Noah Siegel with a gorgeous Laetiporus (chicken of the woods - edible and delicious!)

Join us for a special evening with leading mycologist Noah Siegel. Learn helpful foraging tips and enjoy an optional delicious taco dinner.

Space is limited, this will sell out quickly!

Presentation with Noah Siegel

California: Land of the Year-Round Mushroom Forage
With its diverse habitats of wet coastal forest to towering mountains, it is possible to forage for mushrooms throughout the year in California! In this talk we will highlight when and where you should be looking, and what mushrooms to look for.

Come for Dinner

Arrive early and be treated to a variety of delicious tacos including seasonal wild mushrooms, guinea hen, and carnitas by chef Caleb Avalos.

Event Schedule

6:00 pm: Doors & optional dinner

7:00 pm: Talk with Noah Siegel

8:30pm: Event ends

About Noah Siegel

Noah is one of North America’s foremost field mycologists; he has spent over three decades seeking, photographing, identifying, and furthering his knowledge about all aspects of macrofungi. He travels and lectures extensively across America, following the mushrooms from coast to coast.         

Noah was the recipient of the 2022 North American Mycological Association’s Award for Contributions to Amateur Mycology. His primary research interest is on the taxonomy and systematics of fungi.         

He authored, along with Christian Schwarz, Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast, a Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern California and Mushrooms of Cascaida, a Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest, as well as A Field Guide to the Rare Fungi of California's National Forests. He is currently working on Mushrooms of Alaska, with Steve Trudell and Kate Mohatt. He will have some of his books for sale and autograph at this event.