The Foray was held in Perrenoud Wildlife Habitat Area - approximately 1 hour drive NW from Calgary Centre. On our arrival, we spotted a couple of other people who were not part of the AMS but who had collected a small amount of morels. Our AMS group then ventured
The natural area visited was well-populated with dead and decaying poplar, especially the Balsam poplar, the preferred specimen for oyster mushrooms. The site did not disappoint, and a small cluster of oyster mushrooms were foraged. The consensus is that likely we were just about one week too early. With
Karen Slevinsky, President of the Alberta Mycological Society recently shared stories with us from her Ukrainian heritage about what to forage, when and how to forage - with a specific focus on local wild mushrooms. She will introduce us to a variety of mushrooms and teach us how
On May 23, 2024, Karen Slevinsky and Ryan Armishaw appeared on "This Morning With Stacey Brotzel And Daryl McIntyre" on 630 Ched. Have a listen.
From Ryan: To my understanding, this marked AMS's inaugural expedition at Genesee NA. The location boasted picturesque landscapes adorned with sprawling trails, mature trees, and diverse ecosystems. Twenty-seven enthusiasts embarked on this quest in anticipation of discovering elusive morels. While fortune favoured a select few with sightings, others stumbled
The foray was held in an area of land that is leased. Permission was granted to enter the premisses for a foray. The forest is fairly mature with a mixture of aspen, poplar and spruce bordering a large meadow. There had been lots of rain and the forest was
46 people showed up for a nice walk in the river valley at Whitemud Creek. Several people came back with a few handfuls of verpae (135 in total), and one morel, but most arrived with only a few curiosities. A mother and son found a garter snake down by
This Kananaskis area is in a 'non conservation pass required' zone. The area we foraged was south of the McLean Pond day use area and in the PLUZ zone. The weather was a mix of sun, cloudy, rainy, and gentle hail. The terrain is a fairly flat with a
The parking lot at Sherwood Park Natural Area was bursting at the seams with the 59 people participating in the foray. It was an enjoyable walk and the weather held up well. Participants returned with a few verpa, though only three were fortunate enough to discover a single morel
Cold, wet, and windy. That didn't stop 30 AMS members from making the journey out to Pieter Van Der Schoot's property near Breton, Alberta. Pieter was gracious enough to welcome us back to his land for a verpa/morel hunt. The soil temps were averaging around 7C and it was
