Alberta Mycological Society

Devon Weeknight Foray (Cancelled)
2024-09-12 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton)
Leaders: TBD
Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Devon
Other details: Members-only event. Specific location details will be sent via email up to 1 week prior to the event.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Please be advised that all events listed on our website are subject to change or cancellation due to various factors, including but not limited to:

Unfavourable Moisture/Fruiting Conditions
Mushroom growth is heavily dependent on environmental conditions such as moisture levels and temperature. If conditions are not conducive to mushroom fruiting, events may be cancelled.

Unforeseen Circumstances
Despite our best efforts to plan and organize events, unforeseen circumstances may arise that necessitate cancellation or postponement.

Lack of Volunteers
Our events rely on volunteers to lead forays, and if there is a shortage of volunteers, we may need to cancel or reschedule events. Become a Foray Host!

Final event details, including any changes or cancellations, will be communicated via email to all members approximately one week prior to the scheduled event. We highly recommend checking your email regularly for updates.

Weald Weekend Foray - September 13-15, 2024
2024-09-13 17:00 - 2024-09-15 14:00
Weald Weekend Foray
September 13 – 15, 2024
Weald Provincial Recreation Area, Alberta
Our next weekend foray is on the beautiful banks of the Embarras River west of Edson in Weald Provincial Recreation Area.
Spots are limited! Reserve yours now…

September 13 – 15, 2024
$40 per unit for the weekend
Register now to guarantee your spot.

Exact location details and gate code will be sent to paid registered members.
Details:

Please restrict generator use to no earlier than 8 a.m., and not after 10 p.m.
Cooking up mushrooms for tasting is encouraged.
NO cost to come for the day.
Arrive no sooner than 4 PM Friday, September 13th – Departure by 2 pm Sunday, Sept. 15.
Cost is $40 per unit (tent, trailer, etc). Registration is required to help manage the space available.
First scheduled foray is Saturday morning at 10 AM, back for lunch then out again at 1 or 2 PM. Sunday is open.
Great evenings of socializing, getting to know other like-minded fungophiles, carrying on deep mycological conversations, taste testing, singing and whatnot dependant on libations.
There is a closed-in shelter on site, a few picnic tables, and outdoor toilets, but no power or water hookups.
Pump water on site but water is not certified potable.
Sketchy cell service in the valley.
Firewood is provided.

Hopefully, the weather will cooperate and there will be a plethora of tasty edibles
ie: Hedgehogs, yellow foots, gypsies, red tops, russulas, lobsters, if not at least great company. Bring an instrument if you play and the usual foray (wet weather) essentials.

Beaver Hills Mycoflora – Elk Island National Park
2024-09-14 09:00 - 16:00
The Alberta Mycological Society, in partnership with the Friends of Elk Island Society, is planning to survey the Mycoflora of Elk Island National Park and the Beaver Hills.
Leader(s): Martin Osis
Date: September 14, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: register for details.
Other details: Members-only event.
Please register for the event through the Friends page on meetup.com
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Please be advised that all events listed on our website are subject to change or cancellation due to various factors, including but not limited to:

Unfavourable Moisture/Fruiting Conditions
Mushroom growth is heavily dependent on environmental conditions such as moisture levels and temperature. If conditions are not conducive to mushroom fruiting, events may be cancelled.

Unforeseen Circumstances
Despite our best efforts to plan and organize events, unforeseen circumstances may arise that necessitate cancellation or postponement.

Lack of Volunteers
Our events rely on volunteers to lead forays, and if there is a shortage of volunteers, we may need to cancel or reschedule events. Become a Foray Host!

Final event details, including any changes or cancellations, will be communicated via email to all members approximately one week prior to the scheduled event. We highly recommend checking your email regularly for updates.

Calgary Region Foray
2024-09-20 16:00 - 18:00
Leaders: Christine Costello, Barb Shworak, Nadia Shiwdin
Date: Friday, September 20 2024
Time: 4PM – 6 PM
Mushroom Foray for members education and culinary needs as well as we are also picking for a representative display of wild mushrooms for the Beakerhead event at the Calgary Telus Spark Science Centre over the weekend.
Location: Location to be finalized but within a 1 hour drive of Calgary city. An email with details will be sent to all members on Thursday (2 days before).
Other Details: Paid members only event. No registration required – just come if interested.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
This event is subject to change or cancellation due to various factors, including but not limited to:

Unfavourable Moisture/Fruiting Conditions
Unforeseen Circumstances
Volunteer unavailability

"A Mycodiverse Alberta" 2024 Photo Contest Submissions live!
2024-09-21 - 2024-12-15
See 2024 Photo Contest page for full contest details.
This event page lets contestants purchase contest entries.
Once purchased, please email your submissions for the contest to vicepresident@albertamushrooms.ca before the submission window closes. Please share photos using your membership email or provide the event ticket IDs received after purchase to help identify submission correctly.
Email submissions that correlate to an active member’s email and purchased tickets of this event will be considered valid for the contest. Note that minimum one photo ticket must be purchased for entry. If you want to add additional photos, purchase “Extra Submissions” tickets.

Calgary Region Foray
2024-09-28 14:00 - 16:00
Last Minute Foray Notification.
Calgary Area Foray near Bragg Creek townsite.
Leader(s): Nadia Shiwdin
Co-Leaders: Christine Costello and Barb Shworak
Paid members event only. No registration required. An email will be sent to all members regarding location.
Please be advised that all events listed on our website are subject to change or cancellation due to various factors, including but not limited to:

Unfavourable Moisture/Fruiting Conditions
Mushroom growth is heavily dependent on environmental conditions such as moisture levels and temperature. If conditions are not conducive to mushroom fruiting, events may be cancelled.

Unforeseen Circumstances
Despite our best efforts to plan and organize events, unforeseen circumstances may arise that necessitate cancellation or postponement.

Lack of Volunteers
Our events rely on volunteers to lead forays, and if there is a shortage of volunteers, we may need to cancel or reschedule events. Become a Foray Host!

Final event details, including any changes or cancellations, will be communicated via email to all members approximately one week prior to the scheduled event. We highly recommend checking your email regularly for updates.

Beaver Hills Mycoflora – National Mushroom Day
2024-10-15
The Alberta Mycological Society, in partnership with the Friends of Elk Island Society, is planning to survey the Mycoflora of Elk Island National Park and the Beaver Hills.
Leader(s): Martin Osis
Date: October 15, 2024
Time: TBD
Location: register for details.
Other details: Members-only event.
Please register for the event through the Friends page on meetup.com
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Please be advised that all events listed on our website are subject to change or cancellation due to various factors, including but not limited to:

Unfavourable Moisture/Fruiting Conditions
Mushroom growth is heavily dependent on environmental conditions such as moisture levels and temperature. If conditions are not conducive to mushroom fruiting, events may be cancelled.

Unforeseen Circumstances
Despite our best efforts to plan and organize events, unforeseen circumstances may arise that necessitate cancellation or postponement.

Lack of Volunteers
Our events rely on volunteers to lead forays, and if there is a shortage of volunteers, we may need to cancel or reschedule events. Become a Foray Host!

Final event details, including any changes or cancellations, will be communicated via email to all members approximately one week prior to the scheduled event. We highly recommend checking your email regularly for updates.

Mushrooms and Paddling Part 1 - ZOOM presentation
2024-12-03 19:00 - 20:00
On December 3, 2024, Donna Kurt, President of the Manitoba Mushroom Society, will share with us Part 1 of her experiences as a forager and a voyager in the Manitoba and Ontario wilderness. Donna Kurt has led trips foraging for plants and mushrooms for twenty years and has led canoe and camping trips for almost forty years for non-profit volunteer organizations including RACCC, Paddle Manitoba (Manitoba Recreational Canoeing Association) and Nature Manitoba (Manitoba Naturalists Society). Since 2008 Donna has provided workshops on mushrooms, medicinal plants, courses or clinics for Nature Manitoba, Assiniboine Park Conservancy, Northern Food Initiative, Thunderbird House, Living Prairie Museum, and McNally Robinson.

The Manitoba Mushroom Society webpage is Manitoba Mushroom Society Inc.

Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 7:00 to 8: 00 p.m.
Mushrooms and Paddling – Part 1
Relations between paddlers, mushrooms, coexistence and safety.
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83622495008?pwd=[REDACTED]

While both presentations Part 1 and 2 are linked, they are each stand-alone. You are welcome to join both or either one presentation according to your personal interest and availability.

Mushrooms and Paddling Part 2 - ZOOM presentation
2024-12-11 19:00 - 20:00
On December 11, 2024, Donna Kurt, President of the Manitoba Mushroom Society, will share with us Part 2 of her experiences as a forager and a voyager in the Manitoba and Ontario wilderness. Donna Kurt has led trips foraging for plants and mushrooms for twenty years and has led canoe and camping trips for almost forty years for non-profit volunteer organizations including RACCC, Paddle Manitoba (Manitoba Recreational Canoeing Association) and Nature Manitoba (Manitoba Naturalists Society). Since 2008 Donna has provided workshops on mushrooms, medicinal plants, courses or clinics for Nature Manitoba, Assiniboine Park Conservancy, Northern Food Initiative, Thunderbird House, Living Prairie Museum, and McNally Robinson.

The Manitoba Mushroom Society webpage is Manitoba Mushroom Society Inc.

Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 7:00 to 8: 00 p.m.
Mushrooms and Paddling – Part 2
Closer discussion of various types of mushrooms and look-a-likes.
Zoom Link:

Https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89113149931?pwd=[REDACTED]

While both presentations Part 1 and Part 2 are linked, they are each stand-alone. You are welcome to join both or either one presentation according to your personal interest and availability.

Calgary “Meet & Greet” Event (new date)
2025-04-26 10:00 - 12:30 | Sage Hill Library, 19 Sage Hill Passage NW, Calgary, Alberta, T3R 0S4, Canada
Curious about the AMS, foraging and the world of mushrooms?
Learn what mushrooms are, where & how to find them, and how to identify some tasty edibles!
Meet other foragers, both beginner and experienced / Buy a field guide to aid with fungal ID / Other mushroom merchandise also for sale.

Water will be provided. Attendees may wish to bring snacks if desired.
Schedule (approximate):
10:00 am – 10:30 am Doors open and socialize.
10:30 am – Noon Welcome and introduction to AMS, Presentations on Mushrooms, Foraging and other Important Information for the 2025 Season
Noon – 12:30 pm Free time for questions and socialization.
12:30 pm – 1 pm Tidy up meeting room
Due to limited capacity, this event is intended for registered AMS members only.
Please RSVP below
Email to cancel at: membership@albertamushrooms.ca
