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
Monday, April 6
Aishwarya Veerabahu
Golden Oyster Mushrooms and Invasive Fungi in the Bigger Picture
We all know about invasive plants and animals, but what about invasive fungi? Many of us know of invasive fungi causing Chestnut Blight and White-Nose Syndrome, but there are also invasive mushrooms, and, taken together, invasive fungi are significantly changing our ecosystems and landscapes. Join me on a tour of invasive fungi, their impacts, and the lessons I've learned from my study species, the invasive golden oyster mushroom. This escaped species hasn’t taken hold in the South yet, so I hope to learn from you all and develop a plan for stewarding and protecting the beautiful fungal biodiversity of the South!
Bio: Aishwarya Veerabahu is a 4th year Botany PhD candidate, studying fungal ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, advised by Dr. Anne Pringle, with a PhD minor in Life Science Communication. She is broadly interested in studying fungal biodiversity, drivers of diversity, cross-kingdom interactions, science communication, and science policy concerning fungi (or the lack thereof). When she’s not doing science, she’s jamming out with her band, Big Slide!
When: Monday, April 6. Join any time after 6:00 pm, meeting starts at 6:30 pm.
Where:
Hampton Memorial Library, 304 Biltmore Road, Easley, SC 29640
We will be in the Meeting Room. After you enter through the main doors, it is the first door on the right, before you get to the lobby.
Food and drinks are allowed.
Zoom: It will be recorded
Monday, May 4
Zack and Kim Hunter of The Fungivore
will talk about foraging for fungi in Mexico
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/