Mycologist and author Christian Schwarz visited the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden on Feb. 7 to deliver a lecture on the state of fungi in California, highlighting recent findings from the California Fungal Diversity Survey.
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Exploring all things fungi with Cal Poly’s Mycology Club
In a damp oak forest in Los Osos, a group of 15 students milled about in the underbrush on the hunt for an unlikely treasure. With boots sinking into the muddy earth, they kept their eyes carefully peeled for the distinctive caps and growths on damp wood and decomposing leaves.
“Look out for the orange mushrooms everyone!” biological sciences senior Kimberly Dispenza said.
The group of students in search of this unlikely treasure is Cal Poly’s Mycology Club—a club devoted to exploring all things fungi.
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Guest lecturer brings love of ‘shrooms to Poly
Scientist, entrepreneur and author Paul Stamets took Cal Poly students on a “Magical Mushroom Mystery Tour” Tuesday night at the Spanos Theatre for a talk on his work in mycology, the study of fungi.