MSSF Meetings
On the third Tuesday of each month from September thru May, the Mycological Society of San Francisco has a General Meeting at the Randall Museum in San Francisco.
The highlight of each meeting is a speaker with slides on some aspect of mycology and mushrooming: ecology, taxonomy, mycophagy, sociology, etc. Before each meeting members bring collections which are put on display and identified. Refreshments are served before the meeting.
- Doors open and identification starts at 6:30 pm.
- Announcements begin at 7:30 pm, followed by the presentation.
- Note: General Meetings are open to the public.
- If a meeting is expected to be so popular that attendance would exceed room capacity in the Randall Museum Theater, reserved seating is instituted and there may be an admission fee for non-members.
- Meetings will also be available via Zoom
- Randall Museum Map & Directions
Monika Richardson
- Talk Title: Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities of three Pinus species on the California North Coast
- Meeting date and time:
7:30 pm PST, Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
- Individuals may attend in-person, beginning at 6:30pm, for mushroom ID, refreshments and social interaction in the Buckley Room of the Randall Museum
- Virtually: At 7:30pm, you will be able to join the group for the evening's presentation virtually. Join the Zoom Meeting
- Meeting ID: 891 8438 9640
- Passcode: 608192
- Zoom Link
Title:
Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities of three Pinus species on the California North Coast
Project Description:
This master's thesis project will inventory the different species of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi associated with three pine species occurring in coastal Humboldt County: Bishop pine, shore pine, and Monterey pine. Additionally, disjunct Bishop pine in Mendocino County will be sampled for associated ECM fungi. If successful, the project will reveal influences of host species and geographic distance on the community of ECM fungi present by documenting and analyzing variation in ECM fungal community composition among the three pine species and between disconnected populations of Bishop pine at its northern range limit. From an ecological perspective, this project may identify keystone fungal symbionts that have not been previously inventoried, and elucidate the flexibility of the ECM fungi that participate in symbiotic mutualisms. The study will address the following questions: (1) Do the associated ECM fungal assemblages differ between the three Pinus species in Humboldt county? (2) Is the ECM fungal assemblage associated with Humboldt Bishop pine similar to those of heterospecific co-occurring pine species? (3) Does the Humboldt Bishop pine ECM fungal assemblage differ from that of the disjunct Mendocino Bishop pine? (4) In Humboldt, will native Bishop and shore pine have a more similar ECM fungal assemblage relative to introduced Monterey pine? This talk will discuss the findings of the study so far, and provide background on the importance of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis in California forests.
Biography:
Monika grew up on the San Francisco Peninsula where she developed an appreciation and love for the ecosystems of the coastal regions of California. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and has spent the last 7 years working for various government and nonprofit conservation organizations such as Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Mendocino Land Trust, and Feather River RCD. After years of being obsessed with identifying and looking for mushrooms, Monika decided to go for a master's degree at Cal Poly Humboldt to investigate the symbiotic mutualisms between fungi and plants found in the Yurok/ Wiyot territories of Northern California. She is excited to be studying something she finds so fascinating and is happy to be in the beautiful and wet Humboldt county. When not looking for mushrooms, Monika spends her time surfing, co-managing a compost company, and gardening.
Links:
2024 Meetings
- Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Tuesday, January 16, 2024
2023 Meetings
- No meeting in December - Fungus Fair [date to be determined]
- Tuesday, November 21, 2023
- Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- Tuesday, September 19, 2023
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 16, 2023
- Tuesday, April 18, 2023
- Tuesday, March 21, 2023
- Tuesday, February 21, 2023
- No meeting in January - Fungus Fair on January 29
2022 Meetings
- Tuesday, November 15, 2022
video
- Tuesday, October 18, 2022
video
- Tuesday, September 20, 2022
video
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 17, 2022 video
- Tuesday, April 19, 2022 video
- Tuesday, March 15, 2022 video
- Tuesday, February 15, 2022
- Tuesday, January 18, 2022
2021 Meetings
- Tuesday, December 21, 2021
- Tuesday, November 16, 2021
- Tuesday, October 19, 2021
- Tuesday, September 21, 2021
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 18, 2021
- Tuesday, April 20, 2021
- Tuesday, March 16, 2021
- Tuesday, February 16, 2021
- Tuesday, January 19, 2021
2020 Meetings
- Tuesday, December 15, 2020
- Tuesday, November 17, 2020
- Tuesday, October 20, 2020
- Tuesday, September 15, 2020
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 19, 2020
- Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - cancelled due to COVID-19
- Tuesday, March 17, 2020
- Tuesday, February 18, 2020
- Tuesday, January 21, 2020
2019 Meetings
- No meeting in December, Fungus Fair on Sunday, December 8, 2019
- Tuesday, November 19, 2019
- Tuesday, October 15, 2019
- Tuesday, September 17, 2019
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 21, 2019
- Tuesday, April 16, 2019
- Tuesday, March 19, 2019
- Tuesday, February 19, 2019
- Tuesday, January 15, 2019
2018 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 20, 2018
- Tuesday, October 15, 2018
- Tuesday, September 17, 2018
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 21, 2018
- Tuesday, April 17, 2018
- Tuesday, March 20, 2018
- Tuesday, February 20, 2018
- Tuesday, January 16, 2018
2017 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 21, 2017
- Tuesday, October 17, 2017
- Tuesday, September 19, 2017
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 16, 2017
- Tuesday, April 18, 2017
- Tuesday, March 21, 2017
- Tuesday, February 21, 2017
- Tuesday, January 17, 2017
2016 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 15, 2016
- Tuesday, October 18, 2016
- Tuesday, September 20, 2016
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 17, 2016
- Tuesday, April 19, 2016
- Tuesday, March 15, 2016
- Tuesday, February 16, 2016
- Tuesday, January 19, 2016
2015 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 17, 2015
- Tuesday, October 20, 2015
- Tuesday, September 15, 2015 2015 video
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 19, 2015
- Tuesday, April 21, 2015
- Tuesday, March 17, 2015
- Tuesday, February 17, 2015
- Tuesday, January 20, 2015
2014 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 18, 2014
- Tuesday, October 21, 2014
- Tuesday, September 16, 2014 video
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 20, 2014
- Tuesday, April 15, 2014 video
- Tuesday, March 18, 2014 video
- Tuesday, February 18, 2014 video
- Tuesday, January 21, 2014 video
2013 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 19, 2013 video
- Tuesday, October 15, 2013 video
- Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Talk "&" Slides
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 21, 2013 video
- Tuesday, April 16, 2013 video 1 video 2
- Tuesday, March 19, 2013 video
- Tuesday, February 19, 2013
- Tuesday, January 15, 2013
