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….

“EMS/NAMA foray report” by Markus Thormann, Martin Osis, and Bill Richards “Medicinal lichens” by Robert Rogers “Boletes in Alberta” by Martin Osis “Microworld” by Ming Chen AMS-developed educational materials 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…

The best and cheapest for sawdust is going to Canadian Tire and buy Hard Wood pellets, make sure their natural ones. Mix 2 to one (HWP 1,Water 2.2) They will puff up fast, then you can inoculate them. easy if their going outside. If your doing it inside then it has to be sterilized.

You don’t have a great shot of the gill or if they were a chanterelle, ridges. These look like gills, so it’s likely not a chanterelle. Never seen a bulbous base on a where chanterelle. I would guess at Leucopaxillus especially if the gills peel easily, otherwise a clitocybe.

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…

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…

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…

All distinct Russula characteristics. I’d start my search there I know Martin uses taste on Russulas if it’s hot and peppery definitely not an edible variety. The colors are water soluable making ID extra tricky on these.