When and Where do We Meet?
Members of the South Carolina Upstate Mycological Society meet monthly, except for January, on the first Monday of the month or as the schedule allows.
Check below for specific dates, locations, and speaker information.
Meetings start at 6:30pm, arrive any time after 6:00pm.
The format of the meetings is intended to be casual and social. We typically have a speaker who gives a presentation on a mycological topic of their choice, and also discuss recent fungal finds, arrange the upcoming foray, work on identifying specimens, etc.
All levels of knowledge are welcome!
Meeting place: See individual event for location, it changes based on availability.
Upcoming Meetings
July Meeting
SCUMS monthly meeting: Monday, July 7th
Dr. Inga Meadows will present:
Fungal tomato disease management in NC & improving monitoring tools of truffiere mychorrizae
Inga Meadows is the Extension Plant Pathologist for Vegetables and Herbaceous Ornamentals with NC State University located at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville, NC. Inga’s extension and research activities focus on tools for improving the management of diseases of tomato, other vegetables, and greenhouse ornamentals for commercial growers. Her mycological interests have led her to also serve the truffle industry by providing a service for testing truffle tree roots for colonization.
When: Monday, July 7. We will be there at 4:30 pm to set up. You are welcome to help us set up, as well as walk around and enjoy the Site. Meeting starts at 6:30 pm.
Zoom: We will do our best to make this meeting available on Zoom, we really want everyone's input! Please be patient since this is a new location.
https://clemson.zoom.us/j/94780986369
Meeting ID: 947 8098 6369
Where: Note different location Mushroom Mountain 200 Finley Rd, Easley, SC 29642
Look for the Mushroom Mountain sign, you'll drive by it and go straight, then you will see a sign that points you left - go left. Drive down and when you are near the bottom you will see the main location on the right, mushrooms are painted on the side of the building. Park on the grass.
Food and drinks are allowed - bring something to share, if you like. Please help clean up after the meeting : )
NAMA Events Webinars
These events are free for NAMA members or often $5 for non-members.
SCUMS is a NAMA affiliate, so if you choose to join NAMA (wise choice!) you get a discount on your annual membership.
You can check out upcoming webinars and past recordings here: https://namyco.org/events/webinars/