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• Anna Finds Fungi: Mushrooms and More Across Hemispheres

  • When
    October 21, 2024
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Yakima Area Arboretum, 1401 Arboretum Dr, Yakima, WA 98901

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  Presentation By Anna Conley,

  Thomas J. Watson Fellow 

  
  

  Anna Conley has been marveling at mushrooms since the age of four when she first roamed the woods of Eastern Oregon foraging for morels. This interest was further solidified when after graduation from A.C. Davis High School in 2016 , she stopped by the North American Mycological Association's Annual Foray in Cable, Wisconsin on her way to start college in Northfield, Minnesota. While at Carleton College, she was awarded a travel fellowship from the Thomas J. Watson Foundation to pursue her passion of exploring mushrooms across cultures and continents. After several years of delay due to COVID, she was finally able to complete this adventure in 2023-2024, spending varying amounts of time in Czechia, The Netherlands, England, Chile, and India. Join Anna as she brings you along on her adventures. 

  Free to current members and $5.00 for guests. We encourage you to register ahead of time. Room at the event is limited. Member check-in and guest tickets may be available at the door if seats are available.

  Doors open at 6:30

  Meeting will start at 7:00 PM. We'll hold our regular membership meeting and the presentation will begin shortly thereafter

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• 2024 Wild Mushroom Show

  • When
    October 27, 2024
  •  
    11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Jewett Interpretive Center,1401 Arboretum Dr., Yakima, WA 98901

  
  

  Expect to be AMAZED during the Yakima Valley Mushroom Society's annual FREE Wild Mushroom Show.

  Mushrooms collected from around the region will be on display and each will be identified and classified as edible, poisonous, or valueless as food. Expect to see up to 100 different kinds of mushrooms.

  Exhibits will include mushroom habitats and displays, photography exhibits, as well as a great selection of items for sale like mushroom field guides. Plus, learn more about the benefits of being a Yakima Valley Mushroom Society member.

  Learn more about YVMS and how to become a member at:

  https://yvms.org

  Visitors are encouraged to bring in their own mushrooms for identification by YVMS members during the show as well as mushrooms to be exhibited during the event by dropping them off before the show on Saturday.* Be sure to collect the entire mushroom, including underground parts. Please be respectful of mushroom habitats and private property when collecting.

  
  

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