On Saturday, December 7th at 11 am, 20 people can comb the park’s trails for three hours from 11 am to 2 pm searching for and collecting mushrooms.  Place your collected mushrooms in a large basket or doubled paper bag.  Waxed paper sandwich bags (available at Oceana Market in Eureka Square, Pacifica) would be helpful if you can find them.  Then return to the assigned area for J.R. Blair to identify and discuss them.  The more mushrooms collected, the better!  Rain does NOT cancel the event, so do dress accordingly. 

This collection of mushrooms is for the Mycological Society of San Francisco’s Fungus Fair at El Camino High School 1320 Mission Rd, South San Francisco.  The Fungus Fair will take place on Sunday, December 8th from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.

We need a good turnout, so please sign up on Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mushroom-mycoblitz-with-jr-blair-tickets-1060515533509

About the leader:  J.R. Blair received his Bachelor’s degree at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington and obtained his Master’s degree at San Francisco State University in 1999, studying with the accomplished mycologist Dr. Dennis Desjardin. His thesis was “Fungi Associated with Arctostaphylos in Northern California.”