Welcome to the California Lichen Society!
Check it out y’all! Our friends at @onetamalpais are putting on lichen bioblitzes this month. Join and spread the word# #lichen #bioblitz #mttam #onetam #marin #baynature #getoutside @nwlichenologists @baynaturemagazine @lichenscitisci
California Lichen Society aka CALS will be sponsoring another informal lichen keying session at UC Berkeley, to be held in room 3030 of the Valley Life Sciences Building on Saturday, September 7th from 10:00am-2:00pm, again kindly hosted by @klarasc
Calling all lichen enthusiasts! Registration is open to join CALS President, Jesse Miller, for a fun exploration of the lichens at the Pepperwood Preserve. ☀️ If you’ve ever though to yourself: 💭What is a lichen? 💭Where do lichens grow? 💭How
Check out this lovely oak moss (Evernia prunastri) growing on an oak branch along the coast in the Santa Monica mountains. Contrary to the common name, oak moss is actually a lichen, not a moss! The earliest record of Evernia growing in this region
Say hello to Rhay! She is one of our new awesome volunteer social media content posters. Here’s a little bit about Rhay’s connection to lichens: “I was first introduced into the world of lichens when I attended the annual CALS meet
Jesse Miller, CALS president, spent a few days in the field with British Lichen Society education chair April Windle (@aprilwindle.nature) and John Douglass, one of the most experienced lichenologists in Britain. The group surveyed lichens in ancient
🎶 Who's that lichen? 🎶Join CALS for a lichen specimen keying session at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity! It will be on Saturday, April 6th from 9am-noon. Folks are welcome to bring their own specimens and use the provided microscopes an
Just a small sample of the beautiful faces of the 2024 California Lichen Society Annual Meeting. Did you know this was a milestone meeting? It marked our 30th year of gathering together 🧡! We were thrilled to welcome around 60 people to this gat
The CALS Annual Meeting gathering has begun! So pumped for a full day of field foraying, presentations, and potlucking tomorrow! Feeling FOMO? Make sure to keep your eye out for next year's gathering around this same time. Become a member and get ale
JOIN US for a field trip to find interesting lichens followed by an evening social, potluck dinner, meeting, and guest lecture❕ Event description: The California Lichen Society Annual Meeting 2024! Jan 26-28 We will take a field trip to notable lich