President: Rosemarie O’Bertos Vice-President: Vacant Secretary: Vacant Treasurer: Michael Avenati Foray Coordinator: Bill Richards Membership Director: Diane Murray 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 River…

The purple Tecoma flower is considered… Large white rose blossoms… Hydrangea is a plant… The Indian almond tree (Terminalia catappa) is a tree that… Sansevieria is one of the…

The Spore Print is the official newsletter of the Alberta Mycological Society. It is published two – four times a year. We welcome electronic submissions of stories, recipes, articles, news, pictures, etc. related to mycology for consideration for publication in an upcoming issue of our newsletter. Please submit to “Contact Us”, and put “newsletter submission”…

We hold indoor meetings in the “off-season” to provide our members with interesting speakers, programs and discussions about mushrooms and upcoming events. Our indoor meetings take place in the Program Room of the Riverbend Public Library every 4th Wednesday of the month in April, May, September, October and November at 7:00 – 9:00 pm. ***…

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…

The joy of morels is a ritual of spring. It is the first of many gourmet edible mushrooms that pop out. In Alberta, morels come out in a variety of habitats, but whatever habitat they are in, they are difficult to spot, especially if you are just starting to learn about them. Mostly we find…

The only other wild animal was a baby deer – huddled in its depression in the ground. We almost stepped on the poor thing as it was so well camouflaged. As each of us quietly crept up to look at it, the baby trembled but didn’t move or attempt to flee. I certainly felt like…

Posting for Rob … On Sunday, May 27, 2018, 33 people and 2 or 3 dogs showed up at the Ministik School on Highway 14 for a spring mushroom foray. The weather was warm and there had been little rain in the recent week or two. From the school, we car-pooled to the Ministik Bird…

Home / Membership 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…