I normally don’t mix my artistic bent with mushroom events, but a friend turned me on to riend turned me on to Worldlabel, a supplier of compatible Avery labels. Worldlabel offers free auto-fill PDF templates, and my gift-giving became worlds easier. So, I thought I’d share this label trick with you, as I know that some of you are real mushroom photographers/artists. For those who can’t draw a straight line with a ruler, I’ll share the tricks I use with iStock. This is one way to label those dried mushroom packages for yourself or for gifts.
WAM is thinking of extending this Memorial weekend foray through Monday. The extension will be available as an individual option. The addition would include another night of camping, a Sunday dinner, breakfast on Monday, and an extra guided foray on Monday. The cost of the original two-day trip is $150. To [...]
The following is an email message from Donna Mitchell regarding the Lake Floyd Bio-Blitz, which will take place on June 13, 14, 15, 2008:
If you haven’t attended a bio-blitz before it is a chance to survey as many life forms as possible in a defined area.
Bill Roody and I will head up the fungi [...]
The Samuel Ristich foray will be held in New London, Connecticut from July 31 to August 3 this year. The foray will take place on the campus of Connecticut College and is hosted by the Connecticut Valley Mycological Society. Highlights include an art exhibit of mushroom art from the collection of Connie Borodenko [...]
Just a reminder that the WVMC’s first foray of the season is coming up on May 3. The hunt is on for morels and Bill Roody, author of the book Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians will be the taxonomist. Click here for more information.
The Ecuadorian Mycological Society and the Amazon Mycorenewal Project are offering two trips in July 2008 to explore the mushrooms of various regions. From July 5-18, you can explore the coast, the Andes, and the Galapagos with Ecuador’s leading mycologists. The July 21-28 trip will explore the cloud forests.
The trips are intended to [...]