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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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Cooking with Wild Mushrooms: Spring Culinary Class at Amazon Community Center with Heather Sielicki

Learn the best ways to clean them preserve them and cook with them. Registration opens on December 10th.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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True 🍄 Crime
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CNN Lines Up ‘Death Cap: The Mushroom Murders’ For Streaming Service
'Death Cap: The Mushroom Murders' is the latest CNN Original Series and will run as a streaming exclusive, following a deal with Fifth Season.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Van Breemen, whose lab at the Linus Pauling Institute specializes in dietary supplements and natural products, noted that during 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 180 emergency cases related to magic mushroom products.
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Analysis of ‘magic mushroom’ edibles finds no psilocybin but many undisclosed active ingredients | Newsroom
CORVALLIS, Ore. – “Magic mushroom” edibles sold at smoke shops and convenience stores are likely to contain no psilocybin but instead a range of undisclosed active ingredients, a study led by an Orego...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Save the Date: Our next Mycomingle is going to take place on Sunday, December 14th at Drop Bear Brewery

Sign up for our newsletter for details: mailchi.mp/0aabe5c0ceec...
a group of mushrooms gather around a campfire
ALT: a group of mushrooms gather around a campfire
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December 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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The University utilizes Turkey Tail mushrooms to create a biodegradable alternative to traditional plastic wraps and paper cup linings.
University of Maine Develops Fungus-Based Coating for Eco-Friendly Water-Resistant Packaging
The University of Maine has created a sustainable fungus-based coating from Trametes versicolor to replace single-use plastic packaging. This biodegradable film provides strong resistance to water,…
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December 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Dec 14, 2025 - Breath & Sound Journey with Adaptogenic Mushroom Tea Ceremony (Aloka-Sound Bath House, Portland, OR) 120-minute journey co-led by acclaimed sound healer Graham Slick and breathwork guide Geoff Falkenberg. www.eventbrite.com/e/breath-bat...
Breath & Bath — Journey with Adaptogenic Mushroom Tea Ceremony
This 120-minute immersion merges the vibrational power of crystal singing bowls with Internal Family Systems (IFS)-inspired breathwork.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Chanterelles are still up in Humboldt County and the extra long growing season is resulting in some of the biggest C. formosus I’ve ever encountered #mushrooms #fungi #fungifriends #chanterelles
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Job opportunity with the BMS: Events Officer. Part-time, flexible hours, home based. Covering conferences, training workshops, field meetings & outreach events. Working closely with staff & volunteers. Deadline: Friday 12 December 2025
Details: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/vacancies.html
A collage of 5 photos from different BMS events.
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Fall Mushroom Workshop (South Slough Visitor Center, southwest of Coos Bay) Discover the world of mushrooms with local expert John Schaefer. Learn how to identify at least 15 local mushroom species and techniques for mushroom hunting.
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Fall Mushroom Workshop
Learn how to identify at least 15 local mushroom species and techniques for mushroom hunting.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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I'm giving a talk on active mushrooms Dec 10 in Berkeley, California. Chad Hyatt will be there serving tacos.

5:30 pm - 8:00 pm - $20 in-person, $15 streaming
November 29, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Michroma’s sustainable solution uses edible fungi cells that express the natural colorant into the bioreactor. No solvents are needed to extract and purify the color. #fungifriends
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Michroma: Reinventing Food Colors
Michroma makes food colors to bring brightness to the new food revolution. The vast majority of food dyes used today are synthetic…
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November 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Bringing Freud’s model of dream life together with descriptions of mycelium reveals something like a collective unconscious, a communication web linking humans and echoing Indigenous understandings that “the life of one is dependent on the life of all.”
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Dreams and Mycelium: Mapping the Endless Network of Existence
How fungus and Freud converge to illuminate a deep ecology of mind, nature, and human ancestry.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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A three-panel meme featuring a playful husky making a pun. In the first panel, the husky is lying down with text that reads, “HOW MUCH ROOM IS NEEDED FOR FUNGI TO GROW?” In the second panel, the husky sits up with a big, excited grin and the punchline text: “AS MUSHROOM AS POSSIBLE!” In the third panel, the husky looks directly at the camera with a proud, goofy expression after delivering the joke.
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Cortinarius vanduzerensis
The most impressive slime veil of any mushroom that I am familiar with in California. Why invest so much energy in a slimy cap? Could be the ability to trap arthropods attempting to eat the gills or just a way to deal with rain.
#mushrooms #fungi #mendocino #california
November 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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We are heartbroken to hear that foragers were detained while trying to get legal permits.

Many seasonal foragers are immigrants doing hard, low-pay work that supports local ecosystems and local economies.

No one should face arrest for trying to gather food or earn a living. #Mushrooms 🧵
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained at least 15 people in Lane County on Wednesday, according to local advocates.

Among those, five people were arrested while trying to get foraging permits at the Bureau of Land Management office in Springfield.

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Lane County advocates report at least 15 new ICE detentions
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained at least 15 people in Lane County on Wednesday, according to local advocates.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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The season is winding down but it’s still pretty darn nice out there
Caper the silver silken windhound standing in the Oregon autumn forest, with four chanterelles visible near him Three chanterelles in the duff with a single bigleaf maple leaf on the ground behind them Caper the silver silken windhound in the blurry background with one perfect chanterelle in foreground Miyazaki-ass impossibly green mossy carpet Oregon forest with vine maple and ferns and shit
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Empty nests 🪹

#FungiFriday
Macro closeup photo of a few Bird’s Nest fungi sans spores
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Local Eugene artist Ila Rose has created an AMAZING new mural featuring Oregon mushrooms in the waves at 232 W 5th Ave. Look for it on the west side wall of Play Eugene. She posted a video of it to www.instagram.com/reel/DQpW1X7...
#Eugene #Oregon #fungi #mushrooms #mushroomart
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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The Oregon Legislature has proclaimed February as Oregon Truffle Month in time for the 20th anniversary of the Truffle Festival. oregontrufflefestival.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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We’re so excited to welcome Chef Chad Hyatt for The Mushroom Hunter’s Kitchen! 🍄🔥
📅 Friday, Nov 21, 2025
⏰ 7pm
📍 Amazon Community Center (Eugene)

Note: In-person only. We’ll share the YouTube video once it’s edited and ready!
A promotional banner for the Cascade Mycological Society featuring Chef Chad Hyatt and his book The Mushroom Hunter’s Kitchen. The left side shows a smiling Chad Hyatt holding a basket of mushrooms next to an image of his cookbook. The Cascade Mycological Society logo is in the upper left corner. The right side has text reading “November 21, 2025 in person at the Amazon Community Center,” set against a tan background with small pumpkins and autumn foliage along the edges.
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Parasol mushroom
#fungifriends
Top view of a beige mushroom with brown specks, and my hiking boots is next to it. The cap of the mushroom is larger than my foot.
November 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Witches butter fungus (or similar) spotted in the wood today. #Nature #Photography #Mushrooms #Oregon
November 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Two-panel cartoon showing a person asking an AI character, “Is this mushroom edible?” The AI cheerfully replies “Yes!” In the next panel, the person has died, and the AI stands beside a gravestone saying, “You’re right—that mushroom was poisonous. I’m sorry for the confusion!”
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Zeller's Bolete, Xerocomellus zelleri.

The latter 2 are being attacked by the Bolete Eater, Hypomyces chrysospermus.

#FungiFriends
#Fungi #Nature
A singular perfect example of a Zellers Bolete. This one had zero worms. About 4 total spotted nearby but none closer than a meter apart. The stipe is a beautiful red with faint striping. The cap is a mottled browned grey with a yellow pore surface that resembles a sponge. Found in a mixed forest. A grouping of 4 Zellers Bolete stand amongst some what I believe to be wintergreen. All of these were fairly old and likely wormy but still fun to find. A massive Zeller's Bolete that is succumbing to the Bolete Eater at a later stage. The Bolete has grown into a salal spring and has incorporated part of it into its cap. Hopefully the attachment doesn't negatively impact the poor little salal. A Zellers Bolete fully encapsulated by the Bolete Eater stands meekly while leaning against a stem.
November 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM