When: December 15th, 2024
Subject: Press Release: Lincoln County Mycological Society “North Coast” Mushroom Show at Gleneden Beach December 15th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EVENT:Lincoln County Mycological Society’s 50th Anniversary “North County Mushroom Show”
DATE & TIME: Sunday, December 15th – 9am to 4pm
LOCATION: Gleneden Beach Community Center, 110 Azalea St. Gleneden Beach
TICKETS: Free & Open to the Public, All-ages. Forays require pre-registration.
Make “Shroom” For One More Fun(gi) Show!
Join the Lincoln County Mycological Society (LCMS) Sunday, December 15th, at the Gleneden Beach Community Center for a special one-day 50th anniversary and “end-of-season” North County Mushroom Show. Free and open to the public, the one day event runs from 9am to 4pm and features freshly foraged and identified mushroom specimens, display tables, craft and learning booths, local forays, and more.
The centerpiece of the event are the table displays of fresh-picked fungal specimens from our local forests, yards, fields, parks, etc. Arranged by various “genus” (the term for groups of related mushrooms), each specimen will be labeled with its common and scientific names, as well as its edibility. (Or not!)
On-hand throughout the day, knowledgeable and experienced members of the LCMS will be on hand, ready to answer your questions about our local fungi, or help ID something that you may have found in your yard. They can also share fungi foraging or cooking tips with you.
In addition to LCMS, members from the Cascade Mycological Society and the North American Truffle Society will be helping out with displays on how to identify mushrooms, microscope displays on soil fungi, a children’s “fungi craft” table, and tables for mushroom ID book sales, LCMS membership and t-shirts, and vendors of mushroom goods, wares, and crafts.
This mushroom show harkens back to the beginnings of the Lincoln County Mycological Society, formed 50 years ago by Freda Holloran (now 91 years old). The very first LCMS mushroom show in our region was held in Depoe Bay in 1974.
LCMS members will also lead three forays during the day, limited to 12 people each, free, but only with pre-registration. To sign-up for the forays, email kimmarie1986@gmail.com or call 503-341-8610.
For general information on the event, email LCMycoSociety@gmail.com or see the website at
https://LCMycoSociety.org or FB: LCMycoSociety.
Photos by Tripp Mikich