SVIMS member Marty Kranabetter gets some long-overdue recognition for his lifetime work in mycology. Times-Colonist article from November 21, 2021.
SVIMS
South Vancouver Island Mycological Society
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.
BC Museum travelling exhibit on mushrooms
The Royal BC Museum has a new travelling exhibit on BC mushrooms. Museum travelling exhibits are leased out to museums, libraries, and exhibition halls throughout BC, usually for two to three months at a time.
The exhibit is now at the Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary. Come by the administation building any time it is open (Mon-Fri, 9-3) and see the exhibit.
The exhibit consists of 16 large panels and 3 exhibit boxes. Two of the boxes contain life-size models of BC’s best edible mushrooms. The artists at the museum did an outstanding job of reproducing the look of the actual mushrooms.
Pictures of the exhibit and further information about it can be viewed here.
Introduction to Mycology UVic on-line course
UVic Continuing Studies is now offering this on-line course:
Introduction to Mycology
This online self-study course will enable you to gain foundational, scientifically-sound knowledge in the field of mycology—the study of fungi. Developed by two experts in the field, Bryce Kendrick and Shannon Berch, this course will guide you independently at your own pace through 10 units so that you can attain an understanding of the features of fungi and the roles they play in pathology, nutrient cycling, agriculture, biological control, food, medicine, forests and our urban environments. You will receive a Certificate of Completion on successfully passing the course.
The fee for the course is $65.00 for the general public and $35.00 for SVIMS members. All they need to do is click on the SVIMS tab when registering to get the discount.
Omphalina
Omphalina is the newsletter of Foray Newfoundland and Labrador. It has several issues a year that talk about mushroom topics of interest to people anywhere. Sometimes it will be a regional mushroom discovery or an account of a foray in Newfoundland – Labrador. Or it could be mushroom cooking or artwork. You can read the most recent issue or any of the back issues by clicking on Omphalina here or clicking on the front cover above.
