Alberta Mycological Society

Foray Central Edmonton
2022-07-18 18:15 - 20:15 (America/Edmonton)
A foray within the City of Edmonton
Foray Host & Leader: Rosemarie O’Bertos
Date: Monday, July 18th, 2022
Time: 6:15-8:15 PM
Location: Edmonton Central River Valley
Other Details: Members only event. An email will be sent to all paid AMS members with an invitation to register, followed by location details for registered participants.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Foray Northwest of Edmonton
2022-07-16 11:00 - 14:00
Foray Northwest of Edmonton
Foray Host & Leader: Josh Smith
Date: Saturday, July 16th, 2022
Time: 11AM ~ 2PM
Location: Details are sent to confirmed registrants.
Other Details: Members only event. An email will be sent to all paid AMS members with an invitation to register, followed by location details for registered participants. Warning: the foray area will also have cattle present.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Foray Central Alberta
2022-07-16 10:00 - 12:00
Central Alberta Foray
Foray Host & Leader: Candice Cullum
Date: Saturday, July 16th, 2022
Time: 10AM – 12PM
Location: Details are sent to confirmed registrants.
Other Details: Members only event. An email will be sent to all paid AMS members with an invitation to register, followed by location details for registered participants.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Calgary Area Foray - Kananaskis Free Day - Tentative pending weather and conditions
2022-07-16 09:30 - 12:00
Kananaskis Country Free Day – in search of mushrooms

Leader(s): Barb Shworak & Christine Costello
Date: Saturday, July 16, 2022
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Other Details: Members only event. Email will be sent to all paid members approximately 1 week in advance regarding time, location, and registration (if required).
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Foray Central Edmonton
2022-07-14 19:00 - 21:00
A foray within the City of Edmonton
Foray Host & Leader: Rob Arthur & Elizabeth Lakeman
Date: Thursday, July 14th, 2022
Time: 7-9 PM
Location: Central Edmonton – location details to be shared upon registration
Other Details: Members only event. An email will be sent to all paid AMS members with an invitation to register, followed by location details for registered participants.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Calgary - Foray in the City
2022-07-03 13:00 - 15:00
Calgary NW learning foray.
You can also bring mushrooms from your neighbourhood, property, or recent walks / hikes. Barb and Christine will try to help ID your finds. Mushrooms brought to the event should be reasonably fresh and intact. We won’t be able to ID all of them but we will try to ID as many as possible. Bring books to learn to ID as well. We will also offer a small selection of mushroom ID books for sale and a few AMS logo t-shirts.
Please also, members only. We do not have the ability to help non-members at this time.

Leader(s): Barb Shworak & Christine Costello
Date: Sunday, July 3, 2022
Time: 1-3 PM
Location: TBD
Other Details: Members only event. Details will be emailed to all paid members. May be limited in the number of participants.
Please also check your ‘Spam / Junk / Promotions’ folders as some members email settings may need to add contactus@albertamushrooms.ca and/or forays@albertamushrooms.ca to their address book.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Foray at William A. Switzer Provincial Park
2022-07-02 10:00 - 15:00
William A. Switzer Park

Leader(s): Martin Osis
Date: Saturday, July 2nd, 2022
Time: 10 am ~ 3 pm
Location: TBD
Other Details: Members only event. Location and registration details will be sent by email to all paid AMS members.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Foray West of Breton
2022-06-26 12:00 - 16:00
We will be conducting a foray to the West of Breton. If you are interested in land stewardship, this is a great opportunity to see how it’s done!

Leader(s): Mel Hohn
Date: Sunday, June 26th, 2022
Time: 12 pm – 4 pm
Location: New Moose Hill Hall
Other Details: Members only event. Location and registration details will be sent by email to all paid AMS members.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Central Region Foray - Cancelled due to Foray Leader Unavailability
2022-06-22
Tentative Foray somewhere in Central Alberta
Leader(s): Candice Cullum
Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Time: TBD
Location: TBD – dependent upon weather and fruiting conditions
Other Details: Members only event. Email will be sent to all paid AMS members with invitation to register, followed by location details for registered participants.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Calgary Area Foray - Kananaskis Free Day
2022-06-21 18:30 - 20:30
Kananaskis Country Free Day – in search of mushrooms

Leader(s): Barb Shworak & Sean Campbell (volunteers)
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Time: 6:30 pm~ 8:30 pm
Location: Pinetop / Kananaskis Country
Other Details: Members only event. Email for registration will be sent to all paid members a few days before. Limited number of participants (approximately 40).
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Central Alberta Foray - Tentative pending weather and fruiting conditions
2022-06-12
Tentative Foray in Central Alberta

Leader(s): Candice Cullum
Date: Sunday, Jun 12, 2022
Time: TBD
Location: TBD – dependent upon weather and fruiting conditions
Other Details: Members only event. Invitation to register will be sent by email to all paid AMS members, followed by location details for registered participants.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Mushroom Course Weekend
2022-06-04 - 2022-06-05 | Portage College, Lac La Biche, 9531 - 94 Ave, Lac La Biche, Alberta, T0A 2C0, Canada
Instructor: Michael Schulz
Date: June 4 and June 5, 2022
Time: 10 AM to 5 PM
Location: Lac La Biche, Alberta
MUSHROOM COURSE BONANZA WEEKEND!
This June 4 & 5 Mike Schulz will be offering two mushroom courses in beautiful Lac La Biche, Alberta. Mike is an experienced mycologist with an MSc in fungal ecology and 20 years of experience teaching mushroom identification. Come for one course or both!

On Saturday June 4 will be Spring Mushrooms, a course that combines classroom and field components to help you learn and practice proper mushroom identification, with an emphasis on spring species. It is being offered through Portage College’s Continuing Education program, at a cost of only $75. To register, contact training@portagecollege.ca or call 1-888-745-0719 (see attached poster).

On Sunday June 5, we will be offering the much-awaited Mushroom Microscopy course! It will cover more advanced mushroom identification using microscopic features and staining. We will look at features of gilled mushrooms, ascomycetes, polypores, and more! Mike will be offering this course privately, at a cost of $125 if you come for just the microscopy course, or $100 if you come for both courses. To register, contact Mike at michael.schulz@portagecollege.ca or call 780-520-5292. Microscopes will be provided, unless you want to bring your own.

Both courses will run from 10 am-5 pm. Registration is limited in both courses, so sign up early to guarantee your spot!

Foray - Edmonton Region
2022-05-31 18:00 - 20:00
Edmonton Area Foray

Leader(s): Mel Hohn
Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Time: 6-8pm
Location: City of Edmonton Park
You don’t need to go far to find different, fascinating fungi species. You can find them in the City of Edmonton’s parks throughout spring, summer, and fall! The first few forays are always an adventure. We have no idea what spring mushrooms we’ll find. It’ll be a surprise for all of us! Come learn about fungi and meet other fungi enthusiasts!
Other Details: Members only event. An invitation to register will be sent by email to all paid AMS members, followed by location details for registered participants.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Poplar Creek Stewardship - Amendment: Upcoming Forays
2022-05-29
Breton Area Foray

Leader(s): Lisa Oishi & Mel Hohn
Date: Sunday, May 29, 2022 (Orientation for Steward Forays)
Time: 10am-5pm
Location: Poplar Creek Natural Area (1.25 hour drive SW of Edmonton)
Other Details: AMENDMENT – the foray on May 29th is limited to foray hosts and board members only … in preparation to host future AMS member forays at Poplar Creek Natural on the following dates:

Late June – TBD
Saturday July 23rd
Saturday October 22nd

Invitation to register at the above events will be sent by email to all paid AMS members, with location details to follow for registered participants. Limited participant numbers.
Should you be keenly interested in pursuing stewardship/hosting stewardship forays, then contact Lisa Oishi at 780-974-8391 (text preferred) or lisa7oishi@gmail.com.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Calgary Area Foray
2022-05-29
Southern Alberta – Calgary Area Foray for Spring Mushrooms

Leader(s): Barb Shworak & Christine Costello
Date: Sunday, May 29, 2022
Time: AM Foray & PM Foray
Location: Somewhere where there are morels and verpas hopefully, Kananaskis Country area
Other Details: Members only event. Email will be sent to all paid members regarding registration procedure for either AM or PM event. Exact meeting location will also be sent by email. Limited number of participants.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Foray - Medicine Lake
2022-05-25 18:00 - 20:00
Central Alberta Foray

Leader(s): Candice Cullum
Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Medicine Lake Area
Other Details: Members only event. An invitation to register will be sent by email to all paid AMS members, followed by location details for registered participants.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Foray 1 day of May Long Weekend - Edmonton Region SE of City
2022-05-22 10:30 - 14:00
Edmonton Region / SE of City Foray

Leader(s): Karen Slevinsky
Date: May 22, 2022
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Ministik Lake Area
Other Details: Members only event. Location and registration details will be sent by email to all paid AMS members.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Spring Mushrooms with Martin Osis - ZOOM presentation
2022-05-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Details in Event Description, Canada
Presenter: Martin Osis
Date: Thursday, May 5, 2022
Time: 19:00 – 20:30 hr.
Location: ZOOM link will be sent to all paid AMS members a few days before the event.
Martin Osis Bio April, 2022
Martin Osis is an amateur mycologist who is one of the founding members of the Alberta Mycological Society in 1987 when it was then known as the Edmonton Mushroom Club. Since that time, he has been a major contributor to the Society, holding various positions throughout the years, including President, Vice President, Program Director, Foray Coordinator, Database committee chair, etc. He has been a member of the Pacific Northwest Key Council and the Canadian trustee and Vice President of the North American Mycological Association. Because of his strong interest in medicinal mushrooms and the centuries’ long use of mushrooms in treatment of various conditions, Martin studied Traditional Chinese Medicine at Grant MacEwan University. He also spearheaded the formation of NAMA’s Medicinal Mushroom Committee.
Martin is generally regarded as one of Alberta’s experts in mushroom field identification. He is responsible for several initiatives including AMS Annual Photo Contest (for members and non-members), utilizing the photos received for other projects, such as AMS’ Alberta Mushroom Poster series including collaboration with Robert Rogers and Alberta Poison Control Centre to produce the “Poisonous Mushrooms of Alberta” poster for emergency and health clinic education and use, and spearheaded a major photo display for the Royal Alberta Museum. He initiated the Great Alberta Mushroom Foray – AMS’ major mushroom immersion foray held annually at a different place each year in Alberta. He is also part of the Alberta Fungal Database committee, which is involved in databasing archived and new lists of fungi identified at Alberta forays and in herbaria. In 2013 Martin spearheaded the move to include DNA sequencing as part of the regular identification protocols at the Great Alberta Mushroom Foray.
In the late 1980s Martin worked with Dr. Steve Davies, from Alberta Agriculture in developing a small-scale do-it-yourself, mushroom growing operation, growing a variety of oyster mushrooms as well as Shiitake mushrooms.
He has always had an enthusiasm for educating others about mushrooms. As well as creating and presenting many of the programs for the Alberta Mycological Society, the North American Mycological Society, U of A Botanic Garden and other Natural History groups.
Martin is currently working with “My Fungi”, a mushroom company developing expertise in psilocybin production for research, mushroom grow kits and mycoremediation.
Martin may be contacted at: Martin@MartinOnMushrooms.com
AMS ZOOM (c/o Nature Alberta)

Calgary Area Members' Meeting
2022-04-28 18:30 - 20:45 | Brentwood COOP in Calgary, 4122 Brentwood Rd. NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2L 1K8, Canada
All AMS members are welcome for a spring meeting in Calgary.
Hosted by Christine Costello, Barb Shworak, and Sean Campbell.
Agenda: Presentation on Edible Mushrooms for novice ‘mushroomers’, discussion on Foray Guidelines, upcoming season, sales of books and t-shirts and Q&A.
Please register below via RSVP in order to attend.
(Brentwood COOP has a limit of 50 attendees)

Venue Information:
No elevator – must use stairs from main floor to basement.
No alcohol / no smoking / no outside food however you can purchase food and beverage at the venue grocery store.

ZOOM Speaker - Sean Campbell - New Date
2022-03-31 19:00 - 20:30 | Details in Event Description, Canada
Presenter: Sean Campbell
Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022
Time: 19:00 – 20:30 hr.
Location: ZOOM
Topic: Mycelium Material Revolution
Sean A. Campbell is The Founder and current Director of LeShroomery Inc., a fungus-based start up located in Calgary. Sean grew up on a fungus farm located just outside Bradwell, Saskatchewan. The family-owned company, GNC Bioferm, is best described as a biotechnology company that harnesses fungus for enzyme production. Sean’s official education falls in the categories of experimental architecture and computational design. After completing a Masters of Architecture at the University of Calgary, Sean pursued a Masters of Science at the University of Stuttgart. The focus of this degree was computational design, digital fabrication and integrative technology. Sean’s research focus in stuttgart was fungus-based building materials. This research was presented at the eCAADe Regional International Symposium ( June 2017 ), in a paper entitled, “Modular Mycelia: Scaling Fungal Growth for Architectural Assembly.”
AMS ZOOM (c/o Nature Alberta)
ZOOM link will be sent to all paid AMS members closer to the date of the event.

2022 AMS Annual General Meeting
2022-03-19 10:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Virtual Annual General Meeting via ZOOM
Dear Members of the Alberta Mycological Society,
The AMS welcomes its members to attend the virtual 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM). This year, we’re excited and honoured to have Alan Rockefeller as our guest speaker. He’ll be presenting:
Being an Amateur Mycologist
Using the tools and resources available to develop your skills as an amateur mycologist and how this can contribute to the advancement of mycology.
Alan Rockefeller is a citizen mycologist based in Oakland, California. Rockefeller started studying mushrooms in 2001 and has since traveled around the world to find and classify them. He studies and teaches microscopy and fungal analysis techniques at Counter Culture Labs, an open-science, community laboratory in Oakland. He analyzes his regional mushroom collections at the lab using DNA extraction and polymerase chain reaction.
Rockefeller discovered and named Psilocybe allenii, a psychoactive mushroom (magic mushroom) from the West Coast of the United States. He co-authored a 2020 publication characterizing five Psilocybe species. Mycological and psychedelic organizations around the country have invited Rockefeller to present his research. He is esteemed in online communities including the Shroomery, Mushroom Observer, and iNaturalist, where he helps to identify fungi. (Edited from Psychedelic Science).
Here are some important things to note:

Registration opens Monday, February 28.
A day or so prior to the meeting, an email with the Zoom link will be circulated to all registrants.
You can view this AGM agenda and last year’s AGM minutes:

Agenda
Minutes of the 2021AGM

If your membership is expiring prior to the AGM, please renew your membership before March 19, 2021.

The AMS is a non-profit organization committed to learning about mycology in Alberta and providing knowledge and great mushroom foray experiences to the public. The AMS Graduate Award was created to inspire university students to pursue fungal research to foster an appreciation for fungi and their role in our ecosystem. We encourage all AMS members to donate by clicking here or the picture of Alberta’s Leccinum boreale mushroom below to donate. No donation is too small, and a tax receipt will be issued.

We look forward to seeing you there!

ZOOM Speaker - Sean Campbell / Re-scheduled
2022-03-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Details in Event Description, Canada
Due to unexpected ZOOM interference – this presentation required re-scheduling.
Presenter: Sean Campbell
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022
Time: 19:00 – 20:30 hr.
Location: ZOOM
Topic: Mycelium Material Revolution
Sean A. Campbell is The Founder and current Director of LeShroomery Inc., a fungus-based start up located in Calgary. Sean grew up on a fungus farm located just outside Bradwell, Saskatchewan. The family-owned company, GNC Bioferm, is best described as a biotechnology company that harnesses fungus for enzyme production. Sean’s official education falls in the categories of experimental architecture and computational design. After completing a Masters of Architecture at the University of Calgary, Sean pursued a Masters of Science at the University of Stuttgart. The focus of this degree was computational design, digital fabrication and integrative technology. Sean’s research focus in stuttgart was fungus-based building materials. This research was presented at the eCAADe Regional International Symposium ( June 2017 ), in a paper entitled, “Modular Mycelia: Scaling Fungal Growth for Architectural Assembly.”
AMS ZOOM (c/o Nature Alberta)
ZOOM link will be sent to all paid AMS members closer to the date of the event.

ZOOM Presentation by Nature Alberta - featuring AMS past president Martin Osis
2021-11-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Details in Event Description, Canada
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Zoom Opens at 7 PM and Begins at 7:15 PM
Join us for our very first Nature Alberta Chit Chat Zoom presentation on Tuesday, November 9. Meeting opens at 7 PM and begins at 7:15 PM. Six speakers will present in a PechaKucha* storytelling style.
Storytellers include:
Steph Weizenbach, Nature Alberta;
Geoff Holroyd, Beaverhill Bird Observatory
Dave Ealey, Wagner Natural Area Society
Martin Osis, Alberta Mycological Society
Laureen Fie, Boreal Avian Research & Conservation Association
John Acorn, Nature Alberta Patron.
Sign up details will be sent to AMS paid members by email, approximately 2 weeks before the event.

ZOOM Presentation by Robert Dale Rogers
2021-10-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Details in Event Description, Canada
Presenter: Robert Rogers
Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Time: 19:00 – 20:30 hr.
Location: ZOOM
Topic: Psilocybin Mushrooms:
The Magic, Science and Research
The history of magic mushrooms from ancient civilizations up to the present. Includes the resurgence in human clinical trials for anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD and other mental health concerns.
Robert Rogers has been an herbalist for over 48 years and is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild. He earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta, where he is presently an assistant clinical professor in Family Medicine. He is also an adjunct professor in Graduate Studies at York University in Toronto. He presently teaches plant and mushroom medicine, aromatherapy and flower essences in the Earth Spirit Medicine faculty at the Northern Star College in Edmonton, Alberta. Robert is also a faculty member of the School of Western Herbal Medicine at Pacific Rim College. The author of 52 books on medicinal plants and fungi of the boreal forest, Robert authored The Fungal Pharmacy, A Cree Healer and His Medicine Bundle, Mushroom
Essences, and Herbal Allies that documents his journey with plant medicine.
His latest book, Psilocybin Mushrooms: The Magic, Science and Research was published in October 2021.

AMS ZOOM (c/o Nature Alberta)

ZOOM link will be sent to all paid AMS members.

Edmonton City Foray
2021-09-26 14:00 - 16:00
Edmonton Area Foray

Leader(s): Lisa Oishi and Mel Hohn
Date: Sunday, September 26, 2021
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: City of Edmonton
Other Details: Members only event. Location and registration details will be sent by email to all paid AMS members.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Red Deer River Naturalists Present Fungi in the Environment with Dr. Heather Addy
2021-09-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Virtual
Fungi in the environment: from decomposition to the “world-wide web” with Dr. Heather Addy
The Red Deer River Naturalists are hosting an amazing Fungi zoom presentation with Nature Alberta to kick off their season’s Nature Network Speaker Series! This Zoom presentation will be sure to help everyone understand and appreciate the crucial role of Fungi in our ecosystem. The presentation is free and make sure to check out Red Deer River Naturalist’s website and Nature Alberta’s website. In the meantime, save this date in your calendar!

SW AB Foray near Dickson Dam in Red Deer County
2021-09-19 13:30 - 15:30
Due to popular demand an afternoon foray has been added in Red Deer County

Leader(s): Christine Costello / Barb Shworak
Date: Sunday, September 19, 2021
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Location: 1.5 hours N of Calgary
Other Details: Members only event. Registration information will be emailed to all members closer to the foray date. Limited numbers for registration.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Red Deer Region - NW of Sylvan Lake
2021-09-19 13:00 - 15:00
Foray Red Deer Region for Polypores and Armillaria

Leader(s): Candice Cullum
Date: Sunday, September 19, 2021
Time: 1-3 pm
Location: Red Deer Region – NW of Sylvan Lake
Other Details: Members only event. Registration information will be emailed to all members closer to the foray date. Limited numbers for registration.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

SW AB Foray near Caroline in Clearwater County
2021-09-19 10:00 - 12:00
Foray South of the town of Caroline in Clearwater County

Host: Katie Arbour
Leader(s): Christine Costello / Barb Shworak
Date: Sunday, September 19, 2021
Time: 10 am – Noon
Location: 1.5 hours NW of Calgary / 1 hour SW of Red Deer
Other Details: Members only event. Registration information will be emailed to all members closer to the foray date. Limited numbers for registration.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Edmonton Region Foray
2021-09-18 11:00 - 13:00
Edmonton Region Foray

Leader(s): Josh Smith
Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM
Location: NW of Edmonton – approximately a 1 hour drive
Other Details: Members only event. Registration details will be sent by email to all paid AMS members. Numbers may be limited.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
