Let’s talk mushrooms. Mushrooms and other fungi play a major role in ecosystem health and in remediation efforts such as invasive species removal and recovery after wildfires.
We are delighted to have two experts share the work they are doing to advance the use of mushrooms to improve and restore ecosystems across California and beyond.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS
Jill Easterday is a scientist at a biotech startup and biology teacher at Lake Tahoe Community College. Since 2011 she has been working with Bay Area Applied Mycology doing mycoremediation projects and spreading the good news of mushrooms.
Taylor Bright is a multifaceted applied mycologist, mushroom farmer, forager, naturalist, educator and ecological restoration practitioner. She works with CoRenewal and Bay Area Applied Mycology on applied mycology projects throughout California, in which she currently focuses her research on how fungi can be used to remediate toxins after wildfire
This event is free for AWWEE members and up to two additional guests. Non-member registration is $20