20 films | 17 countries | 2+ hours

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Britt Bunyard, PhD, is the founder, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief of the mycology journal Fungi, in print since 2008. Britt is a former university professor and has published over 100 academic and popular science papers. He has served as an editor for mycological and entomological research journals, and mushroom guide books.

A popular evangelizer on all things fungal, Britt has given more than 250 invited lectures to
academic and popular audiences across North America and beyond. He has been featured on the BBC World Service’s Newshour, NPR’s All Things Considered, PBS’s NOVA and Wisconsin Foodie television programs; and interviewed or quoted in Discover magazine, The Atlantic, National Geographic, Vox, Vogue, Forbes, Saveur, Eating Well, Hobby Farm, Women’s World, and other magazines and newspapers.

Britt has collected fungi and lectured throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia.
Annually, he leads mycological expeditions throughout the world. One such expedition, was the subject of a documentary film “Look Down Not Up” (2022), produced by documentary filmmakers Alok Siddhi Tuladhar and Dusty Shiva Panthi of Kathmandu, Nepal.

Britt has authored several books, including The Little Book of Fungi (2024; Princeton University
Press), The Lives of Fungi (2022; Princeton University Press), The Beginner’s Guide to Mushrooms(2021; Quarry Books), Amanitas of North America (2020; The Fungi Press), and Mushrooms and Macrofungi of Ohio and Midwestern States (2012; The Ohio State University Press).

Britt has served as Executive Director of the Telluride Mushroom Festival since 2014 and was
awarded the “Dr. Emanuele Salzman Award” for service to the Telluride Mushroom Festival in 2024. In 2021 he was awarded the Gary Lincoff Award “For Contributions to Amateur Mycology,” by the North American Mycological Association—NAMA’s most prestigious honor for American mycologists.

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Inspiration Point parking lot provides ample parking and easy access to Tram Central, the starting point for the free tram transportation service.

Parking lot located at Park Boulevard and Presidents Way (parking lot on the south side of Park Boulevard).

Every day and every 10 to 15 minutes, the tram will stop at Tram Central to pick up and drop off Park visitors. Fall/winter hours of operation are from Nov. 1 through May 31 daily, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Last pickup from Tram Central will be 15 minutes prior to the end of tram operations for each day.

The tram makes its way through the Park, stopping at most of the Park’s most popular destinations. Get off at Plaza de Panama (in front of The Prado) for a short walk to the Fungus Fair!

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Overlooked Women of Early Mycology
The invention of the printing press, microscope, and telescope along with the protestant reformation forever altered the social context of natural philosophy in the west. It helped kickstart the scientific revolution of the 17th century which brought us such concepts as the scientific method and taxonomy. By the 19th century, the study of natural science had come into the purview of professionals and institutions and the term ‘scientist’ was coined in 1834.

But in those highly patriarchal times, women were seen as property of their fathers and husbands. They could not vote or access higher education, much less practice a profession. Despite these obstacles, some determined women persevered, though unfortunately due to the culture of the time, they rarely received recognition for their accomplishments.

Have you ever wondered about the first lady to name a fungal taxon? Did you know a woman correctly theorized about the hybrid nature of lichens nearly a century before it was proven true? Or that it was a woman who identified the mold responsible for the potato blight famines? Or that a woman was the first person to successfully germinate mushroom spores in England?

In this talk, we’ll delve into the sadly short list of ladies who helped advance the science of mycology prior to 1900. We’ll learn who they were, what they did, and give them some long overdue recognition!

Speaker Bio:
Rose Tursi is an illustrator by profession. When she’s not creating art, she loves spending time outside exploring the natural world. She’s led forays and ecological walks for many organizations throughout the country and is an advocate of the community science movement. Her happy place is at the crossroads of art and mycology. Recently, she’s been experimenting and teaching paint making using fungi as the binder and pigment sources, and is part of a team effort to have Matsutake named as the official state mushroom of Washington. She is an active member of the South Sound Mushroom Club in Olympia, Washington and just finished a term as the Visual Arts Chair for the North American Mycological Association.

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