AWARDS & notable appearances

Awards

2015 - The Gordon and Tina Wasson Award - Mycological Society of America

2014 - AAAS - Lemelson Invention Ambassador - American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington D.C.  

2013 - Award for Contributions to Amateur and Professional Mycology - North American Mycological Association

2012 - Doctor of Science (Hon.) - The National College of Natural Medicine, Portland, Oregon

2012 - The Pioneer Award - North West Natural Products Association “leading the way and/or setting a good example for others in the industry.” 

2010 - Opportunity Green Award - 1st Place for the Life Box®

2010 - The Packy Award for the Life Box® - Sustainable Business Coalition and Whole Foods Market’s Green Coalition

2010 - “President’s Award” - The Society of Ecological Restoration, NW

2008 - Visionary Award - Utne Reader Magazine2008 - Green-O-Vator - National Geographic Adventure Magazine

2008 - E-chievement Award - Argosy Foundation

1999 - Founder of a New Northwest Award - Pacific Rim Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils, Seattle, Washington.

1998 - “Bioneers Award,” - The Collective Heritage Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico

1994 - Black Belt, HwaRang Do. Instructor.

1979 - Black Belt, Taekwon Do. Instructor. 

Notable Appearances

2020, January 10-12 - Fungus Fair, Santa Cruz, CA

2020, January 18-19 - SOMA Camp - Sonoma County Mycological Society

2020, February 19-21 - Envision Festival, Costa Rica

2019 - Exponential Medicine: Mycology and Mushrooms as Medicine

2019 - NPR Interview: Here & now - One Mycologist on Why Fungi Are ‘Critical for The Survival of Life on This Planet’

2019 - Speaking event at Burning Man

2019, September 20 - Public Lecture hosted by the Oregon Psilocybin Society, Portland, OR

2019, September 25 - Keynote at Pharmaca Education/Leadership Summit, San Diego, CA

2019, November 1-3 - Speaking event at MAPS Psychedelic Science Summit, Austin, TX

2019, November 6 - Keynote at Exponential Medicine Conference, San Diego, CA

2019 - Keynote at Summit LA19, Los Angeles, CA

2019 - Joe Rogan Experience Podcast Interview #1385

2019, January 5 - Public Lecture at Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda, Santiago, Chile

2019, January 29 - UBC (University of British Columbia) Panel - CIF Sustainability of Forest Management, Vancouver, BC

2019, March 23 - Imagine Convergence, Orcas Island, WA

2019, April 3 - Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA

2019, May 9 - Near Future Summit, La Jolla, CA

2019, May 11-12 - Lightning in a Bottle Arts & Music Festival, Bakersfield, CA

2018 - The New York Times OpEd - “Will Mushrooms Be Magic for Threatened Bees?”

2018, January 13-15 - SOMA Camp - Sonoma County Mycological Society

2018, May 9 - Near Future Summit, San Diego, CA

2018, August 17-18 - Telluride Mushroom Festival, Telluride, CO

2018, August 21 - Public Lecture at Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, CO

2018, September 12 - Expo East Supplement Round Table, Baltimore, MD

2018, September 14 - Coast to Coast AM Radio

2018, September 20 - Public Lecture hosted by the Oregon Psilocybin Society, Newmark Theater, Portland, OR

2018, September 29 - Public Lecture at Colosseum Theatre, Oslo, Norway

2018, October 27 - SAND (Science & Nonduality) Conference, San Jose, CA

2018, November 2-5 - Plant Medicine Conference, Vancouver, BC

2017 - Joe Rogan Experience Interview #1035

2014 - Exponential Medicine Conference - Singularity University | Stanford School of Medicine

2014 - SCIFOO Conference

2014 - Keynote Address: Bioneers Conference

2014 - Keynote Address: North American Mycological Association

2011 - TEDMED conference - Paul Stamets on Mushrooms as Healing Agents

2008 - TED conference - “Six Ways Mushrooms can Help Save the World.”  Rated in the top 10 of all TED talks