Join us at our General Meeting on May 8th where Dennis Edmund Desjardin, PhD, American mycologist will speak on “The Wonder of Mushrooms.”

Dennis Desjardin has been called the “Mushroom Guru of the West Coast”. He graduated in 1989 with a Ph.D. in mycology. After completing his education, he became an assistant professor at Oberlin College, then onto San Francisco State University where he later was appointed as the director of SFSU’s Harry D. Theirs Herbarium. After retirement he became the Chief Mycologist/Advisor for the corporation Sempera Organics.

Desjardin is the author of over 150 scientific publications. His research deals with the ecology and biogeology of fungal species associated with tropical and island habitats, bioluminescent fungi, and fungal systematics. He is credited as the discoverer or co-discoverer of over 300 fungal species. Desjardin is the author of ‘California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide‘.

Join us from 9:30-10:00 a.m. for social time and refreshments, the meeting begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. Meetings are held at Laguna Presbyterian Church in Tankersley Hall located at 415 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, Ca. Non-members are invited to attend for free on their first visit.

Please, no parking in the Church parking lot. Plenty of street parking is available.

Questions? We’d love to hear from you!