2002

July 26 - 4:00 pm to ??  Locust Lake State Park, Schuylkill County.  Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III.  Check at the park office for location.  We will have a slide show at 8:00 pm at the park amphitheater.  They have 282 modern campsites, an excellent fishing lake, swimming, and hiking.  There is a mixed oak forest including red, white and chestnut oak, sycamore, birch, maple, red and white pine, hemlock, Japanese and European larch, Norway and white spruce.

July 27 - 10:00 to 12:00 Blue Run Trail, Allegheny County.  Meet Dorothy and Robert Fornof at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve and then proceed to Blue Run Trail.  This has been a perennial favorite spot of ours to find mushrooms.  Even if the weather is dry, we seem to do very well with a variety of species.

July 27 - Promised Land State Park, Pike County.  Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III.  This is one of the biggest PA State Parks.  We will have a walk in afternoon and a slide show in the evening.  Although we have never hunted this park before, this is the area where the New Jersey Club holds one of its major forays.  About 3,000 acres in size, Promised Land State Park is in the Pocono Plateau and is surrounded by 12,464 acres of Pennsylvania's Delaware State forest, including a natural area. The forest consists primarily of beech, oak, maple and hemlock trees.  Take I-80 to exit 151B, on the left towards Wilkes-Barre.  Merge onto I-81 north.  Take exit 187 towards I-84.  Merge onto I-380 S.  Take I-84 E towards Milford.  Merge onto I-84 E.  Take the PA-390 exit, exit number 26, towards Promised Land State Park/Tafton.  Turn Right onto PA-390.  http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/p-land.htm.

August 3 - 1:00 to ??  McConnell's Mill State Park, Lawrence County.  Meet Bob Lucas and Elizabeth Barrow.  We will walk and identify mushrooms we find.  Take I-79 to Exit 29, Rt 422W and go toward New Castle.  In 1.5 mi., Rt 422 crosses Rt. 19.  Just 0.3 mi. beyond this intersection is the park entrance on the left.  Follow this road for 1.1 mi. to a large picnic and parking area on the right.

August 7 - Wednesday  7:00 pm to ?? South Fayette Township Park, Allegheny County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III.   We will search for mushrooms, identify them, and have a slide show.  From I-79, get off the Bridgeville Exit, turn right onto Rt. 50.  Come to a T, turn right onto Washington Pike, proceed for 2.1 miles, turn left on Boyce Road, go .2 mile, onto Longshrader.  Go to stop sign, turn right onto Greenwood, go past 10 houses on right side and find entrance to Park.

August 10 - 9:30 am to 3:00 pm  McKeever Environmental Center, Mercer County.  Meet Walt Sturgeon.  Walt is our club's Scientific Advisor and a NAMA award-winning photographer.  The day will consist of a slide program, collecting forays and an identification session.  Participants will learn about edibility, folklore and ecology.  Forms, colors, tastes, oxidation reactions and collecting tips will be part of the workshop.  McKeever charges a $3 fee for everyone.  From I-79 (EXIT 130): Follow Rt. 358 East toward Sandy Lake for approximately 3½ miles to where you will see the McKeever Center entrance on your left.  http://www.mckeever.org

August 17 - 10:00to 12:00 Trillium Trail and Scott Park, Allegheny County.  Meet Dick Dougall and Dick Duffy at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve and then proceed to Scott Park.

August 18 - 12:00 to 5:00 pm Meet the Mycological Association of Washington for a Mushroom Fair, held at the Visitor Center at Brookside Gardens,1800 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton, MD. Guest mycologist will be John Plischke III.  Contact Paul Goland  for details. 
http://maw.freeservers.com  Free and open to everyone.

August 23 to 24 - Prince Gallitzin State Park, Cambria County.  Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III  Friday will be a mushroom slide show at the park amphitheater at 8:30 pm.  The next day, Saturday, we will walk, hunt and identify mushrooms from 3:30 pm- ??   We will be camping at the campground for the weekend.  Take Rt. 22 and right before you get to Ebensburg take 219 north.  At Carrolltown, turn onto state route 4015, at Patton; take state route 1021 to the park.

August 28 - Wednesday  7:00 pm to ??  Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, Allegheny County.  Meet Dick Dougall and others who will present a mushroom program at the regular scheduled meeting of the Audubon Society of Western PA.  See the Meetings & Program page for directions.

August 29 - Thursday  7:00 to 10:00 pm  Alameda Park, Butler County.  Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III   Meet at the Carousel Center for a mushroom walk, identification and slide show.  Follow Route 8 North to the Lyndora Exit. (Hansen Ave.)  You must be in the left hand lane to exit into Lyndora.  Follow Hansen Ave. until it "T"s with New Castle Road (Route 356).  At the light, turn left.  At the third light on New Castle Road, turn right onto Alameda Park Road.  There will be a Burger King on your right.  The Carousel Shelter will be on your left at the second stop sign.

August 31 - 3:00 pm Blue Knob State Park, Bedford County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III at the park amphitheater.  Walk, hunt and identify mushrooms from 3:00 pm - ??  At 8:00 pm more mushroom identification and a slide show and talk.  Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Bedford, Exit 11. Go north on I-99 to Route 869 west (at Osterburg). Follow Route 869 to Pavia, then follow signs through Pavia to park.    

September 6 to 8 - Camp Sequanota, Somerset County, near Donegal, PA.  Meet the Mycological Association of Washington for the weekend.  Details will be on our website and Yahoo groups as soon as they are available.  http://maw.freeservers.com

September 14 - Mushroom Mania 4 at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve  Get your reservations in early, we expect to sell out and have to turn people away.  See article and registration form in the newsletter.  This will be a fantastic day of Fungi, Fun and Friends.  Don't miss it.

September 21 - Deer Lakes Park, Allegheny County, Russelton.  Meet Dorothy and Robert Fornof.  From the PA Turnpike get off at the Allegheny Valley Exit 5.  Turn toward New Kensington.  Turn left onto Route 28.  Follow to Pearl Avenue and turn left.  Continue on Pearl Ave, it becomes Russelton Road.  In Russelton, turn right at the first intersection, look for a drug store, bank and liquor store and turn right.  Go a short distance you will see a Deer Lakes Park sign, turn left into the park.  Just past the first lake, there is a large parking lot; meet there.

September 19 to 22 - North East Mycological Federation Foray, Ellenville, NY at the Nevele Grande Resort & Country Club.  The federation consists of 20 mushroom clubs, including our own.  The purpose of NEMF is to have this one huge foray.  180-250 mushroomers attend this foray every year.  See their website for details  http://uhoffmann.home.mindspring.com/nemf2002/  Price: single occupancy $435

September 27 to 29 - Beaver Creek Presbyterian Church Camp near East Liverpool, Ohio.  Meet the Ohio Mushroom Society for its big fall foray.  Dr. Britt Bunyard will speak on insects and fungi.  More information as it becomes available.  It is about 65 miles, an hour and 25 min. from Pittsburgh.  It is just off Rt. 170 north of Calcutta on Duke Road.   
http://www.denison.edu/ohmushroom

October 10 to 13 - North American Mycological Association Foray, Diamond Lake, Oregon. Diamond Lake is 85 miles northeast of Medford, Oregon and just north of Crater Lake National Park. Dr. Jim Trappe who is a specialist in truffles, which are present in the area. Dr. Nancy Smith Weber, who is a specialist in Ascomycetes and wrote a book on morels. Dr. Mike Beug and other mycologists will be present giving programs and workshops. Our own John Plischke III will present a mushroom photography workshop. Cost is $262 double/$336 single, we suggest going early and touring this beautiful part of the country. Check out their website for more information and a registration form: http://www.namyco.org/events/naf02.htm

October 26 - 10:00 a.m. Yellow Hammer Corral, Tionesta. Meet Bob Lucas and Elizabeth Barrow at this extensive woods near Allegheny National Forest. During the dry spell, Liz found chanterelles, lepiotas, cauliflower mushrooms, sulphur shelf, and more on one short ride. DIRECTIONS: North from Pittsburgh (or from the Turnpike) on I-79 to the I-80 exit. Go two exits East on I-80 to Route 8 (Barkeyville exit). Go North on Route 8 through Franklin, then turn left after the Sheetz onto William Flinn Highway (here 8 and 62 are the same roads). Go North on Routes 8/62 until they split at Oil City, then stay on 62 for about 15 miles. The parking lot to the Yellow Hammer is on the left; if you see the Five Points Restaurant on the right, you've gone just a little too far (the ranch is right across the street). Meet at the parking lot, then we'll compare finds and stop at the Five Points for lunch

2003

April 12 - 1:00 to ?? Pine Lodge, Indiana County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III. This is a site where the Plischkes and Robert Boice have hunted morels in the past. (Directions) There will be a morel slide show and hunt.

April 26 to 27 - 10:00 am. Morel Mushroom Madness Weekend, Mingo Creek, Washington County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III at Shelter # 6. (Directions) Free to members with 2003 membership card; $5 for non-members. There will be a morel slide show, mushroom hunts, Edible Mushrooms & Their Preparation slide show, and lots more. Camping is available for the weekend for $5. We found morels at this program last year.

May 3 - 10:00 to 12:00 Blue Run Trail, Allegheny County. Meet club President Dick Dougall and club Vice President Glen Carr at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve (Directions) and then proceed to Blue Run Trail.

May 11 - 1:00 to ? Return to Mingo Creek with Tom Volk. Meet Tom Volk and John Plischke III in the parking lot of Shelter #4. (Directions) We will hunt mushrooms of all types, without concentrating on morels.

Tom Volk is a Professor of Biology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, located on the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin. He teaches courses on Mycology, Medical Mycology, Plant Biology, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Latin & Greek for Scientists.
His internet web page, Tom Volk's Fungi, has more than 1000 photos of fungi from all taxonomic groups, a popular "Fungus of the Month" feature, and an extensive introduction to the Kingdom Fungi.

Besides dabbling in mushroom cultivation, Tom works on the genera Morchella (morels), Hydnellum (a tooth fungus), Armillaria (honey mushrooms) and Laetiporus (chicken of the woods, or sulfur shelf). He also has conducted fungal biodiversity studies in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Alaska, and Israel. He is a popular speaker at many amateur and professional mycological events throughout North America, including many NAMA and NEMF forays. This is another opportunity to hunt mushrooms with an internationally known mushroom expert.

June 14 - 10:00 to 1:00(?) Hartwood Acres, Allegheny County. (Directions) Meet John & Kim Plischke, at the parking lot in front of the Mansion (on the opposite side of the park from the Performance Center). We will hunt mushrooms and help you identify them.

June 21 - 10:00 to 12:00(?) North Park, Allegheny County. Meet Jack & Valerie Baker at the Swimming Pool parking lot. North Park has a variety of habitats, although the area abounds in large oaks there is a large variety of trees and habitats that make this an exceptional place for hunting mushrooms. Will go to secret location. Directions on Meeting page.

June 28 - 10:00 to 2:00 Miller's Tract, Butler County. Meet Dick Dougall and Glenn Carr. This is a premier mushroom spot that mycologists Dr. Sam Ristich and Dr. Tom Gaither have led walks to before. Directions: From the Slippery Rock exit of I-79, proceed north on Rt. 108 to Slippery Rock. At the light in town, turn left on Rt. 258. Go one block, and turn left on Water Street. Follow Water for app. 2 mi. It crosses an iron bridge over the creek. After the bridge look for a small parking area on left at the head of a dirt lane. Do not block the lane. Parking is limited. No rest room.

July 12 - 9 am Meet John & Kim Plischke and the at the Conemaugh Lake Dam parking lot. Directions: At Route 22 New Alexandria red light go 987 north for 4.6 miles.  Turn right at the Citgo Station onto Tunnleton Road.  At 6.5 miles turn left on Pump Station Road and cross the bridge.  At 7.4 miles turn right on Aven Road.  At 8.1 miles turn right to Conemaugh River Lake.  We will have the slide show in a room in the dam!  The Army Corps of Engineers will demand seeing a photo ID. Registration is strongly suggested; call Julia at 814-536-6615 or email herbstsonne5@pennswoods.net to register or receive more information.  Hint:  this is one of the Plischke’s chanterelle spots! .

July 19 - 10:00 to 12:00(?), Trillium Trail, Allegheny County. Meet Dick Dougall and Glenn Carr at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve and then proceed to Trillium Trail.

July 26 - 10:00 to 12:00(?) North Park, Allegheny County. Meet Jack & Valerie Baker at Swimming Pool parking lot. Will go to secret location. Directions on Meeting page.

July 26 - 3:00, Cook Forest State Park, Clarion County.  Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Center.  Meet for a slide show, walk and identification from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.   At 9:00 pm there will be a mushroom slide show at Ridge Camp Park Amphitheater; bring your chairs or a blanket.  The leaders will camp for the weekend — stop and say hello.  Cook Forest is one of the premier mushroom spots in western PA with a wide variety of species found there.  From Clarion, take Rt. 66 north to the park.

August 1-3 Meet the Ohio Mushroom Society at Camp Myeerah.They will have Landon Rhodes, from OSU on the program Saturday and Dennis Rose has offered to show and tell about his shiitake cultivation operation. More details to follow. Contact Joe Christian for details at 419-757-4493.

August 9 –10:00-12:00(?), Deer Lakes Park, Allegheny County, Russelton.  Meet Dorothy and Robert Fornof.  Directions: From the PA Turnpike get off at the Allegheny Valley Exit 5.  Turn toward New Kensington.  Turn left onto Route 28.  Follow to Pearl Avenue and turn left.  Continue on Pearl Ave, it becomes Russelton Road.  In Russelton, turn right at the first intersection, look for a drug store, bank and liquor store and turn right.  Go a short distance you will see a Deer Lakes Park sign, turn left into the park.  Just past the first lake, there is a large parking lot, meet there.

August 8, 9, & 10 Meet the Eastern Penn Mushroomers for the Helen Miknis Memorial Foray at Penn State University Mont Alto Campus (near beautiful Michaux State Forest) Cost is $150.00 per person for the weekend, including two (2) nights lodging, Friday picnic & Saturday dinner, and Saturday & Sunday breakfast. However, if you want to come for the Saturday program and join us for dinner, the cost would be $20.00. You will receive final schedule and directions with your confirmation of registration. Camping is available at Caledonia State Park and in the Gettysburg area. Register with Bill Miknis, 3119 Parker Dr., Lancaster, PA 17601 or call 717-898-8897 or email eye4morels@juno.com for a registration form. Any question or suggestions call or e-mail Ed McConnell, Foray leader, 717-442-8037, ournuthouse@prodegy.net or John Dawson, President, 717-846-1225, jwd7@psu.edu.

August 16 – Meet Dick Dougall at Fall Run Park  Directions: From Route. 28 go north on Route. 8 for .7 miles to Saxonburg Blvd. Continue north to the 2^nd red light and turn right on Fall Run Road.  Cross Pine Creek and make an immediate left into the parking lot. 

August 23 – 10:00-1:00 (?) Hartwood Acres, Allegheny County.  Meet Glenn Carr at the parking lot in front of the Mansion (on the opposite side of the park from the Performance Center).  We will hunt mushrooms and help you identify them.  From PA Turnpike:  Take Allegheny Valley (Exit 5). Stay right on the exit ramp. Turn right onto Route 910 West. Go 4 1/2 miles and turn left onto Saxonburg Blvd. at the red blinking light. Follow Saxonburg Blvd. about 2 1/2 miles, entrance will be on your right.  This is about a mile and a half from Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve.

August 23 - 3:00, Oil Creek State Park, Venango County.  Meet the Plischke family at the Petroleum Centre Amphitheater.  There will be a slide show at 3:00 followed by a walk at 4:00.  The park entrance is off of PA Route 8 past Oil City, one mile north of the Borough of Rouseville.  The entrance is on the right, then three miles to the office.

September 11-14 NEMF Sam Ristich Foray. will be held at Scott's Family Resort on Oquaga Lake, SW of Deposit, NY. This is right over the NY border and is in a great mushroom area. See the NEMF website for more information and a registration form. They are predicting a wide variety of fungi because of the moisture content from Winter through the Summer. There are all kinds of habitats in the area.

Consider attending this event to increase your knowledge of fungi, have a great time, learn from and meet some of the most prestigious Guest Mycologists this side of the Mississippi River. Among the guest mycologists so far definite are Gary Lincoff, Bill Roody, Sam Ristich, Doug Bassett, Richard Korf, and our own John Plischke III. The list is not yet complete and there will be many other mushroom experts there.

September 20 – Gary Lincoff Mid Atlantic Mushroom Foray (Mushroom Mania Five) 

2004

April 12 - 1:00 to ?? Pine Lodge, Indiana County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III. This is a site where the Plischkes and Robert Boice have hunted morels in the past. (Directions) There will be a morel slide show and hunt.

April 12 - 7:30 pm Meet the Bartramian Audubon Society of Butler County, and John Plischke III for a talk and slide show on Edible Wild Mushrooms and How to Prepare Them. WPMC members are invited. From Butler, PA take Rt. 8 north about 16 miles. The Boy Scout Camp Bucoco is on the left, about 2 miles north of where Rt. 173 intersects with Rt. 8. At the camp, drive straight back and you will see the Preston Center; it is a large wood building with a green metal roof.

April 17 - 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Meet members of the Western PA Mushroom Club and the Western PA Field Institute in North Park. We may only cover a mile or two on this outing, but our minds will travel extensively during the many stops examining mushrooms and other fascinating fungi. Some of the most extraordinary and colorful things in the forest take this non-animal-vegetable-or-mineral form. We'll learn how to differentiate the delectable from the dangerous, but it takes years to develop enough expertise to forage on wild mushrooms. That doesn't lessen the fun of searching for the dirty dozen denizens of the damp! Pre-registration with WPFI is required; the cost is $8 ($10 Non-Members)

April 17 - 2:00 pm to ?? Pine Lodge, Indiana County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III for a morel slide show and hunt. Meet at the lodge. This is a site that several of us have hunted for morels in the past.

April 24-25 - 11:00 am Morel Mushroom Madness Weekend, Mingo Creek, Washington County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III Check in at the roadside near Henry House. PRE-REGISTER WITH THE PARK. Call Christine at 724-228-6867. We found morels at this program last year.

May 1 - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Knob Hill Community Park, Warrendale, Allegheny County. Meet Glenn Carr and La Monte Yarroll Pull in, bear left and go to the back parking lot.

May 8 - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Return to Mingo Creek, Washington County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III in the parking lot of Shelter 4. See the directions on April 24. We will hunt mushrooms.

May 15 - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Fall Run Park, Allegheny County. Meet Dick Dougall and La Monte Yarroll. From Rt. 28 go north on Rt. 8 for about .7 miles to Saxonburg Blvd. Continue north to the 2nd red light and turn right on Fall Run Road. Cross Pine Creek and make an immediate left into the parking lot.

May 22 - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Moraine State Park, Butler County. Meet Jim & Charlotte Tunney. From Butler take US 422 west 8.7 miles to PA 528 N and turn right, then an immediately left past a lawn & garden store, with a John Deere sign, for about .8 mile to the parking lot at the end of the road. OR take I-79 N to 422 E for about 4 ½ miles and turn left onto PA 528 N, then follow the directions above.

June 5, 10:30 – 2:30: McConnell’s Mill, Butler County. Meet Liz Barrow and Bob Lucas. This area has been very productive on past walks. Directions

June 12, 10:00 – 2:00: Hartwood Acres, Allegheny County.  Meet Glenn Carr at the parking lot in front of the Mansion (on the opposite side of the park from the Performance Center). Directions

June 26, 10:00 – 2:00: Deer Lakes Park, Russelton, Allegheny County. Meet Dick Dougall.  Directions: From the PA Turnpike get off at the Allegheny Valley Exit 5.  Turn toward New Kensington. Turn left onto Route 28.  Follow to Pearl Avenue and turn left.  Continue on Pearl Ave, it becomes Russelton Road.  In Russelton, turn right at the first intersection, look for a drug store, bank and liquor store and turn right.  Go a short distance you will see a Deer Lakes Park sign, turn left into the park.  Just past the first lake, there is a large parking lot, meet there.

July 3, 2:00 – 4:00: Prince Gallitzin State Park, Cambria County. Meet Ed McConnell and John Plischke III at the Park Office.  When we were there before around this time of year, we found the black trumpet.  Directions: Take Rt. 22 and right before you get to Ebensburg take 219 north.  At Carrolltown, turn onto SR 4015.  At Patton; take SR 1021 to the park.  .

July 4, 2:00 – 4:00: Shawnee State Park, Bedford County.  Meet John Bumbarger and John Plischke III at the Park Office.  We will hunt for chanterelles and other mushrooms.  John Bumbarger has hunted this area often and thinks chanterelles may be up at this time.  Follow US 30 east to Schellsburg, on the western side of Bedford .  

July 7, 7:00 pm – ??: South Fayette Township Park, Allegheny County.  Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III.   We will search for mushrooms, identify them, and have a slide show.  Directions: From I-79, get off the Bridgeville Exit, turn right onto Rt. 50.  Come to a T, turn right onto Washington Pike, proceed for 2.1 miles, turn left on Boyce Road, go .2 mile, onto Lawnshadow.  Go to stop sign, turn right on Greenwood, go past 10 houses on right and find the entrance to the park.

July 10, 10:00 – 2:00: Upper Dock Hollow, Freeport, Armstrong County. Meet Don Stone and Susan Baker.  Enjoy this mushroom walk along a trail that also has two beautiful waterfalls.  Check the club website  www.wpamushroomclub.org   or Yahoo Groups groups.yahoo.com/group/wpamushroomclub  before the walk for directions to the meeting place.  You can also call 724-834-2358 a week before the walk for directions.

July 10, 1:30 and 7:30 – Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis, West Virginia 1:30 walk and identification and 7:30 a slide show and program.  Meet at the lodge. Directions: From the North, take U.S. Rt. 219 to Thomas, then Rt. 32 south to the park.  1-800-CALL-WVA  Call a week before the walk for any additional information.

July 17, 10:00 – 2:00 North Park, Allegheny County. Meet Glenn Carr at the swimming pool parking lot — find the car with a yellow ribbon on the antenna.  North Park has a variety of habitats; we will go to a secret location. Directions

July 18, 1:30 – 3:30: Hartwood Acres, Allegheny County.  Meet Dick Dougall at the parking lot in front of the Mansion (on the opposite side of the park from the Performance Center).  We will hunt mushrooms and help you identify them. Directions

July 15 – 18: NAMA foray 2004 will be held at the University of North Carolina in Asheville, NC.  A great diversity of mushroom picking sites is found around this area.  This summer, the foray is overlapping with MSA (the association of the professionals) so there will be a lot of mycologists to learn from! On the web, see www.namyco.org for the registration form.  NAMA membership is required; one can sign up on the registration form.  Our own Bill Roody, Walt Sturgeon, and John Plischke III will be members of the faculty.

July 24, 10:00 – 2:00: Chanterelle Mania at North Park, Allegheny County.  Meet Valerie and Jack Baker at the swimming pool parking lot — find the car with a yellow ribbon on the antenna.  Last year this spot produced bags and bags full of beautiful chanterelles.  There were also a good number of boletes and other species.  You never know what the season will bring, but it could be very good again.  North Park has a variety of habitats, although the area abounds in large oaks there is a large variety of trees and habitats that make this an exceptional place for hunting mushrooms.Directions

July 23 – 25: Meet the Eastern Penn Mushroomers for the Helen Miknis Memorial Foray at Penn State University Mont Alto Campus (near beautiful Michaux State Forest )  Last year 9 of our members attended this foray.  Some combined it with a vacation and some came for mushrooms and Chambersburg peaches.  Cost is $150.00 per person for the weekend, including two (2) nights lodging, Friday picnic & Saturday dinner, and Saturday & Sunday breakfast.  However, if you want to come for the Saturday program and join us for dinner, the cost would be $20.00.  You will receive final schedule and directions with your confirmation of registration.  Camping is available at Caledonia State Park and in the Gettysburg area.  Register with Bill Miknis, 3119 Parker Dr., Lancaster, PA 17601 or call 717-898-8897 or email eye4morels@juno.com  for a registration form.   Any questions or suggestions call: Ed McConnell, Foray leader, 717-442-8037, ournuthouse@prodegy.net  or  John Dawson, President, 717-846-1225,  jwd7@psu.edu

July 23– 25: Chanterelle and Nature Extravaganza. Meet the Ohio Mushroom Society at a wildflower prairie natural area owned by Guy Denny located near I-71 and I-95. 

July 24– 25: Meet the Mycological Association of Washington for a one-day foray, site to be determined. At least one of these walks will be at Michaux State Forest in southern PA, west of Gettysburg. Call MAW's Announcement Line 301-907-3053, box 55 or Foray Chair Jon Ellifritz 301-422-7517 or forays@mawdc.org a few days before the foray for confirmation and directions.

July 31 – 10:00 am (note new time; also, attendees are no longer required to show ID, but registration is highly recommended):  Meet John & Kim Plischke and the Conemaugh Valley Conservancy at the Conemaugh Lake Dam parking lot.  Directions: At Route 22 New Alexandria red light go 987 north for 4.6 miles.  Turn right at the Citgo Station onto Tunnleton Road.  At 6.5 miles turn left on Pump Station Road and cross the bridge.  At 7.4 miles turn right on Aven Road.  At 8.1 miles turn right to Conemaugh River Lake.  We will have the slide show in a room in the dam!  The Army Corps of Engineers strongly recommends pre-registration at  814-536-6615 and ask for Margaret or email tavalskyml@atlanticbb.net  Hint: this is one of the Plischke’s chanterelle spots!

July 31 – Aug 1: Blue Knob State Park, Bedford County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III at the park amphitheater. At 8:00 pm Saturday night there will be a mushroom slide show and talk. Walk, hunt and identify mushrooms at 10:00 am Sunday morning. Directions: Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Bedford, Exit 11. Go north on I-99 to Route 869 west (at Osterburg). Follow Route 869 to Pavia, then follow signs through Pavia to park.

July 31 – Aug 1: Meet the Mycological Association of Washington for a one-day foray, site to be determined. At least one of these walks will be at Michaux State Forest in southern PA, west of Gettysburg. Call MAW's Announcement Line 301-907-3053, box 55 or Foray Chair Jon Ellifritz 301-422-7517 or forays@mawdc.org a few days before the foray for confirmation and directions.

August 7, 10:00 – 2:00: Moraine State Park, Butler County. Meet Jim & Charlotte Tunney at the 528 N parking lot. We will drive to a secret location and hunt in groups. Directions

August 14, 10:00 – 2:00: State Game Lands 95, Butler County. Meet Jim Strutz and Wendy Terwilliger for a mushroom walk in northern Butler County. We will walk along a section of the North Country Trail in State Game Lands 95. Habitat is predominantly mixed hardwoods (oak, hickory, maple, etc.) with stands of pine and some open meadows and grasslands. Directions: From I-79, exit at Slippery Rock, follow Route 108 east through the town of Slippery Rock, turn right onto Branchton Road and continue past Routes 8 and 308, shortly after crossing Route 308 turn right into the parking area directly across from the "North Country Trail" marker. From Route 422, follow Route 38 north to Parsonville, turn left onto Old Brick Road and continue until the road comes to a 'T', turn left onto Branchton Road, continue for about 2-1/2 miles and turn left into the parking area directly across from the "North Country Trail" marker.

August 14, 1:30 and 7:30: Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis, West Virginia 1:30 walk and identification and 7:30 a slide show and program. Meet at the lodge. From the north, take U.S. Rt. 219 to Thomas, then Rt. 32 south to the park. 1-800-CALL-WVA Call a week before the walk for any additional information.

August 15, 12:00 – 5:00: Meet the Mycological Association of Washington for a Mushroom Fair at Brookside Gardens, Wheaton Regional Park, Wheaton, MD. Their guest mycologist will be John Plischke III. For more info, e-mail Program Chair Gordon Callahan, at programs@mawdc.org.

August 21, 10:00 – 2:00: Moraine State Park, Butler County. Meet Jim Tunney and Susan Baker at the 528 N parking lot. We will drive to a secret location and hunt in groups. Directions.

August 21 – 22: Meet the Mycological Association of Washington for a one-day foray, site to be determined. At least one of these walks will be at Michaux State Forest in southern PA, west of Gettysburg. Call MAW's Announcement Line 301-907-3053, box 55 or Foray Chair Jon Ellifritz 301-422-7517 or forays@mawdc.org a few days before the foray for confirmation and directions.

August 28, 11:00 am: Brady's Run Park, Beaver County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III for a program and walk. Directions: Head on the Parkway West out of Pittsburgh toward the Airport/Route 60. Pass the Airport on Route 60 and continue on to the Chippewa exit. It is the last exit before 60 becomes a toll road. When you exit at Chippewa, make a Right at the light onto Route 51, south. Continue on Route 51 (about 2 miles) until you come to the red light in front of the entrance to Brady's Run Park. Make a right into the park. About 1 mile down the road (near the lake and beach) you will see a turn up the hill to your right and a sign that says "Ed Calland Arboretum". Turn here and follow the road all the way to the top, you will see a parking area and the pavilion.

September 4, 10:00 – 2:00: Fall Run Park, Allegheny County. Meet Dick Dougall. Directions: From Rt. 28 go north on Rt. 8 for .7 miles to Saxonburg Blvd (do not turn here). Continue north on Rt. 8 to the 2nd red light and turn right on Fall Run Road. Cross Pine Creek and make an immediate left into the parking lot.

September 3, 2:30: Promised Land State Park, Pike County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III. Directions: Take I 80 to I 81 to Scranton, Pa. Then I-84 east to Promised Land State Park. This is one of the biggest PA State Parks. We will have a walk in afternoon at 2:30, meet at the park office and we will drive to a new area of the park. There will be a program in the evening at 8:00 at the park auditorium. Although we have never hunted this park before, this is where the New Jersey Club holds one of its major forays.

September 4, 3:00: Beltzville State Park, Carbon County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III at 3:00 for a slide show and walk. Beltzville is five miles east of Lehighton, just off of US 209. Directions: From the Northeast Extension of the PA Turnpike, take Exit 74 and follow the signs to the park.

September 5, 1:00: Nescopeck State Park, Luzerne County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III at the Environmental Education Building at 1:00 for a slide show followed by a mushroom walk at 2:00. Directions: Traveling east on I-80: Take Exit 262 (Hazleton, Mountaintop - PA 309.) Follow PA 309 south about 0.75 mile. Turn left onto Honey Hole Road. The park begins along Honey Hole Road a short distance east of the I-80 underpass. Travel about 6 miles along Honey Hole Road to enter the Lake Frances Day Use Area. It will be on your right side just opposite Lake Frances Road.

September 11, 1:00 – 4:00: Roaring Run Natural Area, Apollo, Armstrong County. Meet Don Stone and Susan Baker at the Roaring Run Bike Trail Parking. Directions: From the east end off the Rt 66 bridge at Rt. 56. Go South (up stream) on the Kiskiminetas River Road. At 1:15 we will drive to Upper Rattling Run and return at 3:15 to tell tall mushroom tales. After? The Mosey Inn?

September 9 – 12, 2004: NEMF Foray at Geneva Point Conference Center, in Center Harbor on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH. There will be lectures and workshops all day Friday and Saturday, as well as many forays to choose from. There is no membership requirement.  On the web, see www.nemf.org for upcoming info and registration form for the foray.

September 18: Gary Lincoff Mid Atlantic Mushroom Mania. Don't miss it, register today!

September 24– 26: Outdoor Odyssey, Somerset County, near Donegal, PA. Meet the Mycological Association of Washington for the weekend for the old Camp Sequanota foray. The cost has not been determined yet, but it will probably be $90-100 for the weekend or $20-30 for Saturday. Details will be at www.mawdc.org Contact Membership Chair, Sharon Cooperman at memberships@mawdc.org

September 30 – October 3: NAMA's annual Wildacres Retreat Foray near Asheville, NC. Participation limited to 40 NAMA members, $175/person, which includes meals and lodging from Thursday night until Sunday morning. For info, visit the Wildacres web page at http://www.wildacres.org/, the NAMA web page at http://namyco.org, or e-mail Allein Stanley allstanley@earthlink.net to register.

Saturday, October 2 — 10:00 am: South Park, Allegheny County. Meet naturalist John Doyle at the Nature Center. Learn the lore, see the strange, taste the terrific of local wild mushrooms. We have attended this walk previously, and what made it truly wonderful was the mushroom tasting after the walk. John is a good cook and does a lot with the preparation of wild foods.

October 2– 3: Meet the Ohio Mushroom Society at its Fall Foray at the Lookabout Lodge in South Chagrin Reservation. Tammy Spillis will be the speaker on the topic of Mushrooms and the Quest for Fire. Check their website for more details: www.ohiomushroom.org or contact Pete and Pauline Munk 440-236-9222.

2005

APRIL WALKS

April 9 - 10:00 to 12:00 Fall Run Park, Allegheny County. Meet Dick Dougall and Dick Duffy. From Rt. 28 go north on Rt. 8 for .7 miles to Saxonburg Blvd. Continue north to the 2nd red light and turn right on Fall Run Road. Cross Pine Creek and make an immediate left into the parking lot.

April 16 - 2:00 to ?? Pine Lodge, Indiana County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III for a Morel slide show and hunt. This is a site where we and Robert Boice have hunted morels in the past.

April 23 - 10:00 to 12:00 North Park, Allegheny County. Meet Valerie and Jack Baker at the Swimming Pool parking lot. North Park has a variety of habitats; we will go to a secret location.

April 30 to May 1 - 11:00 am Morel Mushroom Madness Weekend, Mingo Creek, Washington County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III for the biggest morel slide show and hunt in the eastern US. Check in at the roadside near Henry House. PRE-REGISTER WITH THE PARK. Call Christine at 724-228-6867. We found morels at this program last year.

MAY WALKS

May 7 - 10:00 to 12:00 Knob Hill Community Park, Warrendale, Allegheny County. Meet Glenn Carr and La Monte Yarroll.

May 14 - 10:00 to 12:00, Return to Mingo Creek, Washington County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III in the parking lot of Shelter 4. We will hunt mushrooms of all types.

May 22, Sunday - 10:00 to 12:00 Moraine State Park, Butler County. Meet Jim and Charlotte Tunney. Follow the directions to Route 528. We will drive to a secret location.

May 28 - 10:00 to 12:00 Hartwood Acres, Allegheny County. Meet Dick Dougall and Dick Duffy at the parking lot in front of the Mansion (on the opposite side of the park from the Performance Center). We will hunt mushrooms and help you identify them.

JUNE WALKS

June 5 - 10:00 to 12:00 Moraine State Park, Butler County. Meet Jim and Charlotte Tunney. Follow the directions to Route 528. We will drive to a secret location.

June 11 - 10:00 to 12:00 Hartwood Acres, Allegheny County. Meet Glenn Carr and LaMonte Yarroll at the parking lot in front of the Mansion (on the opposite side of the park from the Performance Center). We will hunt mushrooms and help you identify them.

June 18 - 10:00 to 12:00 Hartwood Acres, Allegheny County. Meet John Plischke III for a photography walk. Bring your camera and your equipment. Take some photos for the club photo contest. Meet at the parking lot in front of the Mansion (on the opposite side of the park from the Performance Center). We will hunt mushrooms and help you identify them.

June 25 -10:00 to 2:00, Deer Lakes Park, Tarentum, Allegheny County. Meet Dick Dougall.

June 25 - Join the Mycological Association of Washington at Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA for a chanterelle hunt. Contact Mitch at 301-768-6788 or check their website for more information.

JULY WALKS

July 3 - 3:00 p.m. Blue Knob State Park, Bedford County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III at the park amphitheater. Walk, hunt and identify mushrooms at 3:00, then stay for the slide show and talk at 8:00 p.m.

July 10 - 10:00 to 12:00 Moraine State Park, Butler County. Meet Jim Tunney and Susan Baker at the PA 528 N parking lot. We will drive to a secret location.

July or August - Join the Ohio Mushroom Society for a miniforay at Denison's Biological Field Station, Grandville, OH. Call Dick Doyle at 740-587-0019 or check their website for more information.

July 8-10 - Join the Mycological Association of Washington at the Lost River Retreat Center in West Virginia. Cost will be about $85 per adult, which covers two nights' lodging and five meals: Saturday breakfast through Sunday lunch.

Please contact Jon Ellifritz at president@mawdc.org or ellijon@earthlink.net if you have even a tentative interest in this weekend. He will provide more details to those who are interested in the near future. Last year they found about 170 species in the Lost River area, and it could be great for chanterelles and other choice edibles, (weather cooperating, of course).

July 10 - 10:00 to 12:00 Moraine State Park, Butler County. Meet Jim and Charlotte Tunney. Follow the directions to Route 528. We will drive to a secret location.

July 16 - 1:00 to 3:00, Oil Creek State Park, Venango County. Meet the Plischke family at the Petroleum Centre Amphitheater. There will be a slide show at 1:00 followed by a walk at 2:00. The park entrance is off of PA Route 8 past Oil City, one mile north of Rouseville. The entrance is on the right, then three miles to the office.

July 15 to 17 - Join the Ohio Mushroom Society for their Summer Foray at Hiram College Natural Area. Contact: Pauline Munk, 440-236-9222 or pjmunk@yahoo.com. Hiram is located in Portage County where Ohio Rtes 82/700 Rte. 305 meet. Ernst Both, bolete expert, will be the speaker.

July 21 to 24 - 2005 NAMA Foray at the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, WI A great diversity of mushroom picking sites is found around this area. The host Mycologist is Tom Volk who is a mycology professor at the University. Check the NAMA web site for registration information.

July 23 - 10:00 to 2:00 Chanterelle Mania at North Park, Allegheny County. Meet Valerie and Jack Baker at the swimming pool parking lot. Last year this spot produced bags and bags full of beautiful chanterelles. There were also a good number of boletes and other species. You never know what the season will bring, but it could be very good again. North Park has a variety of habitats, although the area abounds in large oaks there is a large variety of trees and habitats that make this an exceptional place for hunting mushrooms.

July 30 - 10:00 to 2:00 Miller's Tract, Butler County. Meet Dick Dougall. This is a premier mushroom spot that mycologists Dr. Sam Ristich and Dr. Tom Gaither have led walks to before.

AUGUST WALKS

August 6 - 10:00 to 12:00 Hartwood Acres, Allegheny County. Meet Glenn Carr and LaMonte Yarroll at the parking lot in front of the Mansion (on the opposite side of the park from the Performance Center). We will hunt mushrooms and help you identify them.

August 13 - 10:00 to 12:00 McConnell's Mill, Butler County. Meet Frank Lotrich and Bob Lucas. This area has been very productive on past walks.

August 11 to 14 - 2005 NEMF Foray at the Penn State University Mont Alto Campus, PA There will be lectures and workshops all day Friday and Saturday, as well as many forays to choose from. There is no membership requirement. Check the NEMF web site registration information. Our own John Plischke III, Sam Ristich, and Gary Lincoff will be members of the faculty. Other faculty members will include: Roy Watling, Walt Sturgeon, Bart Buyck, Roz Lowen, Ernst Both, and Glenn Freeman.

August 20 - 10:00 to 12:00 Mingo Creek, Washington County. Meet Marty, Anna & Ross DeLattre and Bobby Boice. Meet at Shelter #6.

August 21 - 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. Meet the Mycological Association of Washington for a mushroom fair at Brookside Gardens, Wheaton Regional Park, Wheaton, MD. Their guest mycologist will be John Plischke III. For more information, e-mail Program Chair, Gordon Callahan, at programs@mawdc.org.

August 27 - 11:00 a.m. Brady's Run Park, Beaver County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III for a program and walk.

SEPTEMBER WALKS

September 3 - 10:00 to 12:00 Upper Dock Hollow, Freeport, Armstrong County. Meet Don Stone and Susan Baker. Enjoy this mushroom walk along a trail that also has two beautiful waterfalls.

Take 28 North to the Freeport exit 17. Turn south on 356, toward Freeport. Turn left onto Buffalo Street, then make another left onto Freeport Road (128 North). Dock Hollow is located on the right, across from the Buffalo Valley Country Club. Check Yahoo Groups or call 724-834-2358 a week before the walk for more detailed directions to the meeting place.

September 10 - Mushroom Mania. Don't miss it, register today!

September 16 to 18 Meet the Mycological Association of Washington at Camp Sequanota in Jennerstown, PA, which is where they've had excellent foray weekends in September of every year but two since 1988. The record number of species there was about 260, and sometimes found vast quantities of choice edibles (well, pretty good amounts) like black chanterelles, horse mushrooms, Boletus separans and Boletus bicolor.

September 24 - 10:00 to 12:00 Jackson Farm, Charleroi, Westmoreland County. Meet Gavin Farkas and LaMonte Yarroll. Directions: (From North or South: Take I-79 or Route 51 to I-70, then continue with the remaining directions.) Take I-70 to Exit 17 (Charleroi). Turn right onto Route 88 South. Go 5-6 miles, past the Allenport Steel Mill. After you pass the Speedy Mart, take the 2nd right onto Walnut St. After a sign that says Howling Hills there is a T; turn right at this T, and continue to the Jackson farm. There is a variety of habitats that should make hunting good.

OCTOBER WALKS

October 1 - 10:00 to 12:00, South Park, Allegheny County. Meet naturalist John Doyle at the Nature Center. for a fall mushroom foray and a "taste" of the wild.

October 8 - 1:00 to 3:00, Fern Hollow Nature Center, Allegheny County.
Wild Mushrooms and Fungi of Pennsylvania - Come discover the beauty and wonder of Pennsylvania's wild mushrooms and fungi. John Plischke and John Plischke III will give a brief slide presentation, followed by a mushroom foray in Sewickley Heights Park. If you have ever wanted to learn the difference between poisonous and edible species of wild mushrooms, now is your chance! Also get great receipe ideas for cookingwith with mushrooms.

October 15 - 10:00 to 12:00 North Park, Allegheny County Meet Valerie and Jack Baker at the Swimming Pool parking lot for a Sheepshead hunt.

2006

APRIL WALKS

April 22 - 10:00 to 12:00 at Knob Hill Community Park (directions), Warrendale. Meet Glenn Carr and LaMonte Yarroll at the back of the parking lot.

April 22 - 12:00 to 4:00 at Westmoreland Earth Day, St. Vincent College in Latrobe. From Pittsburgh and points west, take I-76 (PA Turnpike) east to exit 67 (old exit 7) Irwin/North Huntingdon, bear right at the exit ramp, take U.S. Route 30 east for 15 miles, turn left onto Fraser Purchase Road (unmarked) at the light at St. Vincent Drive, travel ½ mile to campus entrance sign, turn left into campus, follow signs to Westmoreland Earth Day parking and event. The club will have a booth at this event.

April 29 to 30 - 11:00 am - Morel Madness Weekend at Mingo Creek Park (directions), Washington County. Call Christine (724-228-6867) to pre-register with the park – even if you're not camping – and check in at the Henry House. This is the largest morel foray in the region. John Plischke and John Plischke III will present a slide show and lead the event.

Note that there is a $5 fee for camping and a $5 fee for each person attending the program who is not a club member, which is a change from the last two years when we were just charged for the camping.

MAY WALKS

May 6 - 10:00 to 12:00 at Moraine State Park, Butler County. Meet Jim Tunney and Susan Baker at the boat landing off PA528 (see directions).

May 13 - 2:00 to ? at Pine Ridge Lodge (directions), Indiana County. This walk will be led by John Plischke and John Plischke III.

May 20 - 10:00 to 12:00 at Mingo Creek Park (directions), Washington County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III at Shelter 4.

May 27 - 10:00 to 12:00 at Hartwood Acres (directions), Allegheny County. Meet Dick and Mary Ellen Dougall in the parking lot in front of the mansion.

JUNE WALKS

June 3 – 10:00 to 12:00 at North Park (directions), Allegheny County. Meet LaMonte Yarroll and Gavin Farkas at the swimming pool parking lot off of Babcock Blvd in the North Hills; look for a car with a yellow ribbon on the antenna.

June 10 – 10:00 to 12:00 at Mingo Creek (directions) Washington County with Joe Luzanski and Broom Marfice. Once you reach the park, turn right to cross a covered bridge just before the Park Office. Meet in the parking lot at Shelter 4.

June 17 – 10:00 to 12:00 at Hartwood Acres (directions) Allegheny County with George and Mary Jane Yakulis. Meet in the parking lot in front of the Mansion (on the opposite side of the park from the Performance Center).

June 24 – 10:00 to 12:00 at Mingo Creek (directions) Washington County. Meet Jim Tunney and the Amateur Astronomers’ Association of Pittsburgh. Once you reach the park, follow the signs to the Observatory.

JULY WALKS

July 1 – 10:00 to 12:00 at Kiski Prep Westmoreland County (Saltsburg) with Carol Kelly and LaMonte Yarroll.

From Pittsburgh and West: Take Route 22 East and turn left (North) onto Route 981 at the traffic light in New Alexandria. Follow Route 981 until you come to the stop sign at the bridge leading into Saltsburg (the town is on your right, and the Kiski campus is atop the cliff on your left). Proceed straight ahead after stopping. (Be advised that traffic coming down the hill toward the bridge, AND the traffic crossing the bridge from your right, have the right-of-way. Be careful!) Bear left where the road forks just in front of you. Continue on Route 286 W up and around the curve in the road. (Route 981 continues straight ahead toward the Kiski Valley Inn and on to Avonmore; do not take that direction.) The entrance to the school is on the left, as you crest the hill, between the tall brick pillars and before you reach the BP/Subway. Meet in the parking area to the right just past the security shed.

July 7 to 9 – 2006 Ohio Mushroom Society’s Summer Foray at Camp Myeerah, off of Route 33 northwest of Columbus. Our own John Plischke III is the featured speaker. Call Joe Christian (419)-757-4493 for more information.

July 8 –10:00 to 2:00 at Deer Lakes Park (directions) Russelton, Allegheny County with Dick Dougall and Ken Reeves. Memorial Service for Dorothy Fornof at the start of the walk.

July 15 – 10:00 – 2:00 at McConnell’s Mill (directions) Butler County with Karen Greenwalt.

July 22 – 10:00 to 2:00 Chanterelle Mania at North Park (directions) Allegheny County with Randy Danielson. Find the car in the swimming pool parking lot with the yellow ribbon on the antenna.

July 29 – 10:00 to 2:00 Coopers Rock State Forest (directions) with Joyce and George Gross.

July 28 to 30 – Kings Gap Environmental Center, Cumberland County (Carlisle). Meet the Eastern Penn Mushroomers for the Helen Miknis Memorial Foray. For questions or suggestions contact: Cathy Cholmeley Jones, Program Coordinator, 717-393- 9444, or John Dawson, President, 717-846-1225.

Directions: Kings Gap is about 45 minutes south of Harrisburg. From Interstate 81, take exit 11.  At the exit, travel south on Route 233 about 2.5 miles.  Turn left onto Pine Road and continue 2.5 miles. The entrance to the center is on the right.

AUGUST WALKS

August 5 – 10:00 to 12:00 Westfield, NY. Meet Susan and Peter Baker. Come to their home to hunt mushrooms in the woods of NY. Directions:  Take 79 North to just before Erie. At Erie take 90 East to just over the New York State Line. Take the Westfield Exit #60. Turn left onto North Portage ST (NY 394). Turn right onto West Main ST (US 20). Turn left onto Chestnut St (CR21). Turn left on Mt. Baldy Rd. Drive past the water treatment plant on the left and just at the top of the next hill, begin looking for orange cones on the left at the driveway. This entire trip is 2 hours from Butler. My cell phone number is 724-822-0631. Rough camping: tents, campers would be fine. No hookups. Water will be available. This location is a few miles from Lake Erie and about 15 minutes from Lake Chautauqua.

August 12 –10:00 to 12:00 Hartwood Acres (directions), Allegheny County. Meet Glenn Carr and LaMonte Yarroll in the parking lot in front of the Mansion. We will hunt mushrooms and help you identify them.

August 12 –10:00 to 12:00 Hartwood Acres (directions), Allegheny County. Meet Glenn Carr and LaMonte Yarroll in the parking lot in front of the Mansion. We will hunt mushrooms and help you identify them.

August 19 – 10:00 to 12:00 Jackson Farm (home of the Howling Hills Haunted Hayride) Allenport, Westmoreland County. Meet Gavin Farkas and LaMonte Yarroll. The variety of habitats makes hunting sound good.

Directions: (From Pittsburgh or North and South: Take I-79 to I-70 E, then continue with the remaining directions.)
Take I-70 to Exit 40 (Charleroi). Go South on Rt. 88, and go 5-6 miles past the Allenport Steel Mill. After you pass the Speedy Mart, take the 2nd right onto Walnut St. (look for a sign that says Howling Hills). At the T, turn right onto High Rd, then jog left onto Highland St. Highland St. becomes Sloan Road, which takes you to the Jackson farm.

August 17 to 20 – 2006 NAMA at VentureScape Wilderness Retreat (formerly Blue Lake Centre) about 20 minutes north of Hinton, Alberta, Canada, in the heart of William A. Switzer Park. Check the NAMA Home Page for more information and registration.

August 26 – 11:00 am, Brady's Run Park (directions), Beaver County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III for a program and walk.

August 26 – 10:00 am, Ackerman Farm, New Alexandria, Westmoreland County. Meet Jack and Valerie Baker for a mushroom walk on the extensive Ackerman property. This will be a combined foray with the Botanical Society and the Westmoreland Nature Club. Directions: New Alexandria, PA, Westmoreland County. Take Rt. 22 to New Alexandria. Go to the Intersection of Rt. 22 and #981. Head Norh on #981 for approximately one mile. On the R side of the road there will be two stone pillars with a black open gate. Follow this very long driveway to the house. If anyone gets lost, call the Ackerman's at 724-668-7650.

SEPTEMBER WALKS

September 1 to 4 - 2006 NEMF at Saint Anthony's Hermitage, Lac Bouchette, Canada, about 250 miles north of Montreal. There will be lectures, workshops, and forays all day Saturday and Sunday. No membership is required. Check the NEMF Foray Page for information and registration.

September 2 – 10:00 to 12:00 Fall Run Park (directions), Allegheny County. Meet Dick Dougall and Dick Duffy.

September 9 – 10:00 to 12:00, South Park, Allegheny County. Meet LaMonte Yarroll at Brownsville Rd & Corrigan Dr. Take Route 51 South. Turn slightly right onto Fairhaven Road/Provost road. Provost Road becomes Brownsville Road. Continue to the Park.

September 9 – Mushroom Club of Georgia Fall Foray. John Plischke III will be the guest mycologist.

September 16 – Gary Lincoff Mid-Atlantic Mushroom Foray Don’t miss it, register today!

OCTOBER WALKS

October 7 – 10:00 to 12:00, South Park, Allegheny County. Meet John Doyle, South Park Naturalist, at the South Park Nature Center for a fun foray in this large County park with various habitats.

2007

SEPTEMBER WALKS

September 1 – 10:00 am to 12:00 pm: Harrison Hills Park, Allegheny County (directions).  Meet Joyce and George Gross. 

September 8 – 10:00 am to 12:00 pm: South Park, Allegheny County.  Meet LaMonte Yarroll Brownsville Rd & Corrigan Dr, http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/facility.asp Take Route 51 South. Turn slight right onto Fairhaven Road/Provost road.  Provost Road becomes Brownsville Road. Continue to the Park. Meet at the Nature Center. We will drive to the walk location in the park.

September 15 – Gary Lincoff Mid-Atlantic Mushroom Foray, North Park (directions) Allegheny County. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., programs begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. Don’t miss this one!

September 22 – 10:00 to 12:00: Jennings Environmental Educational Center, Slippery Rock.  Meet Ron Dolan and Becky Lubold Take I-79 north to Exit 96.  Turn right onto PA 488 East, Portersville Road.  Make a slight left onto Pleasant Valley Road.  Merge onto US-422 east.  Take the PA-528 exit toward Prospect.  Turn left onto PA-528 North Franklin Street.  Continue for about 7.5 miles.

September 23 – 10:00 am to 4:00 pm: Join the New Jersey Mycological Association for their  FUNGUS FEST, NJMA's biggest mushroom event of the year. It will again be held at Frelinghuysen Arboretum at 53 East Hanover Avenue in Morristown. They promise lots of fungus fun and mushroom information for all. There will be mushroom identification, exhibits and talks, guided walks, cooking demonstrations, cultivation, arts and crafts and a whole lot more.

September 28-30: Meet the Mycological Association of Washington at Camp Sequanota in Jennerstown, Somerset County, which is where they’ve had excellent foray weekends in September of every year but two since 1988.  The record number of species there was about 260, and sometimes found vast quantities of choice edibles (well, pretty good amounts) like black chanterelles, horse mushrooms, and Boletus separans.   

September 28-30:  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.   Dorothy Smullen from the New Jersey Mycological Association has agreed to be the mycologist and identifier. Contact John Dawson at jwd7@psu.edu or see http://www.epennmushroomers.org/Summer%2007.htm  for more information.

September 29-30: Join the Ohio Mushroom Society for their Fall Foray in the Deep Woods, Hocking Co.  See their website for more information.  http://www.ohiomushroom.org

OCTOBER WALKS

October 13 - 11:00 am to 2:00 pm:  Cook Forest State Park, Clarion County.  Meet Jim Strutz in the parking lot next to the "Cathedral" area of the park. The walk will center in the Tom’s Run area. I'll continue on my own after 2:00 pm and into the next day in Cook Forest, Clear Creek State Park, perhaps in a few places in Allegheny National Forest and in State Game Lands depending on how much time I feel like taking. I made camping reservations for myself at Ridge Campground, site 31. There are other available sites nearby. Mushroom hunting will be done by foot, by bike, and by car. Some places may be hilly. Anyone is welcome to join me on any or all of this “unofficial” part of the excursion.  Make a day or a weekend of it.  Cook's Forest is one of the premier mushroom spots in western PA with a wide

APRIL WALKS

April 28 & 29 - 11:00 am - Morel Madness Weekend at Mingo Creek Park (directions), Washington County. Registration begins at 11 am, the program begins at 12 noon. John Plischke and John Plischke III will present a slide show and lead the event. There will be an evening program on “Edible Wild Mushrooms & How to Prepare Them.”

Camping will be available for $5 per campsite for Saturday night only. There is no electrial hookup but water and firewood will be available. Campers and camping vehicles may camp on the hard lot. Tent campers may use the appointed grassy areas.

This event is sponsored by Washington County Department of Parks and Recreation. There is no fee for WPMC club members; for non-members there is a $5 per-person fee to participate. TO PRE-REGISTER WITH THE PARK (even if you’re a member and not camping) call 724-228-6867.

MAY WALKS

May 5 – 2:00 pm to ??, Pine Ridge Lodge (directions), Indiana County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III for a Morel slide show and hunt.

May 6 – 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm - Bedford Elementary School Environmental Center in Bedford, Bedford County. This event is co-sponsored by the WPMC and the Woodland Owners of the Southern Alleghenies. John Plischke III and Kim Plischke will lead the walk. Directions: from the PA Turnpike, take exit 146 toward Bedford/Altoona onto U.S. 220/I-99 exit 146. Keep right at the fork to go on US 220, continue straight about 1½ miles to the school, and meet in the parking lot. The walk will begin promptly at 1:00 p.m. There is no charge for the walk and the public is invited. For more information, contact Ron Johnson at (814) 623-7383.

May 12 –DCNR Wild Resource Festival at Moraine State Park (directions), Butler County. This one-day festival is designed to take you on guided walks, fascinating talks, and through hands-on activities with experts across Pennsylvania who are doing exciting research and conservation work on wildlife and wild plant species. Best of all, you’ll get to meet and talk to our state’s leading experts on turtles, fish, small mammals, insects, snakes, hawks, owls, wild plants, mushrooms, and more. Go to http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/wrcf/07fest/info.html for updates.

May 19 – 10:00 am to 12:00 noon, Return to Mingo Creek Park (directions), Washington County, with John Plischke and John Plischke III. Meet at Shelter 4.

May 26 – 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at Moraine State Park (directions to the 528N meeting spot), Butler County, with Jim & Charlotte Tunney. We will drive to a secret location.

May 27 – 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm at Pine Haven Park, Allegheny County, with Dick & Mary Ellen Dougall. Meet at the parking lot of the skating rink at North Park (directions). We will travel together to the park.

JUNE WALKS

June 2nd 10:00-12:00 Roaring Run, Apollo, Armstrong County. Meet Don Stone and LaMonte Yarroll at the Roaring Run Bike Trail Parking. From the east end off the Rt 66 bridge at Rt. 56. Go South (up stream) on the Kiskiminetas River Road.

June 8th 6:00-8:30 pm at Nescopeck State Park, Luzerne County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III at the Environmental Education Building for a slide show followed by a mushroom walk. Traveling east on I-80: Take Exit 262 (Hazleton, Mountaintop - PA 309.) Follow PA 309 south about 0.75 miles. Turn left onto Honey Hole Road. The park begins along Honey Hole Road a short distance east of the I-80 underpass. Travel about 6 miles along Honey Hole Road to enter the Lake Frances Day Use Area. It will be on your right side just opposite Lake Frances Road.

June 9th 12:00-3:00 at Schuylkill Environmental Center, Schuylkill County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III for a mushroom slide show and walk.

June 9th 5:00-8:00 pm at Locust Lake State Park, Schuylkill County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III for a slide show and mushroom walk. Located seven miles north of Pottsville, three miles south of Mahanoy City, eight miles west of Tamaqua and six miles west of Tuscarora State Park. The park is two miles southwest of Exit 131A (Hometown) of I-81.

June 9th 10:00-12:00 at Hartwood Acres, Allegheny County. with Glenn Carr and LaMonte Yarroll. Meet at the parking lot in front of the Mansion (on the opposite side of the park from the Performance Center). We will hunt mushrooms and help you identify them. Directions below.

JUNE WALKS

June 16 – 10:00 to 12:00 – Mingo Creek Park (directions), Washington County. Meet Kevin Stevens in the parking lot at Shelter 4, across the covered bridge that’s just before the Park Office.

June 23 - 10:00 to 2:00 at Moraine State Park (directions), Butler County. Meet Jim Tunney, then drive to a secret location and hunt in groups.

June 30 - 10:00 to 2:00 - Dorothy Fornof Memorial Walk at Deer Lakes Park (directions), Allegheny County, with Jim Wilson and Dick Dougall.

JULY WALKS

July 7 - 10:00 to 12:00 - Kiski Prep (directions), Westmoreland County, with Carol Kelly and John Plischke III.

July 14 - 1:30 - Blue Knob State Park (directions), Bedford County. Meet Kim Plischke and John Plischke III at the park amphitheater. Walk, hunt and identify mushrooms.

July 14 - 10:00-12:00 - Jackson Farm, Stockdale (directions),Washington County, with Gavin Farkas and LaMonte Yarroll. The time from Pittsburgh is just over an hour. The wide variety of habitats makes hunting good.

July 21 – 10 to 12:00 – Chanterelle Madness, North Park (directions) Allegheny County. Meet Randy Danielson at the Swimming Pool parking lot. Last year this spot produced bags and bags full of beautiful chanterelles. There were also a good number of boletes and other species. You never know what the season will bring, but it could be very good again. North Park has a variety of habitats, although the area abounds in large oaks there is a large variety of trees and habitats that make this an exceptional place for hunting mushrooms. Mushrooms that are collected on this walk will be displayed at an identification booth at Northway Mall from 1 to 4 pm. Bring any mushroom that you would like to know more about, and garner tips on which mushrooms are edible, how to cook them. and how to avoid the poisonous varieties.

July 28 - 10:00 t0 12:00 - Emmerling Park, Indiana Township, Allegheny County, with Jim Tunney. Enjoy this mushroom walk along a part of the Rachel Carson Trail. Directions: From Route 8, go east on Route 910, or from Route 28, go west on Route 910. The park is on Cove Road almost directly across from the Indiana Township Municipal Building. Meet at the large parking lot in the park.

July 27 to 29 - Join the Ohio Mushroom Society for their Summer Foray at Carlisle Reservation, Lorain County Metroparks, near Oberlin, Ohio. Contact Dave Miller at 440-774-8143 or David.H.Miller@oberlin.edu

AUGUST WALKS

August 9 to 12 – The NEMF Foray will be held in Orono, Maine on the University of Maine campus. There will be lectures, workshops, and forays all day on Saturday and Sunday. There is no membership requirement. See www.nemf.org for upcoming info and registration form for the foray.

August 16 to 19 – The NAMA Foray 2007 will be held at the Pipestem State Park in West Virginia. Bill Roody will be the Chief Mycologist. See www.namyco.org for the registration form and other information as it comes available.

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2009

WALKS & FORAYS by John Plischke III

April 17 10:00-12:00 Hampton Township Park, Allegheny County. MeetDick Dougall and Dick Duffy at the swimming pool parking lot. From Route 8, turn onto Wildwood Road Extension (not toward North Park). Then turn right onto School Road to Hampton Middle School. Go past the school to the end of the parking lot where the road makes a hard left. Turn left into park at sign to Tennis Courts, just across from Hampton High School. Turn left at another sign to the Tennis Courts. Turn right at the stop sign to the swimming pool.

April 24 10:00-12:00 Five Star Trail, Youngwood, Westmoreland County. Meet John and Kim Plischke. There is a parking lot on Route 119 at the traffic light for Buncher Commerce Park between Youngwood and Greensburg. The light is .9 miles from the traffic light at Sheetz in Youngwood. It is .7 miles from the Kings Restaurant south of Greensburg.

May 1, 2 11:00 am Morel Mushroom Madness Weekend, Mingo Creek, Washington County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III. Registration 11 am, program at 12:00 sharp. This is the biggest morel slide show and hunt in the eastern US. There will be an evening program on Edible Wild Mushrooms & How to Prepare Them. Sunday morning we will hunt morels. Camping will be available for 5. I 70 to Exit 9 Eighty Four/Glyde. Take Rt. 519 N for 2 miles. At a red light turn right onto Rt. 136. Go 4.4 miles and turn left at a sign to Mingo Creek Park. Follow signs to the park. Check in roadside near Henry House. TO PRE-REGISTER WITH THE PARK. CALL 724-228-6867. We found morels at this program last year. http://www.washpatourism.org/parks.html

May 8 -- 10:00-12:00, Deer Lakes Park, Allegheny County, Russelton. Meet Jim Wilson From the PA Turnpike get off at the Allegheny Valley Exit 5. Turn toward New Kensington. Turn left onto Route 28. Follow to Pearl Avenue and turn left. Continue on Pearl Ave, it becomes Russelton Road. In Russelton, turn right at the first intersection, look for a drug store, bank and liquor store and turn right. Go a short distance you will see a Deer Lakes Park sign, turn left into the park. Just past the first lake, there is a large parking lot, meet there

May 15 10:00-12:00 North Park, Allegheny County, Meet John Stuart at the Swimming Pool Parking Lot. From Pittsburgh go north on Rt. 8. Turn left onto Wildwood Road onto the Yellow Belt (Ford Dealer and Boston Market on the right). Go 1.3 mi. to a red light; go straight (W Hardies). Continue another 1.6 mi. to a red light at North Park Entrance, road name changes to Ingomar Road at this intersection, Turn left on Babcock Blvd. Follow the signs to the Swimming Pool parking lot and find the car with a mushroom basket and walking stick.

May 22 - 10:00-12:00 Hartwood Acres, Allegheny County. Meet Glenn Carr and Shirley Caseman at the parking lot in front of the Mansion (on the opposite side of the park from the Performance Center). We will hunt mushrooms and help you identify them. From PA Turnpike: Take Allegheny Valley (Exit 5). Stay right on the exit ramp. Turn right onto Route 910 West. Go 4 1/2 miles and turn left onto Saxonburg Blvd. at the red blinking light. Follow Saxonburg Blvd. about 2 1/2 miles, entrance will be on your right.

May 29 10:00 12:00 McConnells Mill, Butler County. Meet Joyce & George Gross. From the North or South: Take I-79 to the PA 422 exit. Go West on 422 for about a mile, turn left at the sign to McConnell's Mill onto McConnell's Mill Road. The sign is not obvious and is immediately at the turn. Follow this road to the parking lot and picnic area at the end. This area has been very productive on past walks.

June 5 10:00-12:00 Emmerling Park, Indiana Township, Allegheny County. Meet Dick Dougall. Enjoy this mushroom walk along a part of the Rachel Carson Trail. From Route 8, go east on Route 910, or from Route 28, go west on Route 910. The park is on Cove Road almost directly across from the Indiana Township Municipal Building. Meet at the large parking lot in the park.

June 12 – 10:00 -12:00, South Park, Allegheny County. Meet LaMonte Yarroll Brownsville Rd & Corrigan Dr, See their website at: http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/facility.asp Take Route 51 South. Turn slight right onto Fairhaven Road/Provost road. Provost Road becomes Brownsville Road. Continue to the Park. Meet at the Nature Center. We will drive to the walk location in the park.

June 19 – 10:00-12:00 North Park, Allegheny County. Meet Dick Dougall and Barb DeRiso at the Swimming Pool parking lot. North Park has a variety of habitats, we always find mushrooms here. Directions Below.

June 26 - 10:00-12:00, The Dorothy Fornof Memorial Walk at Deer Lakes Park, Allegheny County, Russelton. Meet Jim Wilson and Jim Tunney. From the PA Turnpike get off at the Allegheny Valley Exit 5. Turn toward New Kensington. Turn left onto Route 28. Follow to Pearl Avenue and turn left. Continue on Pearl Ave, it becomes Russelton Road. In Russelton, turn right at the first intersection, look for a drug store, bank and liquor store and turn right. Go a short distance you will see a Deer Lakes Park sign, turn left into the park. Just past the first lake, there is a large parking lot, meet there

July 10 - 10:00-2:00 Hartwood Acres, Allegheny County. Meet Glenn Carr at the parking lot in front of the Mansion (on the opposite side of the park from the Performance Center). We will hunt mushrooms and help you identify them. Directions below.

July 10 - 9:00-12:00 Regional Environmental Education Center, Boyce-Mayview Park, Upper Saint Clair. Fee: 15 or 10 for mushroom club members with a current membership card. John Plischke III will present a slide show and lead a walk. Bring mushrooms from home for identification. To register, contact Jessica at (412) 838-0064. From Rt. 19, Heading north (from Washington County): Follow Rt. 19 to intersection with Boyce Road. Turn left onto Boyce Road. Follow Boyce all the way to the intersection with Mayview Road. Turn right on Mayview. Follow Mayview past Mayview State Hospital, across Chartiers Creek, until you see the barns and the sign for 1571 Mayview Road on your right. Turn right at the 1571 sign. Follow the road to the parking area, then walk through the parking area to the REEC. See their website for more information, other directions and a park map. www.regionaleec.org

July 17 – 10:00-12:00 Chanterelle Mania at North Park, Allegheny County. Meet Valerie and Jack Baker at Deer Browse #2 pavilion beside the Swimming Pool parking lot. Last year this spot produced beautiful chanterelles. There were also a good number of boletes and other species. You never know what the season will bring, but it could be very good again. North Park has a variety of habitats, although the area abounds in large oaks there is a large variety of trees and habitats that make this an exceptional place for hunting mushrooms. Directions below.

July 16-18 - Join the Ohio Mushroom Society for their Summer Foray. Ohio University, Athens, OH. Martha Bishop, Dept. of Environmental and Plant Biology, OU. Multiple foray sites will be available. Ohio Brew Week Festival with beer tasting.(http:www.ohiobrewweek.com/) Speakers include Michael Kuo on “20 Cool Mushrooms” and Daniel Molter on “Species, Species Taxa, and the Species Category.” Check their website for further details. http://www.ohiomushroom.org/oms/

July 24 – 10:00-12:00 Harrison Hills Park, Allegheny County. Meet Joyce and George Gross. Pick up PA Route 28 towards Natrona Heights (Allegheny Co. Belt System [red, green, yellow or blue], PA Route 910, Route 356, PA Turnpike [Exit 5 - Allegheny Valley], or Interstate 270-Route 422). Get off Rt. 28 at Exit 16 (Millerstown/Freeport) and turn right if you've been traveling northbound, or left if traveling southbound, onto Route 908 for approximately 0.8 mile. You will come to a flashing red light at an intersection of a four-lane highway. Turn right (Freeport Rd.) and get into the left-hand lane. The entrance to Harrison Hills Park is 0.8 miles on the left, just beyond the Harrison Hills Fire Dept. (large, single story buff building) and Harrison Hills Chiropractic on the right.

July 31 10:00-12:00 North Park, Allegheny County. Meet John Stuart at the Ledgewood Shelter. North Park has a variety of habitats, although the area abounds in large oaks there is a large variety of trees and habitats that make this an exceptional place for hunting mushrooms. You never know what different mushrooms we will find. Directions: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/parkphon.asp From Pittsburgh go north on Rt. 8. Turn left onto Wildwood Road onto the Yellow Belt (Ford Dealer and Boston Market on the right). Go 1.3 mi. to a red light; go straight (W Hardies). Continue another 1.6 mi. to a red light at North Park Entrance, road name changes to Ingomar Road at this intersection, Turn left on Babcock Blvd. Follow the signs to the Swimming Pool parking lot and find the car with a mushroom basket and walking stick.

July 31 Prince Galitizen State Park, Cambria County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III at the park amphitheater. Walk, hunt and identify mushrooms at 3:00 then stay for the slide show and talk at 8:30 pm Saturday. We will be camping, come join us. Prince Gallitzin State Park is reached by PA 36 and 53 and US 22 and 219. From US 219, at Carrolltown turn onto SR 4015. At Patton, take US 36 east to Glendale Lake Road. From US 22, Cresson Exit, follow PA 53 north. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/p-gall.htm

August 7 10:00-12:00,- Deer Lakes Park, Allegheny County, Russelton. Meet Jim Wilson and Jim Tunney. From the PA Turnpike get off at the Allegheny Valley Exit 5. Turn toward New Kensington. Turn left onto Route 28. Follow to Pearl Avenue and turn left. Continue on Pearl Ave, it becomes Russelton Road. In Russelton, turn right at the first intersection, look for a drug store, bank and liquor store and turn right. Go a short distance you will see a Deer Lakes Park sign, turn left into the park. Just past the first lake, there is a large parking lot; meet there.

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/

August 14 10:00-12:00 Moraine State Park, Butler County. Meet Jim & Charlotte Tunney. From Butler take US 422 west 8.7 miles to PA 528 N and turn right, then an immediately left just before a lawn & garden store with a John Deere sign. Go about .8 miles to the parking lot at the end of the road near the boat launch by the lake. OR take I-79 N to 422 E for about 4 1/2 miles and turn left on PA 528 N, follow the directions above. We will drive to a secret location.

August 14-15 Join the Central PA Mushroom Club for their Foray. Check their web site for more information. http://www.centralpamushroomclub.org/

August 21 10:00 - 12:00 Emmerling Park, Allegheny County. Meet Dick Dougall. Enjoy this mushroom walk along a part of the Rachel Carson Trail. From Route 8, go east on Route 910, or from Route 28, go west on Route 910. The park is on Cove Road almost directly across from the Indiana Township Municipal Building. Meet in the large parking lot in the park.

August 28 10:00-12:00, South Park South Park. Meet Bonnie and Brian Davis, LaMonte Yarroll and the Washington Green Chapter. Brownsville Rd & Corrigan Dr, See their website at: http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/facility.asp Take Route 51 South. Turn slight right onto Fairhaven Road/Provost Road. Provost Road becomes Brownsville Road. Continue to the Park. Meet at the Cabin. The same place the Mushroom Classes today. Walk in the morning and take the Bolete Class in the afternoon.

September 5 10:00-12:00, South Park South Park. Meet Harriett Yarroll and LaMonte Yarroll Brownsville Rd & Corrigan Dr, See their website at: http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/facility.asp Take Route 51 South. Turn slight right onto Fairhaven Road/Provost Road. Provost Road becomes Brownsville Road. Continue to the Park. Meet at the Nature Center. We will drive to the walk location in the park.

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

Sept 11 Gary Lincoff Mid Atlantic Mushroom Foray Don't miss it, register today!

September 18 11:00 am Brady's Run Brady's Run Park, Beaver County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III for a program and walk. Head on the Parkway West out of Pittsburgh toward the Airport/Route 60. Pass the Airport on Route 60 and continue on to the Chippewa exit. It is the last exit before 60 becomes a toll road. When you exit at Chippewa, make a Right at the light onto Route 51, south. Continue on Route 51 (about 2 miles) until you come to the red light in front of the entrance to Brady's Run Park. Make a right into the park. About 1 mile down the road (near the lake and beach) you will see a turn up the hill to your right and a sign that says "Ed Calland Arboretum". Turn here and follow the road all the way to the top, you will see a parking area and the pavilion.

September 23-26 The Northeast Mycological Federation is holding its 2010 Sam Ristich Foray at Soyuzivka, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Center, in Kerhonkson, NY. Soyuzivka (Soy-u-'zhif-ka) is just south of the Catskills in the Shawangunk Ridge region, easily accessible from I-87 and I-84. See their website for details http://nemf.org/files/2010/2010.html

September 25 10:00-12:00,- Deer Lakes Park, Allegheny County, Russelton. Meet Jim Wilson. From the PA Turnpike get off at the Allegheny Valley Exit 5. Turn toward New Kensington. Turn left onto Route 28. Follow to Pearl Avenue and turn left. Continue on Pearl Ave, it becomes Russelton Road. In Russelton, turn right at the first intersection, look for a drug store, bank and liquor store and turn right. Go a short distance you will see a Deer Lakes Park sign, turn left into the park. Just past the first lake, there is a large parking lot; meet there.

October 8-10 NAMA Regional Foray at Camp Sequanota in Jennerstown, Somerset County, hosted by the Mycological Association of Washington and the Western PA Mushroom Club. See our website for a registration form.

October 8-10 Join the OMS for their Fall Foray - Penitentiary Glen Nature Center. See their web site for more information. www.ohiomushroom.org

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2011