Upcoming events sponsored by the Sonoma County Mycological Association (SOMA) and other mycology groups.
SOMA Board Meetings - First Wednesday of Each Month
SOMA Board meetings are open to attendance by current SOMA club members. For time and location contact President Ken Buegeleisen : send us an email.
Past Meeting Recordings
Watch past SOMA Meetings since 2020, when we started live-streaming the meetings to the SOMA Facebook Page: Facebook/SOMAmushrooms.org.
Sebastopol Grange Hall is our new in-person meeting location
6000 Sebastopol Ave, Hwy 12, Sebastopol, CA 95472.
SOMA is pleased to annouce we will have in-person monthly meetings at the Sebastopol Grange Hall from September to May. Meetings are open to the public!
We usually meet on the 3rd Thursdays, unless otherwise posted. You can bring in mushrooms for identification, and we'll usually have t-shirts and books for sale. Some meetings are pot-luck dinners!
2024 SOMA Monthly Meetings and Forays
Sept
19
SOMA Monthly Meeting - IN PERSON at the Sebastopol Grange Hall
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
6:00pm PDT Potluck - Bring something to share!
6:30pm PDT Presentation
Sebastopol Grange Hall #306 - 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Hwy 12, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Or watch remotely on Zoom: CLICK TO JOIN at 6:30pm on Sept 19th
Topic: Early Season Fungi & Summer Fungi
by Gordon Walker and Harte Singer
Join SOMA for our first monthly meeting andpotluck at the Grange in Sebastopol to kick off the mushroom season. Many of our board members will be present andwe will have a casual potluck followed by a presentation by Gordon Walker & Harte Singer about the "early" season fungi and unusual findings of cool Summer fungi.
SOMA will be selling T-Shirts and Books at this meeting!
Partnerships
The FUNDIS Project
The FUNDIS Biodiversity Databse on iNaturalist - community science at its best!
Find and document 20 rare and potentially threatened fungi on the West Coast.
Scientists and conservationists need more data on these fungi.
Your high quality observations can make a difference!
Join the iNaturalist Project
or the Mushroom Observer project and share your observations there.
This project has been extended to cover 20 species for 3-5 years. Review the
pilot project assessment.
Bi-monthly Newsletter Funga Decoded. Join the mailing list.
Other Nearby Mushroom Clubs
Mycological Society of San Francisco
Links: Calendar
- Annual Membership is $20
Meetings: Third Tuesday of each month from September thru May
Culinary Dinners: First Mondays, 6-9pm, Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park
Events:
Mendocino Woodlands Camp Foray: Veterans Day weekend
MSSF Fungus Faire: December 16, (new location) El Camino High School,
1320 Mission Rd, South San Francisco CA 94080.
Mycological Society of Marin
Links: News
- Foraging Calendar
- Annual Basic Membership is $40
Meetings: Third Wednesday of each month from September thru May
“WILD IN MARIN” Fungus Festival in Jan 6, 2024
Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Links: Events Overview
- Annual Membership is $20
Meetings: Third Wednesday of each month from September thru May
Events:
Alaska Foray - Probably August.
Albion Field Station Forays - Dec 1-3, 2023, and Jan 19-21, 2024
FFSC Fungus Fair - JANUARY 12-14, 2024
Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club
Links: Calendar
- Annual household Membership is $20
Meetings: Second Tuesday of each month from September thru May
Events:
Mushroom ID for beginners - Virtual Lecture & Field ID Walk, usually Mid-December
Wild Mushroom Exhibit Ford House, Mendocino - Nov 1 to Dec 31
Humboldt Bay Mycological Society
Links: Calendar
- Annual family Membership is $20
Meetings: Third Wednesday of each month from September thru May
Events:
Annual Mushroom Fair online: A 5-part Webinar Series with Maria Morrow and Christian Schwarz
Tuesdays 10/19 to 11/16, 7:00-8:30pm PT with Q&A to follow
Oregon Mycological Society
Links: Calendar
- Annual family Membership is $35
Meetings: Second Monday of every month except July and December
Events:
OMS Fall Mushroom Show — Cancelled
International Fungi & Fibre Symposium 2020 - Cancelled
