PSMS April Meeting - Dr. Efren Cazares - The Genus Ramaria of the Pacific Northwestern US
Schedule
Tue Apr 09 2024 at 07:30 pm
Location
3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98105 | Seattle, WA
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This meeting is free and open to the public. The membership meeting on Tuesday April 9, 2024, will be a “hybrid” meeting, both in-person at the Center for Urban Horticulture and virtual on Zoom. Efren (Dr Cazares) presentation is entitled “The Genus Ramaria of the Pacific Northwestern United States”. He will talk about Ramaria’s history, taxonomy, morphology and ecology. To aid you in identifying the various species of Ramaria, he will provide key characteristics to distinguish one from the other. We will start letting people into the CUH meeting hall at about 7:00 pm and into the Zoom meeting at about 7:20 pm. The meeting will begin at approximately 7:30 pm. Efren Cazares, a Ramaria expert, will be sharing with us virtually on ZOOM and provide you the opportunity to ask some questions about these interesting fungi.
Efren Cazares-Gonzalez is a Mycologist who specializes in mycorrhizal fungi. He obtained his PhD in the Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University in 1992. He was a Professor at a Technological Institute at the University of Tamaulipas in Cd, Victoria, Mexico from 1993 to 1995. He was also an Assistant Research Professor at Oregon State University from 1995 to 2007. He founded MycoRoots, a consulting company dedicated to increasing the knowledge about and the benefits of mycorrhizal fungi and their ecology. He provides fungi assessment and management services to individuals and companies including: private land owners, mycorrhizal fungi inoculant producers, plant nurseries, farmers, other environmental consultants, plant restoration companies, landscape architects and golf course management, to name a few. He is a taxonomy expert on coral fungi and truffles for the US Forest Service and US Department of Agriculture. As a Teacher, Researcher and Author, Efren has been published in peer-reviewed journals and lectured in international forums.
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Where is it happening?
3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98105Event Location & Nearby Stays:
