I have a master's in Natural Resources Management from the University of Alaska Fairbanks; my thesis was a study on the effect of temperature on mycoremediation. I learned most of what I know about mushroom identification from Dr. Gary Laursen as his teaching assistant on mycology field courses throughout Alaska. Right now I am a volunteer coordinator for the West Coast Rare Fungi Project through the Fungal Diversity Survey. www.fundis.org/protect/take-action. I am also a member of NAMA and the Turnagain Arm Mycological Society!