Events Update
Dave Small
Third Annual Fungus
Fair
Saturday September 26th - Millers River Environmental Center
Respected mycologists from throughout New England will be on hand to share their knowledge. There will be morning and afternoon expeditions into the local woods to identify and collect mushrooms. Regional authorities will give talks throughout the day on topics that include a general overview of fungi, beginner’s mushroom identification, edible fungi and a libido enhancing fungus. At lunch time, enjoy a wild mushroom cook-up.
The schedule is as follows:
10:00am Welcome
10:15 Morning Forays leave
10:30 The Wonderful World of Mushrooms with George Davis
11:30 Beginners’ Mushroom Identification with Noah Siegel
12:30 Get a taste of some wild fungi at our Mushroom Cook-up 1:00pm Afternoon Forays leave
1:15 Lebanese Viagra – Pleurotus ferulae and Ferula hermonis – a libido enhancing duo with Elinoar Shavit
2:30 Common Edible Mushrooms of Massachusetts with Noah Siegel
3:15 Table walk through, discussing the day's finds. Prizes for the Finds of the day
Our speakers this year are
Elinoar Shavit is the contributing editor for Medicinal Mushrooms at Fungi Magazine. She is a past president of the New York Mycological Society and a frequent speaker, in the US and abroad, on the topics of medicinal mushrooms, desert truffles and morels. Elinoar holds degrees from the Tel-Aviv University and from Columbia University. She has been collecting mushrooms practically from birth, first with her grandmother and her mother, and now with family and friends.
Noah Siegel is a nationally known award winning photographer and mushroom identifier. He is drawn by the wide variety and unsung nature of fungi. He is currently co-president and a walk leader for the Monadnock Mushroomers Unlimited in Keene, New Hampshire, and a trustee for the North East Mycological Federation. While mostly based in the northeastern U.S., he has also sought out mushrooms throughout the United States and Canada as well as New Zealand and Australia.
George Davis has been fascinated by fungi for over 40 years. He is a retired pharmaceutical analytical chemist. Was a former President of the Boston Mycological Club and is currently Chairman of the Identification Committee. He is currently examining secondary metabolites of lichens using high performance liquid chromatography for identification.
Sunday, September 27, 7
a.m.
“Early Bird” Birding with Jeff
Join Jeff as he explores
the North Quabbin area for fall migrant birds. Come for as long as your schedule
allows. Meet at the Center. Severe weather cancels. Info: Jeff Johnstone,
978-249-9052.
Tuesday Sept 29th at 3 p.m Trail Mowing at Rich Environmental
Park: Turtle watchers needed e-mail
Da...@dhsmall.net
If you would like to
help.
We planning on an Environmental Park/Cass Meadow trail
mowing & clean-up starting at 3 p.m. weather permitting. If you
can join us please let us know.
Turtle look outs and trail maint. is the order of the day. Bring gloves,
tools, water etc.
Sunday, October 4, 7
a.m.
“Early Bird” Birding with Jeff
Join Jeff as he explores
the North Quabbin area for fall migrant birds. Come for as long as your schedule
allows. Meet at the Center. Severe weather cancels. Info: Jeff Johnstone,
978-249-9052.
October 9–13, overnight Birding Cape May, New Jersey
Witness the spectacle of hawk migration at this world-famous site, plus shorebirds and sparrows galore. Reasonable group accommodations. Reservations and deposit by September 25th. Limited to club members. Info: Joan or Larry Duprey, 978-249-4964.
Saturday, October 10, 8 a.m. Searching the Valley for Sparrows
Join Jacob Morris-Siegel for a sparrow trip in the Connecticut River Valley. Meet at 8 a.m. at the Center for carpooling or at 9 a.m. at the Norwottuck Rail Trail parking lot on the Northampton sided of Coolidge Bridge Info: Jacob Morris-Siegel, or dendr...@yahoo.com.
Sunday, October 11, 7
a.m.
“Early Bird” Birding with Jeff
Join Jeff as he explores
the North Quabbin area for fall migrant birds. Come for as long as your schedule
allows. Meet at the Center. Severe weather cancels. Info: Jeff Johnstone,
978-249-9052.
Tuesday, October 13, 8-10 a.m. Accessible Birding with Joe
Join Joe Superchi on the 2nd Tuesday of the month visiting local sites. Open to birders of all abilities. Meet at the Center. Call ahead for wheelchair van access, 978-248-9491.
v Wednesday, October 14, 7 p.m. Entomologist Eric Eaton author of the Kaufman field guide to Insects of North America will talk about his experience writing this indispensable field guide and some of the interesting insects he has encountered. Eric is a Tucson Resident on temporary assignment at UMass Amherst At the Center 100 Main Street Athol
Sunday, October 18, 7
a.m.
“Early Bird” Birding with Jeff
Join Jeff as he explores
the North Quabbin area for fall migrant birds. Come for as long as your schedule
allows. Meet at the Center. Severe weather cancels. Info: Jeff Johnstone,
978-249-9052.
Tuesday, November 10, 8-10 a.m. Accessible Birding with Joe
Join Joe Superchi on the 2nd Tuesday of the month visiting local sites. Open to birders of all abilities. Meet at the Center. Call ahead for wheelchair van access, 978-248-9491.
v Wednesday, November 11, 6 p.m. Reading the Forested Landscape
Join us at 6 p.m. for our annual dinner meeting and at 7 p.m. for our featured speaker, Tom Wessels, who will discuss his outstanding book Reading the Forested Landscape, described by Bill McKibben as “equal parts Sherlock Holmes and Aldo Leopold,” one that will help “New Englanders answer the questions that come to mind as they wander this landscape of stone walls, stunted apple trees, and towering hemlocks.” Wessels will have copies of this and his other books for sale. The price for the dinner (lasagna with all the fixings) is $10 per person; the meeting is free and open to the public. (Note: Volunteers are needed to provide food; please call Larry or Joan Duprey, 978-249-4964, by November 5. Members are also encouraged to donate items for a silent auction.) This program is supported in part by grants from the Athol and Orange Cultural Councils, local agencies supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
November (to be announced), 7:30 a.m. Birding Plum Island and Vicinity
Search for late fall and early winter migrants, then enjoy a warm-up meal and camaraderie at the end of the day. Meet at the Center, or call ahead to meet the group at 9 AM at Burger King on Rt.110, Salisbury. Info: Joan or Larry Duprey, 978-249-4964.
v Wednesday, December 10, 7 p.m. Members’ Night at the Center
Come to the Center to share your experiences, trips and photographs with other members. Plan for about 10-15 minutes, so we’ll have time for everyone!
Saturday December 19, all day Christmas Bird Count.
Join
this "Citizen Science" project, the longest continuously running bird data in
the area. Contact Dave Small for additional information and to participate in
this nationwide annual event: 978-413-1772 or da...@dhsmall.net .
To all ABNC Members:
The Athol Bird and
Nature Club Memberships Are now Due,
Renew or begin your membership
online today
http://www.millersriver.net/abnc/abncform.html
Your extra donation will help
keep our Center open this winter
Thanks to all for your continued
support
Dave Small
