Presentation by Steve Trudell.

An affiliate curator in the Burke Museum Herbarium at the University of Washington, Steve is the author of Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest and co-author of Mushrooms of the National Forests in Alaska and the forthcoming Mushrooms of Alaska field guide.

Photographing and identifying mushrooms and studying their ecology for nearly 50 years, he received the North American Mycological Association’s Award for Contributions to Amateur Mycology in 2014.

With degrees in geology and forest ecosystems analysis, Steve has taught mycology and other environmental science courses at the University of Washington, The Evergreen State College, and other institutions. His research interests include mycorrhizal ecology and the roles of fungi in forest nutrient cycling.