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New Year, New Roof, Same Us!

Posted on by Janae Pabon, Communications Volunteer
It’s been an exciting year—we brought you a new exhibition, and now, a new roof! We appreciate your patience during our partial closure, and with the new year we’re excited to bring back the activities you’ve been missing. To keep you on track with what’s going on in the next six months, we made this guide so you know what to look forward to.

Announcing 2026 Fungus Fair

Posted on by SD Myco

We are so excited to share the date for our 2026 Fungus Fair! Please join us for a day of learning and fun on February 1st from 10am to 4pm. You can start you day by perusing the array of goods at our Fungus Fair Market, filled with artisan arts and crafts as well as functional and culinary mushroom delights! Then head down to the Fungus Fair main hall at Casa del Prado, Room 101…

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Demystifying Binomial Nomenclature

Posted on by SD Myco

Join us for our next monthly Monday meeting on January 5th where Rose Tursi will teach us all about the binomial nomenclature we use to identify fungi. Latin is an old esoteric language, which makes it understandably intimidating; yet, it has some pretty standard and straightforward rules. Once those are shown and recognized, it opens a whole new world of understanding to the mycology…

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12/1 Holiday Potluck and White Elephant Exchange

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Join us to celebrate fungi and community at our annual Holiday Potluck and White Elephant Exchange. Participating in the white elephant exchange is optional, but a lot of fun. This event is open to the public; the more the merrier!

We invite you to bring a delicious dish to share. It does not have to include mushrooms, but those are always a hit! You may also bring store bought if you prefer.

We will have a card to fill out in advance for the ingredients list. This is useful for those that may have allergies or dietary restrictions.
***If you are using wild/foraged mushrooms, please note that also!***

We ask that you bring your own reusable cup/bowl/plate and utensils, since we are environmental stewards. Let’s help promote and save the environment by using less plastic!

Please note that we do not have kitchen access, but there will be outlets for keeping food warm with crock pots.

For those that want to participate in the White Elephant Gift Exchange, please bring a present for the exchange. Mushroom themed items are always coveted and unique packaging can make the exchange even more fun.

Gift items are suggested at $25.

We can’t wait to see you there!

December 1, 2025
Casa del Prado Room 101
6:30 – 8:30pm
Open to the public

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We’re Exploring One of the Most Understudied Places on Earth

Posted on by Paula Sternberg Rodríguez, Senior Manager of Communications
Scientific expeditions can be thought of as the first step in conservation—they are a way to gather baseline data on the plants and wildlife that exist in a specific area, which can then inform actions to protect it. Sierra de las Cacachilas is an extremely biodiverse and perhaps equally understudied area at the tip of the Baja California Peninsula, and our scientists visited this amazing place to learn all about it.

Faces of The Nat: celebrating LGBTQIA+ staff this November

Posted on by Janae Pabon
The Nat is proud to work alongside many amazing LGBTQIA+ scientists, volunteers, staff, and community members, and we’re celebrating their contributions to science. November 18 is LGBTQIA+ in STEM day, which uplifts the work of LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering, and math, and highlights some of the barriers they may face in these fields.