To keep a society like ours going, we rely on people like you to give as much as you take. Here are some opportunities to make our society more vibrant. If you can spare some free time, please do consider signing up as a volunteer for one, or several, of these committees. You will find…
In recent years, healthy lifestyle enthusiasts are increasingly ditching synthetic pharmacy bottles in favor of natural remedies. The medicinal potential of forest finds has proven to be so great that a real quiet hunt of a new format has begun for them. People have realized that natural adaptogens help the body cope with daily stress,…
Here are some images from various events of the Alberta Mycological Society. These images are the property of the Alberta Mycological Society and may be copied and reproduced only with the expressed written consent of the Alberta Mycological Society. 2012 PHOTO CONTEST Due to the great success of previous year’s photo contests, we will once again have a…
We have active members and mushroom activities happening all over the province. A number of weekend forays are planned that members can get out to. Hi-lighting this, every year we hold our Great Alberta Mushroom Foray in a different location in the Province. This foray is part of the real science we do investigating and…
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,…
Chicken of the woods is a laetiporus which is a polypore, so those do not have gills. Your mushroom does. Your picture does not show the Orange colour, if they are orange they could be phyllotopsis nidulans, the stinky oyster. Which are only stinky in warm weather. What I think you have is a Lentinellus,…
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…
July is the start of the summer mushrooms and a continuation of those mushrooms which started last month: Oysters, Agaricus, and the “Red Tops”. In Alberta, the beginning of July also marks the start of our King Bolete season, though they certainly are not particularly common. Amazingly, the Morels are still fruiting out at Thompson…
The Red Deer Region was out tonight at the Innisfail natural area. We got lucky and caught a break in the thunder storms but the trees and grass were dripping. There were eight of us in attendance (and eight sets of wet soggy shoes to ride home in..). As suspected the recent hot dry weather…
It’s a big confusing group, (c. subconnexa) with some other choices as well. So probably square two…. Unless you have something new for the boreal forest. I’ll check the swiss books if there is something else and send you the microscopic details.
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