Cascade Mycological Society
@cascademyco
The Cascade Mycological Society is dedicated to education, research, conservation, safety, and fun with fungi in the Pacific Northwestern mushroom belt. Eugene, OR
According to local Turkish news, a shepherd in Trabzon found a mushroom with a natural crescent moon and star pattern on its cap on July 15th. The image was shared widely on social media. Do you think this is a real natural pattern or was it carved? ground.news/article/mush...
Save the Date for the Quinault Rainforest Mushroom Festival: October 3, 2026 #mushrooms #fungifriends 🍄 www.shoresandspores.com/qrmushfest
Mushroom Selfie Challenge through the end of June 🍄 lookouteugene-springfield.com/events/#/det...
Teacher applications are now open for the 8th Radical Mycology Convergence, a four-day arts and science festival set on a 40-acre farm in Mulino, Oregon, about 2 hours north of Eugene on September 24–27, 2026. Application Deadline: June 30 mycoculturerad.com/pages/rmc-te...
Jessie Uehling is an Associate Professor of Fungal Biology at Oregon State University @oregonstate.edu where she oversees her research lab herbarium @uehlinglab.bsky.social focused on understanding evolution of fungi and their symbioses. Learn more at the uehlinglab.com
It's almost time to grill morels at our annual meeting.
Our May speaker is Professor @fungaljess.bsky.social! In this talk, she will detail best practices and provide resources for collecting, documenting and preserving macro-fungi, as well as accessioning them in the OSU herbarium. cascademyco.org/2026/05/cms-...
We bought two pounds of morels from Mycological Natural Products mycological.myshopify.com today. They will be one of the featured tastings at the Cooking with Wild Mushrooms class on Friday night. Spaces are still available. #funwithfungi #morels
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May 8, 2026 (7-9 pm) – Cooking with Wild Mushrooms – $13 – Amazon Community Center. Five seats left for this delicious class and tasting experience. rec.eugene-or.gov/OR/city-of-e...
Have you seen the posters around town? Now is the time to buy your tickets, this is one awesome documentary you do not want to miss. www.eugenearthouse.com/movie/follow...
Nancy Bray will discuss "From Grapes to Mushrooms: The Farm Workers’ Rights Movement in Oregon, 1965-2025." Free and open to everyone!
Hoping to bring a local showing of "Daughters of the Forest" to Eugene.
Tricholoma terreum, commonly known as the grey knight.
The Cascade Mycological Society and Drop Bear Brewery invites you to drop by Drop Bear to enjoy some good food, a brew, and mingle with both old and new mycophile friends. When: Saturday, February 28, 2026 from 4pm to 8pm Where: Drop Bear Brewery, 2690 Willamette St, Eugene, OR
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 5:00pm Zachary Mazi (Foray Leader at The Fungivore) and Ireri Monter (biologist and founder and General Director of Symbiosis Viva La Funga) Webinar: Shared Purpose on Sacred Land - The Mushroom People of the Oaxacan Mountains app.glueup.com/event/shared...
David G. Lewis publishes essays on his blog, The Quartux Journal (ndnhistoryresearch.com), and in journal articles and his book Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley (2023). David lives at Chemeketa- Salem- Oregon with his wife Donna.
Can't remember where I downloaded these wonderful fungi valentines but bravo to the creator ❤️🍄💖
Apr 12, 2026 or Nov 12, 2026 - Mushroom Dyeing (Eugene Textile Center) - Use local mushrooms to create a rainbow of colors by using different species, mordants, and shifting pH. #fungi #dyeing #mushrooms #oregon 📋Sign up now, classes fill up quickly. www.eugenetextilecenter.com/page_2598_31...
Feb 11, 2026 - Author Julie Beeler Webinar Topic: From Mushroom Spore to Spectrum: Mushrooms as Natural Colorants Cost: Free for NAMA members, all others $5, register here. app.glueup.com/event/164910...
Portland's protests have the frog. In Eugene we have the mushroom. Photo from ICE Out EW-Extraby EW Editorial Staff eugeneweekly.com/2026/01/30/l...