MSSF General Meeting - Damon Tighe
Date/Time
10/20/2026
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Pacific
Event Type(s)
MSSF General Meeting
Event Description

Agaricus hondensisOn the third Tuesday of each month from September thru May, the Mycological Society of San Francisco hosts a General Meeting open to Members and the public.  The Society has maintained our schedule of events using electronic media, Zoom, to meet and share our mission to educate about the kingdom of Fungi.

In-person meeting at the Randall Museum
Doors open at 6:30pm
Hospitality hour and ID of mushroom specimens in the Buckley Room.
At 7:20pm everyone moves to the Theater. General meeting and Zoom session start at 7:30pm.
First Announcements are made followed by the featured presentation of the evening and attendee questions.
We wind up at 8:30pm, people who are able-bodied help stack chairs;
the room needs to be cleared by 9:00.

General meetings are open to the public.

Speaker: Damon Tighe
Talk Title: Fungi of Western Australia and Queensland

Location
Setting: Hybrid
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89184389640?pwd=N2x0V25JNkZaRHZoQ3VBVGJyYURuZz09
Zoom Meeting ID: 891 8438 9640
Passcode: 608192
[Zoom Phone] 669-900-6833,

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Details
Talk Description: The land down under is quite a stunner when it comes to fungal diversity. A wide array of landscapes coupled by equally fascinating plants and animals has pressured fungi into some unique forms and niches. The talk will focus on fungi found in Western Australia, the Daintree area of Queensland, and the adjacent Tablelands. Logistics, time of year, and what animals not to pet will all be covered.

Speaker's Bio:  Damon Tighe is biotech educator in the San Francisco Bay area, was involved on the first draft of the Human Genome and fell head over heels for fungi after running out of food on the John Muir Trail where he saw large mushrooms and wondered &quot;could I eat that?&quot; He has been a collector for the California Fungal Diversity Survey project with over 1,000 sequenced vouchers and has helped many high schools build programs to sequence their local fungi. Fungi became the gateway for an obsession with Biodiversity which is easiest to see through his 100k+ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/">iNaturalist</a> observations to date.

Damon Tighe
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