We are thrilled to have Larry Evans as our feature speaker at our AGM and President’s Dinner this coming Saturday, March 29, 2014 from 9:30 to 4:30 pm at NAIT 11762 – 106 st. You won’t want to miss it! Larry is best known for his starring role in “Know your Mushrooms” the cult mushroom…
Greetings to Alberta Mycological Society Members – Please note that this special event is coming up very soon, so forward this message, or print & post, to people you know who love mushrooms as much as you do – they won’t want to miss it! Mushrooms, mushrooms everywhere – and some are good to…
2015 marks the 28th anniversary for our Society. Our first event of the year will be the Annual General Meeting. (RSVP Required) As usual this is not a typical business meeting but focuses more on education and enjoying a weekend in the off season dedicated to the celebration of mushrooms. In that regard, we are thrilled…
Join us for this fun foray/expo in Bow Valley. We will pick mushrooms on Saturday July 19, and then display them for the Kananaskis Parks Day on Sunday July 20. Parks Day is meant to celebrate and demonstrate everything that Kananaskis has to offer, and it is an opportunity to educate/inform/entertain the public on a…
This year we’re being honoured by the Royal Alberta Museum. We have our very own mushroom exhibit May 4 – Sept 15, 2013. As you know, for the past several years we’ve had annual Photo Contests, which have produced many beautiful photos. We use these photos for posters, educational presentations, and to add to our…
August 29 to September 1 Goldeye Centre, Nordegg, Alberta. Join us for a weekend immersion of mushroom education, fun and scientific pursuit as we survey the East Slope fungi in the Nordegg area. This weekend of mushroom picking includes: lectures, an Introductory Mushroom ID course, hands-on identification and rubbing shoulders with world class mushroom experts….
*** SOLD OUT *** The President’s Dinner will be held at NAIT this year. The dinner will be held in Ernest’s Dining Room, one of Edmonton’s best fine dining venues. Four courses featuring fungi will be offered. For mycophagists this is an occasion not to be missed! We do enjoy our edible fungi. We are…
July 31 – August 3 Grande Prairie, Alberta. Join us for a weekend immersion of mushroom education, fun and scientific pursuit. Registration is now closed for the Great Alberta Mushroom Foray – Grande Prairie, from July 31 to August 3. The foray will be based out of Grande Prairie Community College with up to 13…
The President’s Dinner was a smashing success, as always! Kudos to the fine chefs at Ernest’s – they truly outdid themselves. If you couldn’t attend this year, you missed out. The night was filled with 5 courses of mushroom infused goodness (see photos below), great tales from our guest speaker Larry Evans, and plenty of…
These were found in grass near a forested ravine in Edmonton. White with cream/tan shading on top. Dark pink turning brown gills. Ragged ring had brown topside. Stalk stained Brownish pink. In fridge overnight the stalk stain looks more yellowish. Agaricus edibility? Enough to know it doesn’t stain yellow at first?
