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Cascade Mycological Society
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The Cascade Mycological Society is dedicated to education, research, conservation, safety, and fun with fungi in the Pacific Northwestern mushroom belt. Eugene, OR
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · Dec 18
🍄 Hello, Blue Sky! 🌌

We’re the Cascade Mycological Society, a 501(c)3 connecting people to fungi since 1999 in Lane County, Oregon.

Explore our website at cascademyco.org for information about our work, memberships, and unique gifts.

#CascadeMycologicalSociety #Mycology #Fungi #Mushrooms #PNW
A triptych of three photos: the first shows a variety of wild mushrooms, including Boletus edulis, fresh in a basket. The middle photo features an older man with glasses and a gray beard, wearing a mushroom-patterned apron and a humorous hat shaped like a morel mushroom, standing under a pavilion. The third photo displays a close-up of a mushroom-topped pizza with melted cheese, wild mushrooms, and herbs. Indoor Cascade mycological society event where people, including children and adults, are using microscopes to examine fungi samples on a table. The room has a large mirror, and several attendees are mingling in the background, dressed casually. A mushroom identification booth run by the Cascade Mycological Society. Teacher Freeman Rowe, an older man in a blue jacket and glasses, is seated at the booth, speaking to someone with a backpack. Posters displaying mushroom species hang on the wall, with a sign reading 'Mushroom Identification' above the table."
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 1d
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Chelton's Mushroom Photography @mush-photos.bsky.social · 2d
Diachea leucopodia, the White-footed slime mold, has an iridescent reflection that appears metallic during this stage of growth

📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/3, ISO 400
Stack of 16 images
8/29/25
Northern Oregon Coast

#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms

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Like little metal cylinders on short white stalks, a slime mold grows on a reddish-brown stick. They look like small towers with a bit of an alien-like shape. Hints of blue, green, and purple can be seen in the reflection of the cylindrical top.
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 4d
#NatureBookChallenge #FungiFriends #Mushrooms #Mycology
Book cover of Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms and How to Distinguish Them by W. Hamilton Gibson.
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 10d
In preparation for the Mushroom Festival, the Arboretum is also conducting a membership drive. All members get a free ticket to the Mushroom Festival (along with a ticket to the Wildflower Festival and other great perks throughout the year)!
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 4d
Congratulations!
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Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social · 7d
Displaced from war-ravaged Portland, we sought refuge in the Oregon forest and survived on foraged chanterelles.
A chanterelle mushroom held in a hand above a mossy forest floor
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TR Cavallaro @trcava.bsky.social · 6d
I made a flyer! Know anyone in CA, OR, WA, or BC who might be interested in collecting mushrooms for research purposes? #mycology #citizenscience

Please share widely! 🧪 🍄‍🟫 🌲

A PDF version can be found here: drive.proton.me/urls/W1MM4FG...
A help-wanted poster seeking volunteer mushroom collectors in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. The poster provided some background info about the research project and study system and how folks can contribute if they are interested. REQUEST | Calling all mycophiles, naturalists, and citizen scientists in CA, OR, WA, and BC! Going for a hike in the woods or a walk in your neighborhood park? • Please keep your eyes peeled for the purple mushrooms of L.a-o! • Collect the mushrooms* if you are able to access them safely. • If you can, please take a photo of the mushrooms and the tree(s) you find them under. *If you find a mushroom that is clearly rotten or moldy, please don't collect it. "I collected some purple mushrooms. What should I do now?" 1. Please keep the mushroom fresh: • Store in paper, not plastic. • Keep cool/ refrigerate, but do not freeze. • Store mushrooms away from light. 2. Email me to arrange pick-up, delivery, or shipment* of your sample. * will cover packing and shipping expenses! "What's in it for those who contribute to this work?" • You will receive acknowledgement in presentations and publications stemming from this research. • You will receive copies of journal publications from this research (data available upon request). • You are invited to attend presentations of this research and to visit the lab at Stanford University. Page 2 of the help-wanted poster includes reference photos of the study organism and a map of where this species has been observed. All images and the map are sourced from iNaturalist.
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 6d
Thursday – Saturday, 10/9, 10 & 11, 2025: Join Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory and Central Oregon Mushroom Club for three days of events dedicated to appreciating and understanding fungi. Noah Siegel will be there!
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Collage of scenes from a vibrant mushroom festival in a forested outdoor setting. Images include a chef giving a cooking demonstration with wild mushrooms, a woven basket full of freshly foraged fungi, clusters of pale oyster mushrooms, and groups of people attending talks and guided walks among tall pines. Other photos show visitors examining a large mushroom display table, colorful market stalls selling mushroom-themed goods, whimsical red-and-white mushroom ornaments, and a person dressed in a mushroom costume adding to the festive atmosphere.
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 6d
🍄This comparison will reveal how microgravity impacts fungal biology, providing valuable data for scaling up space agriculture in future missions. #FungiFriends #SpaceFungi
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James Webb Space Telescope Discoveries Tracker @jameswebbdiscovery.com · 6d
Fram2 crew launches March 31 to grow fungi in space - Learn how to choose the perfect telescope --> https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/how-to-choose-a-telescope.php and Grab Amazon PrimeDay Deal --> https://amzn.to/4mM1ZoX #Astronomy #AmazonAffiliate #NASA #Space
SpaceX’s Bold Fram2 Mission: Growing Mushrooms at Poles and Beyond
SpaceX’s Bold Fram2 Mission: Growing Mushrooms at Poles and Beyond
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 6d
#NatureBookChallenge #FungiFriends #Ethnomycology #Mushrooms #MycoBookClub
Book cover of The Sacred Mushroom Seeker: Tributes to R. Gordon Wasson edited by Thomas J. Riedlinger, featuring vintage-style botanical illustrations of mushrooms, including Amanita muscaria, on a richly colored background.
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Aunt Mrgladys @mrgan.com · 7d
The new tats in context
My left hand with a chanterelle tattoo on it, with a freshly picked chanterelle The other side of my hand. Another chanterelle tattoo, another chanterelle
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 7d
#NatureBookChallenge #Geology #Oregon #NatureBooks
Book cover of Roadside Geology of Oregon by David D. Alt and Donald W. Hyndman, featuring a stylized illustration of a volcanic mountain with erupting smoke and layered rock strata beneath the surface.
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Neil Gow @neil-gow.bsky.social · 8d
Happy U.K. Fungus Day. This was drawn using the ink from a shaggy ink cap growing in my own garden.
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Michelle F Mitchell | Sword Fern Studios @swordfernstudios.bsky.social · 8d
Picking chanterelles in the OR coast range a couple days ago.

Angry forest wasps: 1
Me: 0

It wasn’t a bust though!

Look at this skull and mushrooms I stumbled upon! It was perfectly next to the mushies. Looks like a mountain beaver to me.

Guess I’m the bone collector now 🤷🏼‍♀️
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 8d
#NatureBookChallenge #FireEcology #PacificNorthwest #FungiFriends #Books
Book cover of Indians, Fire and the Land in the Pacific Northwest, edited by Robert Boyd. The cover features a painting of Indigenous camps with tipis and figures, deer in motion, and a red sky filled with smoke, evoking traditional fire stewardship of the land.
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 9d
Tickets are on sale!
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 10d
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Danish Startup Summ Ingredients has Raises €1.7M to Tackles Plant-Based Food's Flavour Problem.
Too long to read? Go for the highlights below.• Summ Ingredients has raised €1.7M to commercialise FermiPro, a fermented protein ingredient that enhances taste, texture, and nutrition in plant-based f...
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 10d
#NatureBookChallenge #Lichens #FungiFriends #FieldGuide #PNW
Book cover of “Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest” by Bruce McCune and Linda Geiser, featuring a close-up image of bright green lichen growing on a tree branch.
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 10d
In preparation for the Mushroom Festival, the Arboretum is also conducting a membership drive. All members get a free ticket to the Mushroom Festival (along with a ticket to the Wildflower Festival and other great perks throughout the year)!
mountpisgaharboretum.org/join-support...
Personal Memberships
Gift Memberships     Monthly Giving/Evergreen Memberships     Printable Forms Fill out my LGL Form! Fill out my LGL Form! Fill out my LGL Form! Printable Forms If you would prefer to renew through the...
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 12d
#NatureBookChallenge #Wildlife #FieldGuide #AnimalTracks #NatureBooks
Book cover of Peterson Field Guides: Animal Tracks by Olaus J. Murie, showing a wolf walking through a snowy landscape, leaving a trail of tracks behind.
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 13d
#NatureBookChallenge #FungiFriends #Forests #Mycorrhizae
Book cover of Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard, featuring a small evergreen tree growing from the base of a massive tree trunk, symbolizing the interconnectedness of forest life.
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 13d
The defining biological fact about Termitomyces species is their close relationship with fungus-growing termites (members of the Macrotermitinae).
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Africa’s largest edible mushroom: Discover Zambia’s giant Ichikolowa and its incredible growth | - The Times of India
Trending News: Ichikolowa, Africa's largest edible mushroom, thrives in symbiosis with termites in Zambian woodlands. This seasonal delicacy signals healthy ecosyste
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 14d
Mushroom riders at the Eugene Bright Parade. Our mycological club needs to have a float in this fabulous event next year!
Nighttime photo of recumbent bicycle decked out with mushroom lights with parade walkers with glowing decorations walking beside and behind in a parade.
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 14d
#NatureBookChallenge #FungiFriends #MycoBookClub #Mushrooms #Mycology
Book cover of The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi by Keith Seifert, featuring a pale cream background with subtle branch-like patterns and an illustration of a reddish spore structure. The subtitle reads: Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes, and Bodies.
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Cascade Mycological Society @cascademyco.bsky.social · 14d
🍄 Oregon Mushroom Festival Season is here!

• Oct 9–11 – Sunriver Fungi Fest (near Bend)
• Oct 17–19 – Yachats Mushroom Festival (Central Coast)
• Oct 26 – Mt. Pisgah Mushroom Festival (near Eugene)
• Nov 8–9 – Wild Rivers Mushroom Festival (Brookings)

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A warm colorful tableau of Oregon mushrooms shot from above featuring chanterelles, lobsters, and a button bolete on top of the pile.
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