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.

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 Spore Print is the official newsletter of the Alberta Mycological Society. It is published four times a year. The editorial staff of our newsletter welcomes electronic submissions of stories, recipes, articles, news, pictures, etc. related to mycology for consideration for publication in an upcoming issue of our newsletter. The Current Spore Print is available…

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,…

I have mushrooms growing on my lawn with all this rain, but they are definitely not the typical Calgary lawn mushrooms. Can anyone help?!? I cant seem to load a file picture here but my phone number is 403-671-4534, I can text a photo to anyone who would be so ind as to help me….

Found these under a stand of aspen, where I often pick red caps. Spore print white, I can grab some more if ID uncertain. There were others nearby which were just springing from volva or still looking like a little egg. I have also kept part of the cap to see how it deteriorates over…

“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…

Aspen are hardwoods… But there are many different species of lyophyllum growing on different hosts and in different habitats and some maybe mycorrhyzal. And they are a difficult genus, many people can’t wrap their heads around them. We know we have the famous lyophyllum shimeji growing with pine in areas of southern Alberta. Often they…

Hello, In light of the increased activity on the forums, and the fact that some people on the website are not paid AMS members, I need to address the Alberta Mycological Policy on sharing foray information, pick site locations, directions, and maps on the forum. It is AMS policy to not offer directions to foray…

July 29 – August 1 Lac La Biche, Alberta. Finally! After some delays after sorting out the Fort McMurray fire implications we are confirmed for our Lac La Biche foray. We will have Danny Miller, one of the Authors of Matchmaker, introducing one of the best mushroom ID programs available,  giving us hands instruction on…