Alberta Mycological Society

Camping:

• There is plenty of space for camping without an electrical hookup – included in the ticket
• There are 6 camping spots with electrical hookup (15 amp plugin) – $15/each

Food Will Include:

• Friday – Hot Dogs and S’mores
• Saturday – Main Feast Entree, including a safe (Vegan) option. Mushrooms will be prominently featured!! Please bring a ‘Potluck’ side to accompany the Main Feast (include a note with a list of ingredients)
• Sunday – The First ‘Offspring BBQ Brunch’

Note: We recommend you bring your own food and snacks for any additional meals (ie. breakfast).

Schedule:

Friday June 19th Arrival and settling in

• 5:00 pm – Arrive – Setup
• 6:00 pm (?) – Foray time – Evening hunt around the grounds, lots of trees. UV lights available
• 6:30 pm – Dinner on a stick –Wiener roast and Build You Own, Music and games
• 9:00 pm – Bioluminescence Foray
• 11:00 pm – Bedtime…

Saturday June 20th – The LONGEST day of the year

• 8:00 am – Breakfast
• 10:00 am –Fungi Akuafo Tour OR Foray time
• 12:00 Noon – ID time
• 1:00 pm – Lunch
• 2:00 pm – Foray time
• 4:00 pm – ID time
• 6:30 pm – Solstice Feast with Music, games and too much food
• 9:00 pm – Bioluminescence Foray
• 11:00 pm – Bedtime…

Sunday June 21st – Windup/ Father’s Day

• 9:00 am – Offspring Brunch, an homage to Father’s Day
• 10:00am – Foray time – Final foray
• 12:00 noon – ID and cleanup time
• 3:00 pm – CHECKOUT

Potential Foray Areas:

• Bergen Hall grounds – Grass and Trees
• Rocky Mountains & Foothills (45 min drive to the mountains)
• North/South Cowboy trail

We are offering a tour of the Fungi Akuafo facilities on Saturday morning. The facility is located just outside of Bergen and the tour will include the lab and incubation room, and areas where mushrooms are grown outside. There is a limit of 10 people for the tour. More details will follow