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AMS Spring Speaker Series: Mr. Carleton Gruger
2019-03-18 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Edmonton) | Edmonton Public Library – Idylwylde (Bonnie Doon), 8310 88 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6C 1L1, Canada
The AMS welcomes Mr. Carleton Gruger, Owner and Operator of Gruger Family Fungi. Mr. Gruger will give the following presentation:
Growing Mushrooms on Waste: How Hemp and Mushrooms can Save Agriculture.
This is a public event and is first come, first seated. We hope to see you there!
We encourage you to visit their website here to find out more! Images graciously provided by Gruger Family Fungi.

2019 AMS Annual General Meeting
2019-03-23 09:30 - 15:00 | University of Alberta Faculty Club, 1435 Saskatchewan Dr NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G9, Canada
We welcome members to join us at our 2019 AGM. This event will be held at the University of Alberta Faculty Club in the Saskatchewan Room.

Parking

Members are respectfully reminded that their parking decal is only valid in V-lot between 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and after 4:30 p.m. Overflow parking is available in the Windsor Car Park, members and guests must purchase parking tickets. For more information regarding rates please visit: https://www.albertamushrooms.ca//asinfo.ualberta.ca/en/ParkingServices/Visitor-Parking.aspx
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With the goal of keeping parking spaces free for our lunchtime members and guests, any vehicles parked in the V-Lot outside of these hours without a valid dispenser ticket will be ticketed by Parking Services.

Please RSVP by March 19, 2019. Note that this DOES NOT include Lunch, however if you are interested, lunch tickets and more information can be found here.

2019 Annual General Meeting - Lunch
2019-03-23 11:30 - 12:30 | University of Alberta Faculty Club, 1435 Saskatchewan Dr NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G9, Canada
Enjoy a buffet soup and salad selection prepared by the University of Alberta Faculty Club!
Selection includes:

Fresh Buns
Cream of Mushroom Soup (GF, Vegetarian)
Chicken Rice Soup (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
Coleslaw (Contains gluten)
Mixed Greens Salad (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
Caesar Salad

Location: Saskatchewan Room
Parking

Members are respectfully reminded that their parking decal is only valid in V-lot between 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and after 4:30 p.m. Overflow parking is available in the Windsor Car Park, members and guests must purchase parking tickets. For more information regarding rates please visit: https://www.albertamushrooms.ca//asinfo.ualberta.ca/en/ParkingServices/Visitor-Parking.aspx
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With the goal of keeping parking spaces free for our lunchtime members and guests, any vehicles parked in the V-Lot outside of these hours without a valid dispenser ticket will be ticketed by Parking Services.

We welcome Dr. Richard Summerbell, Canadian mycologist from the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health as he presents on the following:
Why Do Humans Have So Many Fungal Skin Rashes and Why Are the Fungi Involved so Darn Pretty in Culture?
Many people in biology have an eye for things that are beautiful, and, in the medical laboratory, this tends to lead people to want to work at the Mycology bench. The apparently yucky dermatophyte fungi that cause athlete’s foot, ringworm, and much of what we call ‘jock itch’ grow out as stunningly attractive red, yellow and cream-coloured colonies with dramatic spores, intriguing spiral barbs and eccentric sex lives. Working with them is so addictive that it’s all managers can do to get techs to go back to the bacteriology bench. These (the fungi, not the workers) are mysterious organisms. Most animal species, or even whole family-level groups like ‘the cat family’ (Felidae), have at most one dermatophyte species that regularly colonizes them. Humans, meanwhile, have at least nine ringworm fungi specifically adapted to grow on us! What made our species the Galapagos Islands of the ringworms? Investigation showed that our habit of domesticating different animals – either deliberately, like the horse, or accidentally, like the rat – caused us to collect new ringworms that adapted to us by genetically host-jumping. In addition to scratching our heads, they do give us a lot to think about. Such as “why are they so brightly coloured in culture when they are never colourful in their normal growth on skin?”
Please purchase tickets by March 19, 2019.

President's Dinner
2019-03-23 18:00 - 21:00 | University of Alberta Faculty Club, 1435 Saskatchewan Dr NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G9, Canada
Enjoy a buffet dinner prepared by the University of Alberta Faculty Club in the Saskatchewan Room and hear a talk by Dr. Richard Summerbell on “A Fungus that Thrives on Whiskey, Rum and Cognac in the Air”.
Buffet includes the following:

Wild Mushroom Chicken (GF)
Porcini Mushroom Pasta (Vegetarian)
The Cream of Mushroom Soup (Vegetarian)
Various sides, including rice, potatoes & salads
Assorted desserts

Entirely GF Menu includes:

Garden Salad with Balsamic Dressing on The Side
Gluten Free Tuscan Penne with Herbed Tomato Sauce & Wild Mushrooms
Fresh Fruit Plate for dessert

Parking
Members are respectfully reminded that their parking decal is only valid in V-lot between 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and after 4:30 p.m. Overflow parking is available in the Windsor Car Park, members and guests must purchase parking tickets. For more information regarding rates please visit: https://www.albertamushrooms.ca//asinfo.ualberta.ca/en/ParkingServices/Visitor-Parking.aspx
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With the goal of keeping parking spaces free for our lunchtime members and guests, any vehicles parked in the V-Lot outside of these hours without a valid dispenser ticket will be ticketed by Parking Services.

Whiskey, Rum, and Cognac-loving Fungi In the early 2000’s, James Scott was called in by the Hiram Walker Distillery to investigate what the apparent fungal problem was that was causing all the houses and other structures in a 500m to 1 km radius around the whiskey storage warehouses to turn black. At first, he thought the dark fungus involved might be an unknown organism, but then he discovered it had been known from Cognac, France, in the 1880s, and then essentially forgotten. Later investigations, sometimes propelled by semi-secretive mass homeowner lawsuits in the USA and the UK, showed that the ‘whiskey fungus’ was to be found worldwide – but only where some artificial process was releasing tons of ethanol into the air. It had, and has, no known natural habitat – which is impossible, but so it stands at the moment. A new genus, Baudoinia, was described, named after the early researcher who described it in Cognac. Dr. Summerbell was sent to Cognac to collect a new specimen to represent the ‘type’ of the name. Some snaffling of blackened, dead bush twigs around a cognac warehouse hit paydirt. More recent investigations have found him sampling the stone on the Kentucky state capitol and scraping black fungus off over 100 baking-hot corrugated tin roofs near the Captain Morgan rum warehouse in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, taking a two-day break for Hurricane Irma to pass through. Somehow alcohol never fails to be linked to drama, even when fungi are involved.
Please purchase tickets by March 19, 2019

AMS Speaker Series: Dr. Toby Spribille
2019-04-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Edmonton Public Library – Idylwylde (Bonnie Doon), 8310 88 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6C 1L1, Canada
Dr. Toby Spribille will discuss his groundbreaking work with lichens in a presentation titled “Definitely not IKEA: the search for the missing lichen symbiosis assembly instructions.”
This is a public event; first come, first seated with a capacity of 40!

Common and Unique Mushrooms of the Hinton Area
2019-04-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Hinton Municipal Library, 803 Switzer Dr., Hinton, Alberta, T7V 1V1, Canada
“Mushroom Man” Martin Osis will give a presentation on mushrooms local to the Hinton area. This is a free, public event and is first come first seated!

Foray Etiquette and Edible Mushrooms
2019-04-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Crowfoot Library, 8665 Nose Hill Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T3G 5T3, Canada
The Foray Etiquette portion of this event will feature an overview of guidelines and rules for AMS members when foraying for mushrooms.
This will be followed by the Edible Mushrooms portions of the event; a presentation for beginners on some of the more common edible mushrooms in Alberta.
This is a public event and space is capped at 35 – first come, first seated!

AMS Speaker Series: Joelle Chille Cale
2019-05-16 18:30 - 19:30 | Edmonton Public Library – Idylwylde (Bonnie Doon), 8310 88 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6C 1L1, Canada
Please join AMS Director Joelle Chille Cale as she presents:
Mushroom Identification 101: An Overview for New and Experienced Hunters
This is a free public event, no registration is required but space is capped at 40 people. Please arrive early to snag your spot!

Water Valley Morel Foray
2019-05-18 10:00 - 12:30
Please join us as we kick off spring with a morel foray! T-shirts and books will be for sale as well. You are free to bring your own lunch. The foray may be extended to another location if appropriate.
Address:
Water Valley Salloon
5210 Main St., Highway 579
Water Valley, AB T0M 2E0
Not sure what to bring? Visit our foraging blog post and find out all you need to know!

Morel Foray at Ministik Lake
2019-05-19 10:00 - 13:30
With the rain forecast this week things could be looking up for some delicious fungi in great morel terrain.
Address:
Ministik School
21246 AB-14
Sherwood Park, AB T8G 1G1
Please meet at the Ministik school by 10 AM and head out on the foray by 10:20 AM
The school is on the north side of the highway. Please be there on time as we will be traveling from the school to the foray location – latecomers will not be able to find their own way.
We recommend that you should please bring a lunch and beverage.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Drayton Valley Region - Foraging for Morels
2019-05-26 10:00 - 12:30
Please join us for a farm foray as we hunt for some morels. Please ensure you assemble prior to 10am as the foray will leave at 1015am sharp.
Location: Woodlot Farm/Reserve
Directions: Approximately 104 km from Edmonton travelling south on QE2, then west on 39, the south. At Alsike turn south on H20 travel to Breton; at Breton turn west on H616 and travel 8.5km, then turn north on RR50. Travel 3.2 km north, then turn west and travel 1/4 km or so. Farm is on your right. Sign says: Woodlot Stewartship Award. New Moose Hill Hall is nearby.
Please visit Google Maps.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

CANCELLED - Morel Hunt - Still Hoping
2019-05-26 10:15 - 12:30
This event has been cancelled as terrain and weather has not been conducive to morel hunting.

Spring Mushroom Foray in the City
2019-05-28 18:45 - 20:30
Please join us in Calgary for an urban Spring Mushroom hunt! We will also be selling some books so please bring cash if you are interested in purchasing.
Address:
4105 Montgomery View NW
Calgary, AB T3B 3E8.
Parking is available in the city lot next to the cafe, just off Bowness Road and Shaganappi Trail NW.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Foray for Spring Mushrooms
2019-06-02 09:30 - 12:00
Join us as we forage for some spring mushrooms in Bragg Creek.
How to get there: When in Bragg Creek, head west on Balsam Ave, past the mall with Bragg Creek Foods and over the Elbow River bridge. Turn left at the T intersection onto Centre Ave. Continue down Centre Ave for 9.3 km to the West Bragg Creek Day Use Area. Park in the NE corner of the lot, Meeting Area F.
Please visit google maps for a detailed location.

We will have books for sale as well -please bring cash.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Garden Mushroom Workshop
2019-06-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Wildwood Community Association, 4411 Spruce Drive SW, Calgary, AB, T3C3B1, Canada
Please join Christine Costello and Barb Shworak as they take you through common mushrooms you can find, and probably eat! This is a free event open to the public. First come, first seated.

TENTATIVE - Burn Site Foray
2019-06-15 00:00
Stay tuned for additional details!
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

The Best Yet SLC Foray
2019-06-15 10:00 - 12:30
Please join us for a wonderful foray/activity day at Surprise Lake Camp!
We are having an open house/info day for the camp so there will be some other activities going on as well. Gold panning, some bushcraft activities and music in the evening. Our mission is to get people back to nature and “Reconnect Naturally”. Come out and check us out.
The foray meeting place will be at Surprise Lake Camp located approximately 20 kms east of Edson on Highway 16, then 3 kms south on Range Road 153. There is a canoe marking the camp entrance.
Please visit Surprise Lake website for a map location.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Early Summer Mushrooms in Southwest Alberta
2019-06-23 10:00 - 13:00
Another exciting Summer Foray!
Meet in the Davidson Park parking lot. We will drive (carpool) to the foray location.
This is a new location for the foray leader. Hopefully, edible and interesting mushrooms will be found.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

TENTATIVE - Summer Mushrooms
2019-06-29 00:00

Canada Day - Weekend Foray!
2019-06-29 11:00 - 14:30
Join us for a foray in Lac St.Anne County!

Foray Leader: Rob Simpson

Foray Date: June 29 – 30

Foray Time: 11:00 am – 2:30pm

Location: Eagles Rest RV Park = eaglesrestrvpark.ca – 56002 Range Road 52 Lac St. Anne County. Just north or Lessard Lake.

Directions: From Edmonton take Hwy 16 west to Hwy 43. Turn North on Hwy 43 to Range Road 52. Turn South on RR 52. – approx. 1 mile. To open gate number 56002 RR 52. There is a small building on the right. The camping is at the west end of the field near the fire pit. Total travel time from Edmonton is approx. 1 hr 10 min.

Other details: Camping is in the field near the fire pit. There is a porta potty but no other services. This is private property – 145 acres. There is a Frisbee Golf course on the property. NO pets allowed on the Frisbee course – dogs on leashes at all times otherwise.

There will also be a foray or 2 on Sunday. Sunday morning foray to start at 10:30 am.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Foray in your Neighbourhood: Edmonton; Dunluce
2019-07-10 19:00 - 21:00
Join us for a neighborhood foray in Edmonton!

Leader(s): Rob Arthur
Date: Wednesday, July 10
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Location: Dunluce Community League, 11620 – 162 Ave., Edmonton, AB
Other Details: Please join us for a “Foray in Your Neighborhood”. We will meet at the Community Hall and explore the Green Belt nearby. Please arrive early to check in as we would like to start at 7:00 pm sharp.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Lac La Biche's Boreal Forest Foray!
2019-07-13 10:00 - 15:00
Join us for a foray in Lac La Biche’s boreal forest!
This foray will meet at Portage College’s Environmental Sciences building at 1:00 pm, with a potential additional Early Bird foray at 10:00 am.
For those that wish to camp overnight, two very nice nearby campgrounds are the Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park Campground and the Beaver Lake Campground.
If you would like to come to the Early Bird foray, please let Mike know beforehand; otherwise only the 1:00 foray will be held.
For more information contact Mike Schulz at 780-520-5292 or at michael.schulz@portagecollege.ca.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Parks Day Mushroom Information Walk - Drayton Valley
2019-07-20 10:00 - 12:00
Join us for a foray in the Drayton Valley Region!

Leader(s): Rose Letourneau
Date: Saturday, July 20th
Time:: 10 AM – 12 PM
Location: Willey West Campground, Drayton Valley, Alberta
Other Details: For informatin, contact Rose at foothillsdoor@cciwireless.ca
This is an old growth forest with groomed trails. Meet at the Teepee.

For more information about events on Parks Day, check the folowing link

Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Happy Foraging!

Water Valley July Mushrooms
2019-07-20 10:00 - 12:30
Join us for a foray in Water Valley!

Leader(s): Christine Costello
Date: Saturday, July 20, 2019
Time:: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Water Valley
Meeting at the Water Valley Community Hall parking lot.
Other Details: Your foray leader for this event is Christine Costello, available at ccostello53@gmail.com.
If you would like to purchase a membership, mushroom book or t-shirt; I will be there at 9:30 am. Foray will start promptly at 10 am.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Red Deer Region Foray!
2019-07-21 14:00 - 16:00
Join us for a foray in the Red Deer Region!

Leader(s): Candice Cullum
Date: Sunday, July 21
Time:: 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: Meeting at the pine lake store parking lot located at the intersection of Highway 42 and Highway 816
Other Details: Your foray leader for this event is Candice Cullum, available at aubreywink@yahoo.com
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Lac Ste Anne County Foray!
2019-07-27 13:00 - 15:00
Join us for a foray in Lac Ste Anne County!

Leader(s): Rob Arthur
Date: Saturday, July 27
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Location: Lac Ste Anne County, Near the Southern shores of Lac Ste Anne, Warwa Estates. Take Highway 633, turn North on Range Road 43 about 2kms, we will meet at the large concrete Warwa Estates Sign, Roadside parking on the west side of the Range Road.
Other Details: Your foray leader for this event is Rob Arthur (Cell # 780 405 2845)
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Edmonton Region Foray!
2019-07-30 19:00 - 21:00
Join us for a foray in the Edmonton Region!

Leader(s): Elizabeth Lakeman and Lisa Oishi
Date: Tuesday, July 30th
Time: 7:00-9:00PM
Location: St. Albert – Please meet in the parking lot of Kingswood Day Area, St. Albert; 395 Sir Winston Churchill Ave; St. Albert, AB. Please visit the map for an exact location.
Other Details: Your foray leaders for this event are Elizabeth Lakeman and Lisa Oishi; please contact them at lisa7oishi@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns. We recommend bringing bug spray for mosquitoes. It is a short walk to the foray area so make sure to bring appropriate footwear. Please come 15-20 minutes early to register.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

SW Alberta (Bergen) Foray!
2019-08-03 12:45 - 15:00
Join us for Summer Mushrooms in SW Alberta!

Leader(s): Barb Shworak
Date: Saturday, August 3rd
Time: 12:45 – 3:00 PM
Location:Mountain View County, West of the Community of Bergen, along Bergen Road. Meet at the Davidson Park parking lot at 12:45pm. We will drive (carpool) to the exact foray location.
Directions from Calgary:Take Crowchild Trail west to Cochrane and turn right onto AB-22 North towards Sundre.
Turn left onto Township Rd 320 towards Bergen and continue for 9.8 km. Davidson Park will be on your left.
Other Details: Your foray leader for this event is Barb Shworak, available at bshworak@icloud.com. For those interested, the Bergen Farmers Market runs from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Please visit the map for a detailed location. Wear appropriate footwear and clothing and bring bug spray, sunscreeen etc!
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Red Deer Region Foray!
2019-08-04 14:00 - 16:00
Join us for a foray in the Red Deer Region!

Leader(s): Candice Cullum
Date: Sunday, August 4th
Time:: 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: Meeting at the entrance to the Innisfail Natural Area located on highway 590
Other Details: Your foray leader for this event is Candice Cullum, available at aubreywink@yahoo.com
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!
