On Wednesday, October 9 at 6pm, Dr. Michael Beug will be introducing the second edition of his book, Mushrooms of Cascadia, to us and giving a presentation his field of study and what his guide has to offer the novice to the skilled mushroom hunter.
Pre-order your copy for pickup at the event, author signing to follow event.
Be honest, do you identify mushrooms by looking or reading? It really helps to do both, but the detailed descriptions that take up two-thirds of the space in most mushroom field guides are rarely read. An illustrated key makes identification much easier and faster; and allows for more species to be covered in a smaller sized book. This soon to be published mushroom field guide:
Contains over 900 illustrated species
Over 1000 color photographs
Covers coastal Alaska to central California, inland to Idaho, with an emphasis on the mushrooms of Cascadia
Weighs about 1 pound and at less than 6" x 9" easily slips into any backpack!
For each species the combination of pictures, keys and comments will provide you with all of the critical features needed for identification, plus the range, fruiting time, habitat and edibility.
About the Author
Michael Beug taught chemistry, mycology and organic farming at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington for 32 years. He is active in the North American Mycological Association (NAMA) and the Pacific Northwest Key Council; a group dedicated to writing macroscopic keys for the identification of fungi. In addition to this new book, he coauthored Ascomycete Fungi of North America, published in 2014. His photographs have appeared in over 80 publications. He regularly writes about mushrooms for McIlvainea: Journal of American Amateur Mycology, The Mycophile (NAMA newsletter), and Fungi Magazine. Michael received the 2006 NAMA Award for Contributions to Amateur Mycology and has prepared over two dozen presentations about mushrooms for the NAMA Education Committee. In 2017, mushroom expert Paul Stamets of Fungi Perfecti, created the Mike Beug Scholarship, in honor of the professor who helped shaped Stamets’ career as a mycologist.