Andy MacKinnon talks about the new mushroom guide he authored with Kem Luther, on CHEK.
SVIMS
South Vancouver Island Mycological Society
Presentation / Meeting with Michael Beug
Michael Beug will be zooming in from Cascadia in Washington Thurs. Dec 2.
He’ll tell us about A New Kind of Mushroom Book. Details are in the poster below. The meeting starts at 6:45 pm. Miss supper if necessary – you won’t regret it..
Members will receive a zoom link about 2 days beforehand. The presentation will be recorded and after editing by Steven Strybosch will be posted on our YouTube Media page, accessible from the members-only section of our website. It will also be live-streamed to our Facebook site.
Kudos for Kranabetter
SVIMS member Marty Kranabetter gets some long-overdue recognition for his lifetime work in mycology. Times-Colonist article from November 21, 2021.
Video about BC Museum travelling exhibit on mushrooms
BC Museum is releasing a video in its This Week in History series about its new travelling exhibit on mushrooms. The CHEK news report from November 15, 2021 contains the video. The panels of the display, which is currently at the Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary, can be seen in this report.
Flora, Fauna, and Fungi
A good article (Guardian, 11 Nov 2021) by a writer who really knows the subject that she is writing about.
BBC Words and Music
Listenable BBC Words and Music podcast on mushrooms is available on the web for three more days.
Victoria Mushroom Show photos
Victoria’s best braved the raindrops and viruses on October 31, protected by raincoats, masks and vaccines, to share their delight with mushrooms from the Victoria area. 129 species were recorded, not quite as high as in 2008 (134), definitely lower than 2010 (252), but much higher than 2020 (0). Here are a few photos sent in by Andrew Anderson, showing just a few of the people who worked hard to make it a success.
