 000+ collections in […]
Sarah DeLong-Duhon – Rediscovering Common Species Using Molecular Biology: Stereum ostrea and Its Forgotten Cousins – Friday June 17, 2022, 7:00pm (Eastern Time)
Mushrooms that look similar are not always the same species as evidenced by an abundance of DNA studies on genera like Cantharellus Trametes Armillaria and Morchella. […]
A guided tour in the mycorrhizal be-wilderness
The mutualistic relationship between trees and fungi has been well-known for over a century, and metaphors emerging from this interaction have become increasingly common in popular culture. But we have learned many nuances in recent days – we'll cover some of the frontier of research involving the intricacies and nuts-and-bolts mechanisms of this famous symbiosis.
Paul Sadowski: Mushroom Hacks From A Mushroom Hack
An introductory lecture on mushroom identification and other basic skills ...
Lecture on how to use fruiting blocks, growing fungi and soil remediation
How can I find out more about fruiting these blocks or using them for other applications? We’ve scheduled a Zoom lecture with three panel presentations by […]
Lecture information
About the lectures
We have a lecture series that commences in February and usually ends in June, where experts from a variety of fields will present to club members. Lectures cover scientific topics (different types of fungi and the latest discoveries) and hands-on skills (identification and microscopy).
They are currently taking place on Zoom, but hopefully we will be able to have them in person again in the not too distant future. YouTube links for past lectures can be found in the Lectures section of our website, along with information on upcoming lectures.
