Foray Etiquette

As our society grows, we see more and more people out on our official AMS forays.  That is fabulous! The more the merrier!  However, there is a downside to these increased numbers. We have more people competing for the same space and the same mushrooms.  There are also some other problems that arise. With all of these issues in mind, we thought it was prudent to list a few simple etiquette rules that will make forays more fun for all.

Remember, official AMS forays are about education and not how many edibles you can collect. The primary goal is not to fill your baskets to the brim.  The point of these forays is to help educate members on where to pick, what to look for, how to identify, etc. It is also about science and the AMS reserves the right to any of the mushrooms for its use ( i.e. herbarium, DNA analysis, for AMS projects like the chaga tonic we made in February, or mushrooms we might need for culinary purposes such as the expo, presidents dinner or other events such as future culinary classes.)