Home / Forays The Alberta Mycological Society conducts several mushrooms forays each year. These forays can be anywhere from 1-3 days long and take place in the Rocky Mountain foothills, northern Aspen Parkland, and southern Boreal Forest ecozones of Alberta. Exact locations of the foray sites are available only to current members of the Alberta…

Borealis is associated with conifers. Also you have one critical element missing, what does it taste like? Is it hot ( peppery) or mild. Chew a small bit especially around the end of your tongue and then spit it out.

The Alberta Mycological Society has developed an EDUCATIONAL POSTER (pdf 251 k) about our provincial mushroom, Leccinum boreale, which we hope will become Alberta’s next official provincial emblem. We have also developed a BOOKMARK (pdf 27 k) that highlights this mushroom. This poster and bookmarks were developed with partial funding by grants from the Alberta Conservation…

Thanks Candice. It wasn’t that small (about 2 inches across) and it definitely didn’t have gills or spongy pores like a bolete; the underside reminded me of polypores (kind of a tougher pore surface) and the orange colour on cutting was surprising. We did find Lactarius delicious in the forest, but this mushroom was definitely…

The Alberta Mycological Society has developed an educational poster (pdf 251 k) about our provincial mushroom, Leccinum boreale, which we hope will become Alberta’s next official provincial emblem. We have also developed a bookmark (pdf 27 k) that highlights this mushroom. This poster and bookmarks were developed with partial funding by grants from the Alberta Conservation…

President: Rosemarie O’Bertos Vice-President: Vacant Secretary: Deberah Kearns  Treasurer: Michael Avenati  Foray Coordinator: Bill Richards  Membership Director: Doris Schuh  Past-President: Martin Osis  Directors-at-Large Newsletter Editor: Aimee Gabriel Media Relations: Melanie Fjoser Director-at-Large: Robert Simpson Director-at-Large: Pieter van der Schoot Web Design: Ryan Armishaw Director-at-Large: John Samoil Director-at-Large: Honey Pell Director-at-Large: Paul Sinclair Regional Representatives: Peace…

August 31 – September 3, 2018 Hinton Forestry Centre, Alberta. Finally! Another Great Mushroom Foray. Foray registration extended till Sunday midnight. Any registration after closing will require registrants to arrange their own accomodations and meals. The tentative schedule is out! An amazing weekend of Mushrooming with a world class faculty. Author of the Fungal Pharmacy and one…

The Alberta Mycological Society is a non-profit organization that was founded by Prof. Randy Currah and Helene (Leni) Schalkwijk-Barendsen in 1987. From those modest beginnings and a small local membership comprised of professional and amateur mushroom lovers, the Edmonton Mycological Society has grown over the past 20 years and currently has about 170 active members…

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 associated with Sorrentino’s Mushroom…

The Alberta Mycological Society initiated several major projects in 2004, which are designed to bring attention to the diversity and roles of fungi in our ecosystems to the public. These projects are ongoing and are financially supported by the Alberta Mycological Society and grants from non-governmental organizations and provincial government departments. PICK A WILD MUSHROOM,…