On Saturday, January 28^th at 10 am, 30 people can comb the trails for one hour searching and collecting mushrooms.  Place your collected mushrooms in a large basket or doubled paper bag. Waxed paper sandwich bags would be helpful if you can find them. Then return to the Walnut Grove picnic 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.

The collection of mushrooms is for the Mycological Society of San Francisco’s Fungus Fair at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill on Sunday, January 29th.

Please make certain that you can attend and sign up on Eventbrite: 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mushroom-bioblitz-with-jr-blair-tickets-479631690297

J.R. Blair is an active member of the Mycological Society of San Francisco and past Fungus Fair chairperson for five years as well as past President of the Society for two years.  He received his bachelor’s degree at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington and obtained his master’s degree at San Francisco State University in 1999. His thesis was Fungi Associated with Arctostaphylos in Northern California.