Great Alberta Mushroom Foray 2025
August 29 @ 6:00 pm - September 1 @ 12:00 pm
| $290.00
Fox Creek, a small town surrounded by dense forests recovering from a 2023 wildfire, provides an ideal backdrop for the foray. Its spruce-rich landscape offers a unique opportunity to study fungi that may aid in wildfire prevention by decomposing wood fuel, a research focus for Schulz and Portage College in collaboration with the AMS. Attendees will participate in forays, workshops, and presentations, fostering a deeper understanding of Alberta’s fungal biodiversity while supporting innovative ecological research in a region actively working to enhance forest resilience.
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.