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 - 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