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OMS General Meeting, February 2023: Daniel Winkler, Fungal Fruits of the Forest – Choice Edible mushrooms of the PNW

World Forestry Center - Cheatham Hall Cheatham Hall, SW Knights Blvd, Portland, OR 97221, Portland, OR, United States
7:30 pm Presentation: Fungal Fruits of the Forest – Choice Edible mushrooms of the PNW Mushrooms grow in abundance in the Pacific Northwest nearly year around. Some are poisonous, many of no culinary value and a select group are some of the best food...

OMS General Meeting, April 2023: Julie Beeler, Mushroom Color Atlas: A Chromatic Universe of Fungi

World Forestry Center - Cheatham Hall Cheatham Hall, SW Knights Blvd, Portland, OR 97221, Portland, OR, United States
7:15 pm Presentation: Mushroom Color Atlas: A Chromatic Universe of Fungi. Enjoy a talk with Julie Beeler about her Mushroom Color Atlas and discover the stunning and diverse range of colors derived from the kaleidoscopic fungi kingdom. Hear about her process, learn how to...

OMS General Meeting, May 2023: Mike Beug, For the Love of Ascomycetes: Morels, Truffles and More.

World Forestry Center - Cheatham Hall Cheatham Hall, SW Knights Blvd, Portland, OR 97221, Portland, OR, United States
7:15 pm Presentation: For the Love of Ascomycetes: Morels, Truffles and More. In this talk, Dr. Beug will dive into the spectacular and diverse world of Ascomycete fungi in the Pacific Northwest including new species that were recently discovered. What are Ascomycetes? What sets...

OMS General Meeting, June 2023: Sidnee Ober-Singleton, Predatory Fungi

World Forestry Center - Cheatham Hall Cheatham Hall, SW Knights Blvd, Portland, OR 97221, Portland, OR, United States
7:15 pm Presentation: Predatory Fungi. A talk describing the wild range of strategies used by fungi to control and capture small prey, a predatory ecological role that’s seldom discussed. Mycologists studying this niche group of fungal predators have made important discoveries on the evolution...

OMS General Meeting, August 2023

World Forestry Center - Cheatham Hall Cheatham Hall, SW Knights Blvd, Portland, OR 97221, Portland, OR, United States
CANCELLEDDue to the anticipated extremely high temperatures on August 14, the Forestry Center will be closing Cheatham Hall for the safety of all involved. This is a member-only event. Face masks required. 7:15 pm Presentation: Noah Siegel. Stop Walking on Truffles:  The Cryptic Life...

OMS General Meeting, September 2023

World Forestry Center - Cheatham Hall Cheatham Hall, SW Knights Blvd, Portland, OR 97221, Portland, OR, United States
7:15 pm Presentation: Nathan Stewart (OMS Scholarship Recipient)Nathan Stewart is a Ph.D. student at Portland State University where he studies in the laboratory of Dr. Daniel Ballhorn. Nathan’s research explores the interactions between bacteria and mushroom forming fungi. Although studied extensively as members of...

OMS General Meeting, October 2023

World Forestry Center - Cheatham Hall Cheatham Hall, SW Knights Blvd, Portland, OR 97221, Portland, OR, United States
7:15 pm Presentation: Noah Siegel. Stop Walking on Truffles:  The Cryptic Life Underground.   Stop Walking on Truffles:  The Cryptic Life Underground.   According to Noah, The Pacific Northwest has an amazing diversity of hypogeous fungi (truffles and false truffles). Although truffles are renowned for their...

Meetings with Remarkable Mushrooms

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside St., Portland, Oregon, United States
What can we learn from the lives of fungi? Splitting time between the northern and southern hemispheres, ecologist Alison Pouliot ensures that she experiences two autumns per year in the pursuit of fungi — from Australia’s deserts to Iceland’s glaciers to America’s Cascade Mountains....

2023 OMS Fall Mushroom Show

Miller Hall SW Knights Blvd., Portland, OR, United States
Join us for the annual Oregon Mycological Society Fall Mushroom Show where you can see beautifully displayed specimens from around the region and talk to mushroom experts. There will be vendors, books for sale, mushroom cooking samples, speakers and more! (The OMS Fall Mushroom...

OMS General Meeting, November 2023

World Forestry Center - Cheatham Hall Cheatham Hall, SW Knights Blvd, Portland, OR 97221, Portland, OR, United States
7:15 pm Presentation: Sarah Norvell (2022 Judy Roger Memorial Scholarship winner)
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