Yuba Watershed Institute

2019 Fungus Foray Updates: Speakers and Volunteers

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The Yuba Watershed Institute is excited to announce the speaker lineup for this year’s Fungus Foray on December 14-15, 2019.

Saturday

  • “Introduction to the Foray” and “Basic Forms of Fungi and Where to Find Them,” by Daniel Nicholson, local mycologist and naturalist.
  • “Fungi of Vanuatu,” by Dr. Brian A. Perry, mycologist and professor.
  • “Mushrooms that Glow in the Dark: Bioluminescent and Fluorescent Fungi,” by Alan Rockefeller, mushroom identification expert.

Sunday

  • “Wild Mushroom Cooking Demonstration,” by Chef Todd Spanier.
  • “Fungi of The Andes Mountains,” by Damon Tighe, biologist and photographer.
  • “Growing and Restoring with Fungi in the Landscape,” by Christopher Hodge, mushroom cultivator.
  • “Sierra Mycoflora Project and What We Know of the Sierra Fungi,” by Daniel Nicholson, local mycologist and naturalist.

We’re also seeking volunteers for both days. Volunteers will help with one of the following tasks and receive free admission:

  • Set Up
  • Parking
  • Front Door 
  • Will Call
  • Concessions and Merchandise Tables
  • Soup Making
  • Soup Serving
  • Membership Table
  • Kids Activities
  • Break Down

To volunteer, please contact Beverly LaFae at events@yubawatershedinstitute.com.

To register, visit http://yubawatershedinstitute.org/register/.

We hope to see you there!

Register today for July 13 “Working with Local Wood” workshop

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Working with Local Wood

Learn How to Harvest, Handle, Process, & Mill Local Wood to Quality Lumber

JULY 13, 2019
9:30 AM to 4 PM
North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center
17894 Tyler Foote Rd, Nevada City, CA 95959

$25 for YWI members ($35 for non-members)

Milling your own lumber is more than cutting boards from a log. The presenters at this Saturday workshop have many decades of experience working with local woods. Presenters include: Len Brackett (traditional timber framer); Bob Erickson (furniture maker); Theo Killigrew des Tombe (timber faller & mill operator); Robert Beauchamp (mill operator); and Nikko Garvin (mill operator).

More information and registration

Upcoming Workshop: Working with Local Wood, July 13

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Learn How to Harvest, Handle, Process, & Mill Local Wood to Quality Lumber

JULY 13, 2019
9:30 AM to 4 PM
North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center
17894 Tyler Foote Rd, Nevada City, CA 95959

$25 for YWI members ($35 for non-members)

Milling your own lumber is more than cutting boards from a log. The presenters at this Saturday workshop have many decades of experience working with local woods. Presenters include: Len Brackett (traditional timber framer); Bob Erickson (furniture maker); Theo Killigrew des Tombe (timber faller & mill operator); and Robert Beauchamp (mill operator).

More information and registration