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,…
Check out the resource section of the AMS website. There is good references there that should have answers to all the questions you asked. The best place to look for mushrooms is wherever you are. They grow everywhere. Start in your front yard or local park. Focus on one genus of mushroom at a time…
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….
Hey all! I’m very glad to have found this community and am very excited for the future now that I can get input from experienced mycologists. I am interested in studying this but have no idea where to start. I have a solid background in biology, but want to focus my studies on mycology…..any advise…
I also found some today cut them into bite size pieces fried them in oil with a little butter and a… Read More… 1 week ago No, I have had no reports from any one else who has been looking at the burns. Let us know if you find more than you can handle. Read…
My jaw hit the ground when I stopped near red deer at a conservation area. Besides the leccinum which was there in more abundance than I’ve ever seen before, I found a King Bolete! Surrounded by tall grass and aspens I nearly missed it! It’s excitibg what 7″ of rain in a week will do…
Can you see any sign signs or the remnants of a ring or veil hanging midpoint +/- on the stem? Anyways, definitely not an edible and likely not poisonous either. Likely an agrocybe or paneolous. If the stem is super brittle / shredding and you dig and find it growing from a piece of wood…
Tentative Schedule … Date Event • February 13 – BoardMeeting : 6:30-8:00 PM • March 13 – Board Meeting : 6:30-8:00 PM • March 23 – AGM : 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM • March 23 – President’s Dinner : 6:00 PM – 10:00…
I tried this tonight and the recipe is a keeper! I used Hericiums, Honey Mushrooms and Portobellos, but I’m sure it would taste equally good with any variety of mushrooms. Tom Kha Hed (Thai Mushroom Soup) Mushrooms Russula xerampelina (Shrimp Russula) Hericium coralloides, H. americanum, H. ramosum (Goat’s Beard) Hypomyces lactifluorum (Lobster Mushroom) • 8…
We are thrilled to have Larry Evans as our feature speaker at our AGM and President’s Dinner this coming Saturday, March 29, 2014 from 9:30 to 4:30 pm at NAIT 11762 – 106 st. You won’t want to miss it! Larry is best known for his starring role in “Know your Mushrooms” the cult mushroom…
