Edmonton Region Foray - Sherwood Park
2020-08-15 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Edmonton) | Alberta
Foray Coordinator will email details to registered members.

Leader(s): Karen Slevinsky and Rosemarie O’Bertos
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2020
Time: 09:30 am – 11:30 am
Location: Edmonton Sherwood Park Area
Other Details: Registration required. Numbers are limited due to COVID19.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Edmonton Central Foray
2020-08-15 13:30 - 15:30 | Alberta
Foray Coordinator will email details to registered members.

Leader(s): Karen Slevinsky and Christine Costello
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2020
Time: 01:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Location: Edmonton Central Area
Other Details: Registration required. Numbers are limited due to COVID19.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Foray Yellowhead County, Edson Area
2020-08-23 09:30 - 12:00 | Alberta
Join us for a foray in the Edson Area near Sang Lake.!

Leader(s): TBD
Host: Arthur White Owl
Date: August 23, 2020
Time: 9:30 AM – 12 PM
Location: 22 km. east of Edson (or 178 km. west of Edmonton)
Other Details: Registration details will be sent by email to all paid AMS members. Registered participants will be sent location details.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Red Deer Region Foray
2020-08-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Alberta
Join us for a foray in the Red Deer Region Alberta!

Leader(s): Candice Cullum
Date: August 26, 2020
Time: 6:30PM-8:30PM
Location: TBD
Other Details: TBD
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Water Valley Foray
2020-09-12 12:30 - 15:00 | Alberta
Leader(s): Barb Shworak & Christine Costello
Date: September 12, 2020
Time: 12:30PM – 3PM (approximately…TBD)
Location: Water Valley – private leased land
Other Details: Due to COVID, registration will be required, numbers will be limited; details will be send by email closer to the foray date.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Kerry Wood Nature Centre & Historic Fort Normandeau Foray
2020-09-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Alberta
Join us for a foray in Waskasoo Alberta!

Leader(s): Candice Cullum
Date: September 20, 2020
Time: 2PM – 4PM
Location: TBD
Other Details: TBD
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Fungal Conservation in Alberta
2020-09-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Details in Event Description, Canada
Join us in a free webinar to learn why fungi are so important to the health of our ecosystem!

Leader(s): Michael Schulz, Instructor, Natural Resources Program, Portage College, Lac La Biche, AB

Date: September 22, 2020
Time: 19:00 – 21:00 MST
Location: ZOOM
Other Details:
Fungal Conservation in Alberta

Fungi are vital components of all ecosystems on earth, performing important functions in nutrient cycling, assisting plant growth, and even plant communication. But what is being done to ensure that fungus species don’t become extinct? This webinar will discuss the status of the conservation of fungi in Alberta and beyond, and will address challenges and suggestions for a way forward. This is a free webinar, open to all who are interested, hosted by the Alberta Mycological Society and provided by Michael J. Schulz. Michael has an extensive background in mycology, botany, and ecology, and performed the assessment of macrofungi for the prairie provinces for Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Wild Species 2020 project.

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Topic: Fungal Conservation in Alberta
Time: September 22, 2020 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Foray in NE Edmonton
2020-09-23 18:15 - 20:15 | Alberta
Join us for a foray in the NE Edmonton area of Alberta!

Leader(s): Elizabeth Lakeman & Karen Slevinsky
Date: September 23, 2020
Time: 6:15 PM – 8:15 PM
Location: TBD
Other Details: Due to COVID, registration will be required, numbers will be limited; details will be sent by email closer to the foray date.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

Foray in Warburg Alberta
2020-09-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Alberta
Join us for a foray in the Warburg area of Alberta!

Leader(s): Candice Cullum
Date: September 27, 2020
Time: 1 PM – 3 PM
Location: TBD
Other Details: Due to COVID, registration will be required, numbers will be limited; details will be send by email closer to the foray date.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!

2021 Virtual AMS Annual General Meeting
2021-03-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
We welcome members to join us at our 2021 AGM. This event will be virtual via ZOOM.
Notice of the Virtual Annual General Meeting via ZOOM
Dear Members of the Alberta Mycological Society,
The AMS welcomes its members to attend the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM schedule is back on track to set the agenda for the year. With the vaccines rolling out to Alberta’s population now over the next few months, the AMS is optimistic.
The documents necessary for this meeting are:

Agenda
Minutes of the 2020 AGM (October)
AMS Bylaws Proposed Amendments
AMS 2020 Financial Statements

This meeting will take place via ZOOM and you must register to attend.

DATE: Saturday, March 20, 2021

TIME: 10AM – 1PM

Upon registration, we will send you the ZOOM link and password a day or two before the event.
Please register soon as it is necessary for us to reach quorum.
If your membership is expiring prior to the AGM please renew your membership before March 20, 2021.

Presentation by Dr. Jillian Hagel
2021-05-01 13:00 - 14:00 | Details in Event Description, Canada
Leader(s): Dr. Jillian Hagel
Date: Saturday, May 1, 2021
Time: 13:00 – 14:00 hr.
Location: ZOOM
Other Details:
The Occurrence, Biosynthesis, Pharmacology
and Biotechnology of Psychedelics
Produced in Fungi and Plants

Dr. Jillian Hagel is the Chief Technology Officer for MagicMed Industries Inc., a company focused on creating a library of novel derivative molecules based on classic psychedelics such as psilocybin. After receiving her Ph.D. in opiate biosynthesis from the University of Calgary in 2010, Dr. Hagel continued post-doctoral work in the area of natural product metabolism with a focus on benzophenanthridine and opiate alkaloids, amphetamine analogues, and cannabinoids. Following 4 years of post-doctoral work, she co-founded three biotechnology companies including Epimeron Inc. (now Willow Biosciences Inc.) and MagicMed Industries Inc. Dr. Hagel has co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed research articles and is co-inventor of 18 patents or patent applications.

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Edmonton Area Morel Foray - Cancelled due to new COVID-19 restriction
2021-05-16 | Alberta
Cancelled due to new COVID-19 restriction – Spring foray in the Edmonton area of Alberta.

Leader(s): TBD
Date: Sunday, May 16, 2021
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Other Details: Members only event. Registration may be required with limited number of participants. Details are emailed to registered participants closer to the foray date.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Edmonton Area Morel Foray - Cancelled due to new COVID-19 restriction
2021-05-23 | Alberta
Cancelled due to new COVID-19 restriction – Spring foray in the Edmonton area of Alberta.

Leader(s): TBD
Date: Sunday, May 23, 2021
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Other Details: Members only event. Registration may be required with limited number of participants. Details are emailed to registered participants closer to the foray date.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Calgary Area Foray either Saturday or Sunday (Cancelled due to recent government COVID restrictions)
2021-05-29 - 2021-05-30 | Alberta
Spring foray for morels in the Calgary area.

Leader(s): Barb Shworak & Christine Costello
Date: Either Saturday, May 29 or Sunday, May 30, 2021
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Other Details: Members only event. Registration may be required with limited number of participants. Details will be emailed to all members with registration information closer to the foray date.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Red Deer Area (Pine Lake) Foray - New Date
2021-06-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Alberta
Spring foray at Pine Lake for Oysters and late Morels

Leader(s): Candice Cullum
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
Location: Pine Lake (Red Deer Area)
Other Details: Members only event. Registration will be required and limited to 20 participants (as currently mandated by provincial COVID rules). An email will be sent out to all current members with details on how to register.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Calgary Area Foray June 15
2021-06-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Alberta
Foray for Morel Mushrooms (Hopefully)

Leader(s): Barb Shworak & Christine Costello
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Time: 06:30PM to 08:30PM
Location: McLean Creek
Other Details: Members only event. Registration will be required with limited number of participants. Event registration details will be emailed to all members with registration information closer to the foray date.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Calgary Area Foray - Cancelled due to Increased Bear Activity
2021-06-19 - 2021-06-20 | Alberta
Foray for Oyster Mushrooms

Leader(s): Barb Shworak & Christine Costello
Date: TBD Saturday, June 19 or Sunday, June 20, 2021
Time: TBD
Location: Our location in Water Valley has had an increased amount of bear activity. In particular, 2 young grizzlies have been photographed in the area. Due to safety concerns, and the recent death of a landowner due to a grizzly, this foray will have to be cancelled.
Other Details: Members only event.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Edmonton Region / Poplar Creek - Stewardship (Revised Date)
2021-06-27 | Alberta
Poplar Creek Stewardship Foray

Leader(s): Robert Simpson / Karen Slevinsky
Date: Sunday, June 27, 2021
Time: 11-3pm
Location: Near Bretton, AB
Other Details: Members only event. Registration is required with limited number of participants. Details will be emailed to all members with registration information closer to the foray date. Bring beverages and a lunch!
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Red Deer Area Foray
2021-06-27 11:00 - 13:00 | Alberta
Red Deer area foray for early summer mushrooms.

Leader(s): Candice Cullum
Date: Sunday, June 27, 2021
Time: 11am-1pm
Location: 40 mins drive outside of Red Deer
Other Details: Members only event. Registration will be required with limited number of participants. Registration details will be emailed to all current AMS members.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Edmonton Region Foray - Cancelled due to weather conditions
2021-07-03 | Alberta
Edmonton Area Foray

Leader(s): Joshua Smith
Date: Saturday, July 3, 2021
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Other Details: Members only event has been cancelled due to extreme hot weather conditions and lack of rain.

Calgary Region Foray - near Longview
2021-07-10 10:00 - 14:00 | Alberta
Foray in new area for mushrooms

Leader(s): Barb Shworak & Christine Costello
Date: Saturday, June 10, 2021
Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
Location: Southwest Alberta near Longview. This is a new area to discover for mushrooms. It is privately owned land and the number of participants is limited to 20. Details will be sent in an email to all paid AMS members.
Other Details: Members only event.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Calgary Area Foray - cancelled due to weather
2021-07-17 - 2021-07-18 | Alberta
Calgary Area Foray for summer mushrooms.

Leader(s): Barb Shworak & Christine Costello
Date: Cancelled for either Saturday, July 17 or Sunday, July 18, 2021
Details: Due to the heat (few mushrooms), the increasing numbers of bears in the Water Valley area and provincial payment requirement for Kananaskis country, we will have to cancel this planned foray until foraging conditions improve in southern Alberta.

Red Deer Area Foray - cancelled due to weather
2021-07-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Alberta
Red Deer Area (east) Foray for late Oysters and Leccinums.

Leader(s): Candice Cullum
Date: Sunday, July 18, 3022 (cancelled)
Time: 1-3 pm (cancelled)
Location: Red Deer area
Other: Members only event. Unfortunately due to the heat and lack of rain, this foray is cancelled.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Red Deer Area Foray - Cancelled due to dry weather conditions
2021-07-25 | Alberta
Red Deer Area / Innisfail/ Foray for Hericium and Amanita

Leader(s): Candice Cullum
Date: Sunday, July 25, 2021
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Details: This members only event has unfortunately necessitated cancellation. Candice is not able to find a safe area with an adequate amount of mushrooms to forage due to the lack of adequate rain in the Red Deer area.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Red Deer Area Foray - cancelled due to lack of rain
2021-08-11 | Alberta
Red Deer Area / Pine Lake/ Foray

Leader(s): Candice Cullum
Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Other Details: Members only event. Unfortunately due the lack of rain, dry conditions and large number of wasps, this event has been cancelled.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Calgary Area Foray
2021-08-21 | Alberta
Calgary Area Foray for late summer mushrooms.

Leader(s): Barb Shworak & Christine Costello
Date: Saturday, August 21, 2021
Time: 10 AM – 1 PM
Location: Approximately 1 hour NW of Calgary
Other Details: Members only event. Email will be sent to all paid members regarding registration procedure and location. Limited number of participants.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Medicine Lake - Clearwater County Foray
2021-08-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Alberta
Medicine Lake (Clearwater County)

Leader(s): Candice Cullum
Date: Sunday, August 22, 2021
Time: 1-3 PM
Location: Medicine Lake area
Other Details: Some rain has finally fallen on our parched hiking grounds! Let’s get our feet in the forest and see what we can find. I was in the region a week ago and though they were not numerous, fungi were found. Often we learn even more when not inundated with massive amounts, being able to focus on a dozen species instead of 50 is always easier…lol! only event.
Registration may be required with limited number of participants. Details will be emailed to all members with registration information closer to the foray date.
Please read and familiarize yourself with the AMS Foray guidelines.

Edmonton Region Foray
2021-08-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Alberta
Edmonton Area Foray

Leader(s): Rob Arthur / Elizabeth Lakeman
Date: Saturday, August 28, 2021
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Location: Lac Ste Anne area
Other Details: Members only event. Location and registration details will be sent by email to all paid AMS members.

GAMF Mushroom Microscopy Course (Lac La Biche)
2021-09-03 08:00 - 18:00 | Portage College, Lac La Biche, 9531 - 94 Ave, Lac La Biche, Alberta, T0A 2C0, Canada
We kick off 2021 GAMF with a One-Day Mushroom Microscopy Course!

Mastering the Mysteries of Mushroom Microscopy
Take your mushrooming skills to the next level! Under the microscope, the fungal world mushrooms into a whole new world of spectacular spores, crazy cystidia, amazing asci, and more! Many mushrooms cannot be identified with certainty without microscopic examination, but learning these skills takes time, practice, and some help getting started. Join microscope guru, Mike Schulz, to learn and practice deciphering the key microscopic features of gilled mushrooms, boletes, polypores, and ascomycetes. No microscope experience required.
Note: you can bring your own microscope, or one will be provided (please let us know if you are bringing your own). Be prepared by bringing your own fungal identification book, writing materials or computer/personal devices. Some mushrooms will be provided, but students are encouraged to bring some of their own as well. The more diverse types, the better!

Instructor: Michael Schulz
Date: Friday September 3, 2021 @ 8:00AM
Cost: $150/person (all meals are included). If you are a student, please show your current student identification upon arrival, and you will be refunded 50% of the registration fee.

Location: Lac La Biche Portage College, Environmental Sciences Building. Refer to the Campus Map here to find the Environmental Sciences building.
Directions: Take Hwy 28 north through Gibbons and Smoky Lake; 30 km east of Smoky Lake, turn left onto Hwy 36 and head north; and continue north as Hwy 36 becomes Hwy 55 all the way to Lac La Biche, about 74 km. Once in Lac La Biche, turn right onto 91 Ave and take a left onto 99 Street, where Portage College will be on your left.
All GAMF-Microscopy and GAMF participants must agree to abide by Portage College’s COVID-19 requirements to mask or maintain a social distance of 2 metres while indoors. Otherwise AMS will abide by the province of Alberta’s COVID-19 requirements as presented: COVID-19 info for Albertans | Alberta.ca
Registrants will receive an email with details prior to this GAMF special workshop.
Happy Foraging!We would like to thank Portage College for hosting this fungastic event!

GAMF in Lac La Biche! Reservation Req'd!
2021-09-03 18:00 - 2021-09-06 14:00 | Portage College, Lac La Biche, 9531 - 94 Ave, Lac La Biche, Alberta, T0A 2C0, Canada
Registration for the 2021 Great Alberta Mushroom Foray (GAMF) is open!
The Alberta Mycological Society has planned an amazing weekend of forays, lectures, presentations and mushrooming activities with passionate fungi enthusiasts, distinguished mycologists, and local experts on September 3, 4, 5, and 6, 2021, in Lac La Biche, Alberta, and hosted by Portage College. Listen and discuss all things fungi with mycologists, such as Roland Treu, Athabasca University Professor and researcher of fungi diversity and their ecology; Michael Beug, former President of the Pacific Northwest Key Council and writer of macroscopic keys for fungi identification; and Michael Schulz, mycologist, ecologist and resident microscopist from Portage College! This event uses a citizen science approach to collect, sort, identify and record exciting fungal finds.

Leaders: Karen Slevinsky, President AMS and Michael Schulz, Vice-President AMS and Martin Osis, former Past President AMS
Dates: Friday, September 3 @ 6:00 p.m. – Monday, September 6, 2021 (finish time tbd)
Cost: Registration fee is $150. If you are a student, please show your current student identification upon arrival, and you will be refunded 50% of the registration fee.
Location: Portage College, Lac La Biche. Please visit the campus map for location details.
Directions:Take Hwy 28 north through Gibbons and Smoky Lake; 30 km east of Smoky Lake, turn left onto Hwy 36 and head north; and continue north as Hwy 36 becomes Hwy 55 all the way to Lac La Biche, about 74 km. Once in Lac La Biche, turn right onto 91 Ave and take a left onto 99 Street, where Portage College will be on your left.
Accommodations: This year the AMS asks all registrants to arrange and reserve their accommodations at Campgrounds or hotels/motels in Lac La Biche.
Tentative Schedule of Events:
Friday, September 3, 2021

Registration opens at 6:00 p.m.
Evening socials

Saturday, September 4, 2021 & Sunday, September 5, 2021

Mushroom Identification Course by Martin Osis
Forays to special permitted nearby sites
Identification
Lectures from local, national and international experts
Evening socials
All meals included

Monday, September 6, 2021

Open House of Identified Fungi found during GAMF
Mushroom tasting event
Breakfast

More details will be emailed to registrants a couple of days prior to GAMF.
All GAMF-Microscopy and GAMF participants must agree to abide by Portage College’s COVID-19 requirements to mask or maintain a social distance of 2 metres while indoors. Otherwise AMS will abide by the province of Alberta’s COVID-19 requirements as presented: COVID-19 info for Albertans | Alberta.ca
Please read and familiarize yourself with the What to Bring to Forays and AMS Foray guidelines.
Happy Foraging!We would like to thank Portage College for hosting this fungastic event!
