David Gardella

 
Deep in the Mendocino Woodlands, MSSF members, friends and family, gather once again for our annual north coast fungal rite of autumn.  This weekend-long spectacular mycological event includes great mushroom themed dinners, guided forays, fun informative presentations, and plenty of mushrooms!
 
Come join us in our camp’s ongoing 3-Fs theme of Forays – Food – Fun. This year we’ll having another line up of fabulous Mendo Camp experiences including: A diverse selection of mushroom forays with experienced MSSF foray leaders. Saturday afternoon appetizer cooking demos featuring multi-mushroom soups, grilled fresh breads and mushrooms, plus other surprise delectables. Saturday and Sunday mushroom table discussions. Creative mushroom art and preparation pop ups. The Good Thyme Catering crew cooking more fabulous meals. And the unofficially official late Saturday night mushroom cooking skillshare shebang “MycoMendoMondo” which comes with a reminder to bring your own fermented concoctions to share and add to the group fun.       
 
We are very excited to have Noah Siegel, co-author of the just released Mushrooms of Cascadia and Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast books, speaking at camp this year along with a couple other presenters to be announced in September. Presenters will also be participating on the forays.                          
 
All on-site meals and lodging (Friday night through Sunday lunch) are included in the basic $330 dollar per person member rate.  To become a MSSF member, go to: http://www.mssf.org/membership/join.html
 
JDSF MUSHROOM PERMIT: Please leave enough time to apply for your Jackson Demonstration State Forest Mushroom Permit before arriving at camp!  Here’s the link to the mail in application form on the JDSF Cal Fire Website: JDSF Mushroom Permit Application Form. Cal Fire office has limited staff & hours and mushroom permits can only be processed via USPS mail. Allow 10 to 14 days for the return of mushroom permit. APPLY NOW!
 
CANCELLATION NOTE: A $20 processing fee will be applied to any cancelation requests made prior to 12:00am Friday 11/1/2024.  Any cancelation requests made after 12:00am Friday 11/1 will receive a 50% refund of total registration costs.
 
*REGISTRATION FOR CAMP WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MSSF WEBSITE*
Event details and sign up are on the MSSF website in the member’s only section under events.  The link to register is: https://mms.mssf.org/members/members.php
The schedule of events and all required information for camp will be sent to registered participants in October. For more information about camp, visit http://mssf.org/mendo/  
 
MSSF Mendocino Camp always sells out quickly, so don’t wait to sign-up for camp, you might miss out!  This year camp registration on the website will begin at 9:00am on Saturday, September 28th, 2024.  Foray sign-up choices will be available during the registration process.  Foray selection choices will be first come first served during the registration process.
NOTE: Foray locations are generally determined by foray leaders after camp begins on Friday.
 
REGISTRATION QUESTIONS: Please e-mail Stephanie Wright at:  mendoregistrar@mssf.org or call (510)-388-5009. For general camp questions, please email David Gardella at: mendodirector@mssf.org or call (602)-617-0150.  The above e-mail addresses can also be used if you need help with the online reservation process.
 
IMPORTANT CAMP NOTES:  We will stay at our usual Woodlands location, Camp #1. Anyone who would like to bring a camper or RV instead of utilizing a cabin is welcome to do so.  (Please tell us if you would like to bring a camper or sleep in a vehicle instead of a cabin when you register for camp).  The cabins are rustic but have fireplaces and limited wood is available.  We suggest you bring a couple of presto logs if you plan to make a fire in your cabin, (much less smoke and much easier).  You can also bring fire starters which help greatly in getting fires started.  As we want to limit fire usage in the cabins this year, we encourage all campers to enjoy the group fires with your camping friends in the dining halls and dance hall after dinner and until you return to your cabin at bedtime.  If you would like an alcoholic beverage with your dinners on Friday or Saturday night, it is BYOB.  Also, please note that it is very important that every camper bring a flashlight to safely get back and forth to the cabins after dark.  A complete list of what to bring, and directions to the camp will be sent to registered attendees in October.
 
Additional information about the Mendocino Woodlands Camp can be found at:  www.MendocinoWoodlands.org (FAQS, MAPS & DIRECTIONS).