Alberta Mycological Society

Speakers/Presentations

Dr. Alfredo Justo: The genus Pluteus in North America – 100 species and counting.

Alfredo is the Curator of Botany and Mycology at the New Brunswick Museum. His research focuses on the fungal diversity of New Brunswick & Atlantic Canada, while maintaining ongoing global research on selected genera of mushrooms. He is one of the world’s leading experts on the genus Pluteus, the Deer Mushrooms.

Danny Miller: DNA: The History of Gilled Mushrooms – Workshop: Secrets of DNA analysis.

Danny is the Education Chair for the Puget Sound Mycological Society, designing and teaching the curriculum for the club’s mycology classes. Danny is a co-author of MycoMatch (formerly MatchMaker). He has a big interest in taxonomy and figuring out where all of the mushrooms fit into the fungal tree of life, and is currently trying to collect the DNA of every PNW species to determine which still need names.

Paul Kroeger: Poison Mushrooms – 2025 update. The Death Cap Mushroom; A Citizen Science Project.

Paul is a long time friend of the AMS and has identified 1000s of mushrooms. He is the premier field taxonomist in Western Canada. He has worked at the UBC herbarium for decades cataloguing and preserving mushrooms. He works with BC Poison Control as their main identifier and has mushrooms named in honour after him.

Michael Schulz: Introduction to the Fox Creek fire safe program and collection protocols.

Mike is a long time member and contributor to the AMS. He is an ecologist who currently is the Research Chair at Portage College. He has done extensive work on Fungal Species at Risk across the Prairie provinces. We usually see him hunkered over his microscope at Great Alberta Mushroom Forays.

Martin Osis: Introduction to Mushroom Identification.

Martin is one of the AMS founding members. He is called upon to give mushroom related lectures on a regular basis and has held multiple positions on the AMS board. He was also the Canadian Trustee and Vice President of the North American Mycological Association.

Mel Hohn: Workshop – Botanical sketching.

Mel is a graphic artist with a love for mushrooms. Sketching and drawing mushrooms is one of the best ways to learn to observe what a mushroom really looks like. She is currently the Vice-President of the AMS.

Accommodations

Here is a list of motels and hotels in the area. We recommend that you reserve early, as Fox Creek goes through booms and busts depending on the economic swings in the resource sector. (Click hotel names for Google listings)

• Econo Lodge
• Alaskan Motel
• Fox Creek Inn
• Iosegun Lake Lodge (Camp style set up just outside of Fox Creek)
• Super 8
• Foxwood Inn & Suites
• Best Western Plus
• Comfort Inn & Suites
• Timber Ridge Inn & Suites
• Devonian Hotel and Suites
• Bedrock Inn
• Grizzly Motor Hotel

*Meals

Meals will be provided by Freson Bros in Fox Creek. While we strive to accommodate dietary restrictions, it may be challenging to meet all needs. If you have specific or sensitive dietary requirements, please consider selecting the “no meals” option and arranging your own food. Otherwise, kindly indicate your dietary needs during ticket purchase. Thank you!

Volunteer Options

Please join us in making GAMF a success by volunteering for a few specific tasks. This is also a great opportunity for learning, so volunteer for something you want to learn more about or several areas. Kindly complete the Google Form below to choose your preferred duties before proceeding to purchase your GAMF ticket at the bottom of the page. (Don’t bother signing in to Google. Just enter your email, name, and volunteer choices. Then click SUBMIT). After submitting, scroll down the page to the Ticket Purchase section.