Join us for this fun foray/expo in Bow Valley. We will pick mushrooms on Saturday July 20, and then displaying them for the Kananaskis Parks Day on Sunday July 21. 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…
We are meeting in the Meeting Room of the Riverbend Public Library every 4th Wednesday of the month from April to October inclusively. Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. and end at about 8:45 p.m. The library is located in the stripmall at Rabbit Hill Road and Terwillegar Drive Non-members are welcome to attend meetings as…
I have recently moved back to Calgary to the Dalhousie neighbourhood and am brand new to the AMS and mushroom IDing. I would like to connect with local folks and get a chance to go on local forays with them. Any tips on local NW Calgary locations for finding mushrooms would be much appreciated. I…
Shaggy parasol, chlorophyllum rhacodes. Parasol is chlorophyllum procera…. Mushrooms are complex because there are so many of them. When you are starting out try and use the scientific terms because it shows you the relationships and eventually will pay big dividends making sense of the whole mess. If you get the book Mushrooms of western…
A research team from Virginia Tech and Boise State University has made a discovery that could transform cryopreservation, food production, and even weather management. Unique proteins found in common soil fungi are capable of turning water into ice almost instantly, even at temperatures significantly higher than the typical freezing point. The Mechanism of the “Ice…
Preliminary Schedule… Date Activity • February 13 – Board Meeting: 18:30–20:00• March 13 – Board Meeting: 18:30–20:00• March 23 – Annual General Meeting (AGM): 08:00–17:00• March 23 – Association President’s Banquet: 18:00–22:00• March 24 – Mushroom Foraging Hike in the Boreal Forest• April 17 –…
This year we’re being honoured by the Devon Public library. We have our very own mushroom exhibit Now – August 28 2018. As you may know, for 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 Alberta Database of…
Boletus edulis has finally arrived in the Peace Region. A little later than normal but it is fruiting. Look for the net like (reticulate) area near the cap apex. These are robust boletes that are absolutely delicious.
Home / Corporate Associations Mushroom Harvest 2007 Sorrentino’s Bistro & Bar presented its 13th annual Mushroom Harvest event in September 2007. During this month, you experienced the incredible complexity of flavours and textures of wild mushrooms in an array of menu items. The Alberta Mycological Society once again participated in some of the special events…
