The South Vancouver Island Mycological Society (SVIMS) is a registered, nonprofit, member funded Society. We consist of professional and amateur mycologists dedicated to the education, study, research, conservation, and advocacy of all aspects of fungi.
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Why become an active SVIMS' member? 25$/year
Special Events
– Survivor’s Banquet
– Volunteer Appreciation Day Picnic
– Annual Mushroom Show @ the Royal BC Museum, Victoria
– 2.5 day Cowichan Lake Annual Foray
Regular Events
Monthly Meetings:
1st Thursday of the month: a professional presentation, often given by Mycologists from that respective field of academia.
No meetings: January, June, July & August.
Regular Events Continued
Forays:
Forays include the presenter, our club’s Mycologist(s) &/or mushroom experts. weather dependent
Forays can be twice a month, especially when we are called upon to provide a mushroom survey for conservation purposes.
Workshops:
Throughout the year.
Topics: cultivation, mushroom identification, iNAT, vouchering/mycoblitz, microscopy, BC Parks mushroom surveys etc.
Webinars:
January to June: additional webinars through NAMYCO.org allowing us to access academic level, mycological topics, globally.