# Event Details - **Event Name**: Befriending Fungi – A Mushroom Walk with Aaron Tupac (Santa Clarita) - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 12:30 pm - **Event Description**: Come along on this unique occasion to meet our local mushroom neighbors after the recent rains!About this EventBefriending Fungi with Aaron Tupac ?‍???????✨It's that delightful time of year when the rains have brought us an abundance of mushrooms. Mushrooms come up just a few days after a rain for a short period. So now is the time to go out and meet some mushrooms!This event is a donation based, cash only (recommended sliding scale $15-$25) mushroom walk where Aaron will be sharing:• How to notice fungi and where they live• Basic steps for identification of mushrooms• How to contribute to the science of fungi• How to love a mushroom• The queer lives of fungi• Meet friends and fungi!Please come prepared to walk for 90 minutes on a moderate trail on an unpaved path in the Santa Clarita area. Recommended to wear closed-toed shoes, long sleeves & pants, and bring water. The exact location and meetup instructions will be emailed in advance.About Aaron:Aaron Tupac (they/them) is a conservation mycologist, speaker, organizer, and founder of Exploring the Mycoverse. Exploring the Mycoverse is a values-based fungi-inspired community focused on building better relationship with the more-than-human world, sponsored by Arlington Garden. Aaron is also the founder and chair of the North American Mycological Association’s Conservation and Stewardship Committee. Aaron works for the Fungal Diversity Survey on their California Fungal Diversity Survey Project, the first government-funded state-wide project of its kind on mycological conservation. Aaron teaches throughout the greater Los Angeles area at institutions like the Los Angeles Public Library, California Native Plant Society, Theodore Payne Foundation, and local universities such as the University of Southern California, Occidental College, and Pomona College. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/88b7d7c0-ebd0-11f0-a075-5dd995e599df-rimg-w555-h740-dc5f5f49-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/88e1cdf0-ebd0-11f0-a157-ddb20a7adf97-rimg-w639-h740-dc776047-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/890ef870-ebd0-11f0-9788-055b7fa481f0-rimg-w482-h740-dca58f61-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/893df7b0-ebd0-11f0-9788-055b7fa481f0-rimg-w561-h740-dc030101-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/896f19d0-ebd0-11f0-a075-5dd995e599df-rimg-w987-h740-dc776147-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-clarita/befriending-fungi-a-mushroom-walk-with-aaron-tupac-santa-clarita/100001979897415467 - **Event Categories**: meetups, trips-adventures, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Santa Clarita - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Santa Clarita (exact info will be emailed) - **lat**: 34.3916641 - **long**: -118.542586 - **full address**: Santa Clarita (exact info will be emailed), TBA, Santa Clarita, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Befriending Fungi – A Mushroom Walk with Aaron Tupac (Santa Clarita) - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/a1190d16e9de27f7adf7e0361036f30c6bfe2dea656a969d91d3fb3674093b8c-rimg-w1200-h958-dc938d76-gmir.jpg?v=1767794137 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Befriending Fungi – A Mushroom Walk with Aaron Tupac (Santa Clarita) being held? - **A:** Befriending Fungi – A Mushroom Walk with Aaron Tupac (Santa Clarita) takes place on Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 12:30 pm at Santa Clarita (exact info will be emailed), TBA, Santa Clarita, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Befriending Fungi – A Mushroom Walk with Aaron Tupac (Santa Clarita)? - **A:** Befriending Fungi – A Mushroom Walk with Aaron Tupac (Santa Clarita) is organized by LAMS Secretary Aaron Thompson. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Befriending Fungi – A Mushroom Walk with Aaron Tupac (Santa Clarita)", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/a1190d16e9de27f7adf7e0361036f30c6bfe2dea656a969d91d3fb3674093b8c-rimg-w1200-h958-dc938d76-gmir.jpg?v=1767794137", "startDate": "2026-01-17", "endDate": "2026-01-17", "url": "https://allevents.in/santa-clarita/befriending-fungi-a-mushroom-walk-with-aaron-tupac-santa-clarita/100001979897415467", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Santa Clarita (exact info will be emailed)", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "TBA", "postalCode": "91378", "addressLocality": "Santa Clarita", "addressRegion": "CA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "34.3916641", "longitude": "-118.542586" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Come along on this unique occasion to meet our local mushroom neighbors after the recent rains!", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-09", "availabilityEnds": "2026-01-17", "validFrom": "2026-04-09", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/santa-clarita/befriending-fungi-a-mushroom-walk-with-aaron-tupac-santa-clarita/100001979897415467" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-09", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-09", "url": "https://allevents.in/santa-clarita/befriending-fungi-a-mushroom-walk-with-aaron-tupac-santa-clarita/100001979897415467", "price": 0, "name": "Cash-only Donation Based! 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