Marie graciously agreed to host a foray on her land near Tomahawk, Alberta with the aid of Martin Osis. It was well attended with 22 people. There were mushrooms to find, albeit maybe a little older in the heat. As always, Martin was a wonderful host and had great
The Great Alberta Mushroom Foray 2024 was held in Cold Lake, Alberta at the Cold Lake Energy Centre. We had 12 official forays and 2 pre-forays. Everything was photographed and logged into iNaturalist. Our expert mycologists, and army of volunteers, worked tirelessly to ID and log every specimen they
It was a wonderful foray at Terwillegar Park in Edmonton. Several groups of new members showed up for the foray. We found a variety of items, including some delicious edibles: Blewits, Hericium, etc. Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Terwillegar Park, Edmonton Foray
Big thanks go out to Bruno for inviting us to his fabulous piece of land near Perryvale. Stunning property with real history. So many different habitats. We were blessed with some very interesting finds. Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024. 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Location: Perryvale, Alberta Foray
It was a beautiful day at Ethan Zapach's family farm. We ventured out into his forest and found an interesting variety of specimens. I found a few patches of Leccinum and made sure newcomers went home with some edibles to try. Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024. 10:00 AM
Thursday was a cool rainy day. As a matter of fact it rained lightly all day long but the foray went ahead. The only gilled mushroom found was the "weed of the forest" as tagged by Michael Kuo: Gymnopus dryophilus. But flowers there were many as these plants were
It wasn't super productive but with Martin and Mel it is always going to be super interesting. There were mushrooms and it took some keen eyesight to see a single mushroom growing out of a single pine needle. After the foray and lunch, most people stayed for the Blanket
Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024. 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Location: Clearwater Ricinus NA Foray Leader(s): Mel Hohn Attendees: 12 Weather: Dry, sunny Finds: Agrocybe sp Arrhenia epichysium Bjerkandera adusta Clitocybe sp Fomes fomentarius Fomitopsis mounceae Fomitopsis ochracea Ganoderma applanatum Gymnopus dryophila Leccinum boreale Lenzites betulina Lycoperdon sp. Panellus
After a hard morning rain in Edmonton, six brave souls ventured out to Bruderheim for a foray. Just as we arrived, another downpour forced us to wait in our vehicles until the worst had passed. Fortunately, the rain ceased, revealing a clear, bright blue sky. We set off on
A coolish walk through Mill Creek Ravine evoked its history. The woods were filled with the introduced species of the settlers, the millers and the industrialists: young and mature Manitoba maple, mountain ash and cotoneaster. Enough Aspen, balsam poplar and spruce filled in the spaces. Foliage covering the floor
