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How to Learn and Contribute to AZ Fungi 🍄🟫 February 19, 2026
This is a recorded Zoom in which Brent Ewasiuk and Mike Dechter share about tools including iNaturalist and Mushroom Observer you can use to both better identify local fungi (plants and animals too) and contribute to our scientific knowledge of what mushrooms and fungi can be found in Arizona.
Brent and Mike discuss how to use the iNaturalist and Mushroom Observer apps to document fungi specimens that can be DNA sequenced and identified through phylogenetic analysis. iNaturalist is a key part of the process to electronically record fungi specimens that are found (by anyone) and then submitted for DNA sequencing. If you want to be part of that process or see the results of several years of hard work by AMS program lead Terri Clements, check out this recording!
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Southwestern Native American Use of Fungi by Mike Dechter 🍄🟫
April 25, 2025
In this Zoom, Arizona Mushroom Society Executive Director, Mike Dechter shares the story of how people 1,000 years ago used local fungi.
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2024 Annual Foray Keynote Presentation by Jonathan Frank 🍄🟫 August 17, 2024 Jonathan Frank's 2024 Annual Foray Keynote Presentation on Underground, Underwater, Understudied: fungal diversity in the western US. This presentation includes information and discoveries about fungi including truffles, underwater fungi and some of the Southwest fungi we really love, with an emphasis on Boletes. Access Part 1 here and part 2 here
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Fungal Study of the Saguaro Cactus with Danika Thiele October 5, 2024 In 2024, Danika Thiele was awarded the Dr. Chester Leathers Graduate Scholarship to support her research into fungal relationships with Saguaro Cacti. She is specifically looking into how changes such as from wildfire and invasive species affect the presence and relationship between arbuscular mycorrhizae and Saguaros. Danika generously offered to share more information about her research with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungion Saguaro cacti and talk about some of the preliminary findings of her work. Access the video here
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DIY Mushroom Grow Bags March 31, 2022 This is a training led by Chad Borseth with help from Ray Younghans. They walk you through the process of assembling the grow bags and share basic fruiting instructions. Chad will also be sharing information about tissue transfer and grain spawn transfer.This class uses the non-sterile method, which has proven very effective for growing oyster mushrooms on pelletized newspaper and guinea pig or rabbit food (yes, these are the actual supplies used for the substrate). It is non-sterile, so your substrate will not need to be sanitized or otherwise treated prior to inoculation. The non-sterile method works very well with more aggressive strains, particularly Pleurotus species such as pearl or phoenix oysters. Access the video here
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The Great Arizona Morel Flush 🍄🟫 October 2, 2014 In this historic video, Dr. Chris May takes us on a "Brigadoon" tour of the endlessly fruiting morels of the San Juan Fire. Video here
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