The “Wood Wide Web” with Christian Schwarz

Join us for Taco Tuesday with leading mycologist Christian Schwarz, coauthor of Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast! Enjoy an optional delicious taco dinner by mycochef Chad Hyatt.

Tues Jan 13th, 5:30-8:00 pm

San Francisco, CA

The Underground Internet, 30 Years Later
By now, almost everyone's heard of "Wood Wide Webs" — invisible forest networks through which trees, fungi, and other organisms communicate and exchange resources. This concept has been covered extensively in mainstream news and popular science outlets, and has even made its way into movies and fiction! But where did this idea come from? What do we actually know about how it works? We'll talk about the history of the metaphor, take a look at the existing body of research, examine recent challenges to the idea from modern findings, and think about what directions future investigations might need to take. 

This is a popular event and will sell out quickly, so make sure to get tickets right away! Tickets are $15-$35 sliding scale. Tacos are $8 each.

Arrive Early For Dinner (optional)

Get treated to a variety of delicious tacos by Chef Chad Hyatt.

Event Schedule:

5:30 pm: Doors & optional taco dinner bt Chad Hyatt

6:30 pm-7:30 pm: Talk with Christian Schwarz

7:30-7:45 Book signing and Q&A

8:00pm Event Ends

CHRISTIAN SCHWARZ  is an itinerant naturalist from California. He is co-author of "Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast” as well as the upcoming "Mushrooms of Cascadia". Fungi satisfy his curiosity with their endless forms – from the grotesque to the bizarre to the sublime – and provide a rich lens through which to learn about the bigger pictures of ecology and evolution. He loves fish, plants, nudibranchs, moths, and dragonflies, and is passionate about community science.