Merritt Microscopy

MMP alum and former instructor Peter Werner will be presenting a talk on "Mushrooms of Ireland" in Berkeley this coming Wednesday 4/19 and again in a few weeks in Redwood City. Peter lived in Ireland for several years during and after earning his MSc degree in Microscopy and Imaging at University of Galway and was very active in local mycology while living there.

Talk description and details:

Ireland is blessed with an abundance of rainfall and a diversity of habitat that give the Emerald Isle a rich and diverse abundance of mycota. This presentation will discuss the mushrooms found in the woodlands, demesnes, burrens, grasslands, and heaths of Ireland and the burgeoning mycological milieu in Ireland today.

First talk: Bay Area Mycological Society, Berkeley, Wed, April 19
1002 Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley
April 19, 2023, Wednesday, 7:30 – 9:30 pm
https://goo.gl/maps/5T1xAjrc5QXe97xz7
http://bayareamushrooms.org/calendar.html

Second talk: Peninsula Mycological Circle, Redwood City, Tu, May 2
Redwood City Downtown Public Library, 2nd floor, Community Room, 1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063
May 2, 2023, Tuesday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
https://goo.gl/maps/2TXF9XZmDWrvwZms6

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