The Tenth Annual Gary Lincoff Mid-Atlantic Mushroom Foray
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Saturday, Sept. 11th, 2010
7:30-8:15 Registration, 8:30-7:30
4 Mushrooom Slide Shows And Expert Mycologists
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Monthly Meeting

September 21st
Title: Agaricus in Pennsylvania and Everywhere Else

Speaker(s): Rick Kerrigan, Director of Research for Sylvan Mushrooms

Summary: : Rick is an expert in the study of the genus Agaricus. This is the genus of the common button mushroom. However, there is a great deal of diversity in this genus which makes it hard for mycologists to discriminate among very similar species. Recent use of DNA sequencing has helped sort out the species and relate the information back to old American names and concepts as well as to European species. Rick will give us the latest picture of the overall genus.

Announcements

Mushroom Identification Courses

The WPMC is presenting two mushroom courses on August 28, 2010 at The Cabin, a building in Allegheny County’s South Park. The courses are:

Introduction to Wild Mushrooms from 9am - noon. The course will cover a lot of interesting information on mushrooming, their role in the ecosystem, Lincoff's 12 mushroom groups, basic collecting tips, mushroom toxicity, poisonous mushrooms, some of the best edibles, and rules to follow to keep you out of trouble. Cost of the course is $5 to be collected at the door.

An advanced course on Boletes from 1pm to 4pm. Boletes are a large group of mushrooms that contain a number of great edibles with only a small number of poisonous species. Although some of the Boletes are distinctive, most have many similar characteristics making identification to species hard. The course will focus on identifying Boletes commonly found on club walks and forays. Cost of the course is $10 to be collected at the door.

Registration is required to attend either course. To register or obtain more information, call Dick Dougall at 412-486-7504. You can also register and prepay online using PayPal at the club’s website: www.wpamushroomclub.org.


Newsletter Submissions Welcome


As the new editor of the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club newsletter, I encourage and welcome submissions, ideas, requests, suggestions and photos from any of our members.

All submissions, etc., for the newsletter should be emailed to me at iccwpmc@comcast.net. By doing so you give the WPMC permission to publish your submission.

Ginny Sleigh


2010 Nama-Endorsed
Camp Sequanota Foray Weekend
October 8, 2010 - October 10, 2010
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2010 Forays

August 12-15 – NAMA Annual Foray at the Snow Mountain Ranch in Winter Park, Colorado. It is hosted by the Colorado Mycological Society. See their website for details. http://www.namyco.org/

September 10-12 Join the Eastern Penn Mushroomers for the Helen Miknis Memorial Foray. This year’s annual EPM foray will be held at King’s Gap Environmental and Training Center near Carlisle, PA. Contact Bill Miknis at fiverbill@verizon.net or see their website for more information http://www. epennmushroomers.org .

September 23 - 26 The NorthEast Mycological Federation, Inc. (NEMF) hosts the 2010 annual Sam Ristich Foray September 23-26 in Kerhonkson, NY. This year’s event is number 34 and it is expected to be well attended by members of the Federation’s 18 clubs. For additional information and sign-up, please visit http:// www.nemf.org/files/2010/2010.html. The NEMF’s clubs are the Boston Mycological Club (BMC), Cercle des Mycologues de Montreal (CMM), Central New York Mycological Society (CNYMS), Connecticut- Westchester Mycological Association (COMA), Connecticut Valley Mycological Society (CVMS), Eastern Pennsylvania Mushroomers (EPM), Long Island Mycological Club (LIMC), Mid Hudson Mycological Association (MHMA), Maine Mycological Association (MMA), Montshire Mycological Club (MMC), Monadnock Mushroomers Unlimited (MMU), Mid York Mycological Society (MYMS), New Hampshire Mycological Society (NHMS), New Jersey Mycological Association (NJMA), New York Mycological Society (NYMS), Rochester Area Mycological Association (RAMA), Susquehanna Valley Mycological Society (SVMS), and the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club(WPMC).