The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park are pleased to announce that Mr. John Blair has agreed to give the membership and the public a mushroom walk in San Pedro Valley Park, 600 Oddstad Blvd. Pacifica, CA. It will take place on Saturday, December 11 th at 10:30 am and will last approximately an hour and a half until noon. Heavy rain cancels. The rescheduled date is set for Sunday, December 19th at 10:30 am. Please meet in front of the visitor center. For all fungi enthusiasts and nature lovers this is a field trip not to be missed!

Parking in the park is $6. Street parking is free.

About the leader: J.R. Blair 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 studying with the accomplished mycologist, Dr. Dennis Desjardin. His thesis was Fungi Associated with Arctostaphylos in Northern California. Since then, he has been an active member of the Mycological Society of San Francisco. He served a two-year term as President and was Fungus Fair chairperson for five years. He has taught mushroom identification workshops for mycological societies and outdoor education programs for many years. He was a lecturer of biology at SFSU for 21 years and the director of the University’s Sierra Nevada Field Campus for eleven years until his retirement in December 2020.