I would like to use this meeting to talk about the North American Mycoflora Project "Russula Of North America(taxa-based)", and how our club members can participate. Russula species are some of the most colourful, beautiful, and misunderstood mushrooms in North America. Their is a possibility of our club, and others around the country collecting, documenting, performing microscopy, taking DNA samples, and sending collections for sequencing, and addition to a fungarium. Sequencing cost will be as low as $10 per collection, and tissue vials have already been ordered. The plan is to use the information gathered by citizen scientist mycologist all over N.A. to update, and expand on the most comprehensive key to the Russula genus of North America online. It is based on the book: "Keys to the species of Russula in Northeastern North America" 3rd ed. by Geoffrey Kibby and Raymond Fatto. Published 1990 by Kibby-Fatto Enterprises in Somerville, N.J. This update will hopefully include updated pictures, and DNA sequence data which has not been included in the past. I hope everyone interested in learning more can make it out to this meeting. Novices will have opportunity to learn right along with more advanced collectors. This could lead to your photos, descriptions, et cetera being used in a future scientific paper, a website, or book. In the case of new species identified opportunity may arise to have one named after you, or by you. A "members only foray" is being planned for the following Saturday afternoon, and email invites with location will be sent out shortly after the meeting.

The public is always welcome at our free monthly 1st Tuesday meetings from 6pm till 8pm. Most of our other events are for paying members only. https://www.mushroomclubofcharlottenc.com/membership Location for the meeting starts in the parking lot(look for the people with baskets), and usually moves into the nature trails of Discovery Place Nature near Freedom Park. If you would like to have input on meeting topics please submit ideas A.S.A.P. any, and all ideas will be considered. This meeting I would like to talk about: 1. How to use your cellphone camera, and the vast resources of the internet to get quick, and confident identifications of your finds(feel free to bring something for show, and tell). 2. The advantages of local club membership. 3. Future meeting topics, and event ideas. 4. Q & A about the North American Mycoflora Project "Russula Of North America". https://www.mushroomclubofcharlottenc.com/projects If there is time we will take a look around the nature trails to see what we can find. A "members only foray, and pot luck" is being planned for the following Saturday afternoon hopefully with a special guest speaker. Email invites with the location will be sent out shortly after the meeting.

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