If you have any questions regarding our Society specifically or Mycology in general, please feel free to contact us: Alberta Mycological Society  P.O. Box 1921, Standard Life Building  10405 Jasper Avenue  Edmonton, AB, Canada T5J 3S2

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…

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…

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…

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 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,…

This year we’re being honoured by the Royal Alberta Museum.  We will have our very own mushroom exhibit.  Show your support by visiting the museum. We don’t have all the details yet, but we will add more info here when it becomes available.  We’ll also be posting about the event on our Facebook Page.

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.

Insigne? Maybe, probably…. The orange Leccinums are a tough group to split up, what it is growing with is one key. In reality nobody is real sure what to to call them until some more DNA work is done. So an “orange red top growing with aspen” is as good a name as Leccinum insigne….