MSSF Meetings
On the third Tuesday of each month from September thru May, the Mycological Society of San Francisco has a General Meeting at the Randall Museum.
The highlight of each meeting is a speaker with slides on some aspect of mycology and mushrooming: ecology, taxonomy, mycophagy, sociology, etc. Before each meeting members bring collections which are put on display and identified. Refreshments are served before the meeting.
- Doors open and identification starts at 7 pm.
- Announcements begin at 7:30 pm, followed by the presentation.
- Note: General Meetings are open to the public.
- If a meeting is expected to be so popular that attendance would exceed room capacity in the Randall Museum Theater, reserved seating is instituted and there may be an admission fee for non-members.
- Meetings will also be available via Zoom
JR Blair
- Talk Title: A Rose Is a Rose by Any Other Name, or Is It?
- Talk Description: In this presentation, J.R. Blair will explore scientific name changes of fungi in the past few decades. Starting with a primer on
taxonomic hierarchy (Domains, Kingdoms, Phyla, etc.), the Binomial System of Nomenclature, and species concepts, he will discuss the reasons that species names are changed and why higher level
relationships (such as Genus and Family) have been shuffled by the scientific community.
- Meeting date and time: 7:00 pm PDT, Tuesday, January 16th, 2024
- In-person at the Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, San Francisco
- Virtually: Join the Zoom Meeting
- Meeting ID: 891 8438 9640
- Passcode: 608192
Biography: 
J.R. Blair received his Bachelor’s degree at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington and obtained his Master’s degree at San Francisco State University in 1999 studying with the accomplished
mycologist, Dr. Dennis Desjardin. His thesis was Fungi Associated with Arctostaphylos in Northern California.
Since that time he has been an active member of the Mycological Society of San Francisco. He served a two-year term as President and was their
Fungus Fair chairperson for five years. He has taught mushroom identification workshops for mycological societies and outdoor education programs for many years. He was a lecturer of biology at SFSU for 21
years until his retirement in 2020. He was the director of the Sierra Nevada Field Campus for a dozen years.
2024 Meetings
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
No meetings June-August
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
2023 Meetings
- No meeting in December - Fungus Fair [date to be determined]
- Tuesday, November 21, 2023
- Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- Tuesday, September 19, 2023
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 16, 2023
- Tuesday, April 18, 2023
- Tuesday, March 21, 2023
- Tuesday, February 21, 2023
- No meeting in January - Fungus Fair on January 29
2022 Meetings
- Tuesday, November 15, 2022
video
- Tuesday, October 18, 2022
video
- Tuesday, September 20, 2022
video
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 17, 2022 video
- Tuesday, April 19, 2022 video
- Tuesday, March 15, 2022 video
- Tuesday, February 15, 2022
- Tuesday, January 18, 2022
2021 Meetings
- Tuesday, December 21, 2021
- Tuesday, November 16, 2021
- Tuesday, October 19, 2021
- Tuesday, September 21, 2021
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 18, 2021
- Tuesday, April 20, 2021
- Tuesday, March 16, 2021
- Tuesday, February 16, 2021
- Tuesday, January 19, 2021
2020 Meetings
- Tuesday, December 15, 2020
- Tuesday, November 17, 2020
- Tuesday, October 20, 2020
- Tuesday, September 15, 2020
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 19, 2020
- Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - cancelled due to COVID-19
- Tuesday, March 17, 2020
- Tuesday, February 18, 2020
- Tuesday, January 21, 2020
2019 Meetings
- No meeting in December, Fungus Fair on Sunday, December 8, 2019
- Tuesday, November 19, 2019
- Tuesday, October 15, 2019
- Tuesday, September 17, 2019
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 21, 2019
- Tuesday, April 16, 2019
- Tuesday, March 19, 2019
- Tuesday, February 19, 2019
- Tuesday, January 15, 2019
2018 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 20, 2018
- Tuesday, October 15, 2018
- Tuesday, September 17, 2018
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 21, 2018
- Tuesday, April 17, 2018
- Tuesday, March 20, 2018
- Tuesday, February 20, 2018
- Tuesday, January 16, 2018
2017 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 21, 2017
- Tuesday, October 17, 2017
- Tuesday, September 19, 2017
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 16, 2017
- Tuesday, April 18, 2017
- Tuesday, March 21, 2017
- Tuesday, February 21, 2017
- Tuesday, January 17, 2017
2016 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 15, 2016
- Tuesday, October 18, 2016
- Tuesday, September 20, 2016
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 17, 2016
- Tuesday, April 19, 2016
- Tuesday, March 15, 2016
- Tuesday, February 16, 2016
- Tuesday, January 19, 2016
2015 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 17, 2015
- Tuesday, October 20, 2015
- Tuesday, September 15, 2015 2015 video
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 19, 2015
- Tuesday, April 21, 2015
- Tuesday, March 17, 2015
- Tuesday, February 17, 2015
- Tuesday, January 20, 2015
2014 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 18, 2014
- Tuesday, October 21, 2014
- Tuesday, September 16, 2014 video
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 20, 2014
- Tuesday, April 15, 2014 video
- Tuesday, March 18, 2014 video
- Tuesday, February 18, 2014 video
- Tuesday, January 21, 2014 video
2013 Meetings
- No meeting in December
- Tuesday, November 19, 2013 video
- Tuesday, October 15, 2013 video
- Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Talk "&" Slides
- No meetings June-August
- Tuesday, May 21, 2013 video
- Tuesday, April 16, 2013 video 1 video 2
- Tuesday, March 19, 2013 video
- Tuesday, February 19, 2013
- Tuesday, January 15, 2013
