Alberta Foray 2005 EMS members at the first annual Alberta Foray Alan (l) and Anne (r) are prepping choice edibles for dinner Martin (r) et al. – our kitchen crew Dinner time at Crimson Lake Hall Buffet with mushroom soup, risotto, and mushroom side dishes Leonard (l) and Bill (r) are keying out some tricky…
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…
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…
Apologies for not sending more information. Only had what it looked like on inside (brown powdery mass; possible spores??) as underside obscured by rotting wood. No discernable odor, even after sitting on my dining room table in wax paper for a couple days.
Maybe, Kinda….. Superficially it looks like a blewit. Right couloirs, shape, etc…. But check the spore colour, I notice a bit of a hairy ring on the stalk which mean it could be a cortinarius. Have a closer look for this and if it has a rusty brown spore print. That’s what you have. Lots…
If you decide to head out into nature at the end of May, pay attention to a few species that are currently thriving. It is important to remember that the spring forest does not forgive mistakes, so you should only collect those gifts of nature that you are one hundred percent sure about. The true…
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…
Join us for this fun foray/expo in Bow Valley. We will pick mushrooms on Saturday July 18, and then display them for the Kananaskis Parks Day on Sunday July 19. 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…
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…
