Hopefully you all have your calendars marked for the 24th annual Gary Lincoff Memorial Foray, scheduled for September 21 at the Economy Borough Volunteer Fire Hall. For the past 3 years we have had members volunteer their artwork for use in a limited edition Foray T-shirt. This year we wanted to organize an open call ..read more

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Perfect weather and a great turn out led to some great finds. Thanks to everybody who attended! I hope everybody had a successful foraging day! Species list entered by Josh Mowris. Covers majority of species observed. Fungi: Allodus podophylli (Mayapple Rust), Auricularia auricula (AKA-Auricularia angiospermarum or Auricularia americana), Cerioporus squamosus (Dryad’s Saddle, Pheasant Polypore), Coprinellus ..read more

Find of the day was Coccomyces triangularis, a new entry to the clubs life list. Coccomyces triangularis is rarely observed/identified so true abundance is not yet known. Species list entered by Julie Travaglini. Fungi: Allodus podophylli ( Mayapple Rust), Cyathus striatus ( Splash Cups), Diatrype stigm ( Common Tarcrust Fungus), Exidia nigricans ( Beech jelly ..read more

Thirty people and two dogs hunted for mushrooms at Dark Hollow Woods on April 29, during the City Nature Challenge. Species were identified by WPMC Mycologist Cara Coulter and WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini. Species list entered by Cecily Franklin. Fungi: Allodus podophylli (Mayapple Rust), Apioperdon pyriforme (Pear-shaped Puffball ), Camarops petersii (Dog Nose fungus), Cerioporus ..read more

The main goal of this walk was to observe lichen. Walk leader and club president Stephen Bucklin entered this list, adding 7 lichen to the clubs life list. Also of interest was a fungal parasite of lichen Illosporiopsis christiansenii a pretty pink growth on Lichen and rarely identified in this region. Another new to the ..read more

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Thanks to the hardcore crew of dedicated mushroom hunters that came out on a very cold Sunday. Starting temperature was about 20F and it warmed up to freezing, 32F. Due to personal travel reasons the walk was held approximately one week early that originally planned. This was the first real cold snap of the fall/winter ..read more

Species list entered by Fluff Berger. Fungi: Apioperdon pyriforme (Pear-shaped Puffball ), Ascocoryne cylichnium (), Bisporella citrina (Yellow Fairy Cups), Crucibulum laeve (White-egg Bird’s-nest Fungus), Daedaleopsis confragosa (Thin-maze Flat Polypore), Datronia mollis (), Diatrype stigma (Common Tarcrust Fungus), Exidia crenata (Brown jelly roll), Exidia nigricans (Beech jelly roll), Flammulina velutipes (Velvet foot; Enokitake), Galerina marginata ..read more

The guest speaker is Bryn Dentinger, Curator of Mycology & Associate Professor of Biology, Natural History Museum of Utah (UMNH) via Zoom meeting on 6pm EST 17th November. Scott Pavelle, curator of the Bolete Filter, writes “Dr. Bryn Dentinger, who is probably the world’s foremost expert on the edulis group, has agreed to give a ..read more