Burn Site Morel
Category: Time Jun 08 2013 at 09:00 AM – Jun 08 2013 at 05:00 PM Location Event Summary Event Admins Seats available Recent activities Event Details We’ll be picking at a burn site, so we should have good luck. Cross your fingers!
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How Fungi Exchange Information: Electrical Signals and Forest Mycelium
We are used to perceiving a forest merely as a collection of individual trees and shrubs with mushrooms popping up underneath after a good rain. But something much more complex and fascinating is hidden underground. A recent study by Japanese biologists, published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports and covered in detail by Naked Science,…
Projects – Alberta Mycological Society
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,…
Forays – Alberta Mycological Society
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 Mycological Society. If…
President's Dinner – February 28, 2015
*** 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…
Forays – Alberta Mycological Society
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 Mycological Society. If…
Home – Alberta Mycological Society
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…
Alberta Fungal Database
Ask any expert on animals, plants, lichens, or mosses about the number of known species in a region, and they will be able to give you a pretty accurate estimate. Ask this same question to an expert in fungi, and the answer will always be very vague and with a large degree of acknowledged variation,…
Membership – Alberta Mycological Society
The Alberta Mycological Society welcomes all new members. We offer annual student ($15, you will need a valid student identification card), individual ($25), family ($35), and corporate memberships ($35). Members will receive four newsletters during the year with interesting articles, mushroom recipes, program details, foray information, and maps. Please download and fill out the membership…
Morels
The joy of morels is a ritual of spring. It is the first of many gourmet edible mushrooms that pop out. Whether is a mix of getting out after a long winter or that they are just such a tasty little treat all add to the mystique of morels. In Alberta, morels come out in…