18 Members came out to forage Mill Creek Ravine in Edmonton on July 11, 2026. Led by Lori-Anne Leger, Rosemarie O’Bertos & Mel Hohn, we wandered the forest along the creek from about 1pm-2:30pm. The weather was really nice until the end, when we got chased to our vehicles prematurely by a heavy downpour complete with lightning that struck right in the park. Lots of great finds came back to the table like Polyporus umbellatus, Hericium coralloides, Rhodotus reticeps & some poplar-loving Amanitas.

We were also happily welcomed a couple of boxes of pre-foray mushrooms that Steven brought us that included some nice Alberta Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus conificola) & loads of Shaggy Parasols.

Finds:

  • Hericium coralloides
  • Polyporus umbellatus
  • Rhodotus reticeps
  • a variety of Amanita in section Vaginatae, including Amanita populiphila
  • Ramaria
  • Artomyces pixadus & piperatus
  • Hemipholiota populnea
  • Fomitopsis cajanderi
  • Tricholomopsis rutilans
  • Crucibulum laeve
  • Suspected Hohenbuehelia being parasitized by Hypomyces
  • Phaeoclavulina
  • Mycena
  • Gloeophyllum
  • Scutellinia
  • Paxillus
  • Inocybe
  • Agrocybe
  • Picipes badius

Date:  July 11, 2026

Time: 1pm-3pm

Location: Mill Creek Ravine, Edmonton

Terrain: Mixed forest, Populus, Spruce, Willow.

Foray Leader(s): Lori-Anne Leger, Mel Hohn, Rosemarie O’Bertos

Foray Attendees: 18

Weather: Sunny & warm for the foray with heavy rains chasing us away around 2:30pm.