It turns out mushrooms are good for more than just great pizza toppings.
Paul Stamets argues that mushrooms neutralize, digest and decompose toxic wastes and pollutants. They can catch and reduce silt from streambeds. Mushrooms help remove pathogens from agricultural watersheds; they can control insect populations without using pesticides; and they generally enhance the health of forests and gardens.
Stamets, a renowned mycologist, author and owner of Olympia-based Fungi Perfecti, is coming to Everett to present a free lecture, “6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World.” It’s a discussion of the evolution of mushrooms in ecosystems and how fungi can help heal environments.
Stamets has delivered this talk to TED audiences around the country. TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, is a nonprofit whose mission is to bring together the most forward-thinking people on the planet in a lecture format.
The Everett presentation is sponsored by the Snohomish County Mycological Society, the Puget Sound Mycological Society and Trinity Lutheran College of Everett. For more information, go to www.scmsfungi.org or www.tlc.edu/mushrooms.
The talk is scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett.
Admission is free but donations are requested.
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