New Mexico Mycological Society
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April 2001
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April Meeting
Our meeting on April 3rd will be at 7:30pm in the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) of
the Natural History Museum.
We will keep the business portion of our meeting to a minimum so that we
can dedicate our time to the enjoyment of our honored guest, Nancy Smith Weber,
who will present slides and a lecture entitled "After the Ashes Cool: A look at
post-fire fungi."
Please be on time. We are filming the presentation and will
keep the doors closed while it is in progress.
Additional Activities during Dr. Weber's Visit
As part of Dr. Weber's visit, we are planning some additional events, both
social and scientific. We have not worked out yet some details, such as meeting
places or times. We will have these finalized in time for the Tuesday night
meeting. Check the online version of this Newsletter for updated details -- or
call David Wallis.
Thursday, April 5th: Visit to
burn areas in Los Alamos. Meet at the Ski Hill road at 10 am. This trip may
include stopping for dinner on the way back.
Friday, April 6th, beginning at 6:30 pm: Gather at Ellen Reed's house for dinner and
dessert. Ellen will cook a turkey and a few fixin's for those who would like to
come for dinner. Coffee and dessert will follow. For those who would like to
bring food, Ellen has suggested a contribution of vegetables, salad, or a
dessert.
Saturday, April 7th: Field Trip to
East side of the Sandias to look for snowbank fruitings. This should provide an
excellent chance to learn a bit more about Spring mushrooms. Meeting time and
place: 10 am at Doc Long's picnic area.
Annual Foray
We have decided for this year's Foray to head back to Chama.
The dates will be August 23rd-26th.
Bob Wilson has secured a block of 20 rooms at El Mesón, which will serve as our
base camp for the Foray. El
Mesón will hold these rooms until June 15th, so those planning to
stay there should reserve their room before that date. The room rate is $65
(plus tax) per night.
Dr. Jack States will be joining us as Foray Mycologist.
I will be providing more details, hopefully including a list of alternative
lodging, on or in conjunction with the Foray Webpage:
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Podaxis pistillaris: a request for specimens from Tjakko
Stijve
I have been doing some multi-element analysis of, among others, some secotioid
agarics supplied by Dennis Desjardin. Not surprisingly, their spectrum of metals
supports their relationship to specific genera of gilled fungi. For example, the
mineral composition of Gyrophrangium and those of flavescent agarics of
the Arvenses section do match very well. I found some odd, but interesting
results for Podaxis pistillaris from CA, which I would like to confirm by
analysing collections from elsewhere, particularly from New Mexico or the
neighbouring states.
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April Meetings of the Valles Caldera Trust
The Trustees of the Valles Caldera National Preserve (formerly the Baca Ranch)
will have two public events in April:
April 3 -- A listening session in Española at the Northern New
Mexico Community College, Administrative Building Conference Room, 6-8:30
pm.
The listening session provides a forum for the public to address the
Trustees with comments and suggestions on future management of the Valles
Caldera National Preserve. This will be the sixth listening session for the
Trustees.
April 4 -- A public meeting in Espaņola at the Northern New Mexico
Community College, Administrative Building Conference Room, 1:30-4:00 pm.
The Public Meeting is a business session for the Trustees and depending on
the agenda, there may be an opportunity for limited public comment.
Topics to be addressed include personnel actions, committee reports, budget
matters, and organizational issues.
For more information on the Preserve, visit the website:
www.fs.fed.us/r3/sfe.
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6 Apr 2001
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