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URL:https://cmsweb.org/events/greg-sanchez-hyperfocused-distractions-with-
 mycophilia-mycophobia-and-ethnomycology/
SUMMARY:Greg Sanchez: Hyperfocused Distractions with Mycophilia\, Mycophobi
 a\, and Ethnomycology
DESCRIPTION:&#x1f6a8\; MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT GATES HALL IN 2026 &#x1f6a8
 \;\n\nPresentation: Hyperfocused Distractions with Mycophilia\, Mycophobia
 \, and Ethnomycology:\n\nThis talk will include a brief overview/review of
  the study of Ethnomycology (Human relationships with mushrooms and fungi)
  and the various roles mushrooms play and have played in human societies a
 nd cultures. Using both historical and contemporary examples\, we will exa
 mine positive\, negative\, as well as neutral perceptions humans have abou
 t mushrooms. The focus of this talk will not necessarily focus on any spec
 ific genus or species\, but rather the social and cultural attitudes and p
 erspectives humans have with mushrooms. \n\nGreg Sanchez\n\nGreg Sanchez 
 knew nothing about mushrooms until 2004 when he wondered\, “What do you 
 do at a mushroom festival?”  After attending the Telluride Mushroom Fes
 tival that year\, he found out\, sparking a lasting fascination with and a
  deep passion for all things fungal. Greg is a high school Social Studies 
 teacher in the Denver metro area and an active member of the Colorado Myco
 logical Society\, serving in various roles including CMS President in 2011
 \, 2014\, and 2022. In 2025 Greg was part of the Colorado State Mushroom J
 oint Committee that was able to successfully lobby and get Agaricus julius
  designated as the official state mushroom. Although he considers himself 
 a generalist and amateur when it comes to mycology\, his social science ba
 ckground brings him a special interest towards the human and cultural conn
 ections with mushrooms\, mushroom people\, and Ethnomycology. \n\nAgenda\
 n\n7:00-7:30PM Social Time\, Show and Tell\n\n7:30-9PM Presentation + Ques
 tions\n\nJoin Via Zoom:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87022171941?pwd=4PXhjqh
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LOCATION:Gates Hall - Denver Botanic Gardens\, 1007 York St\, Denver\, CO\,
  80206\, United States
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