Fun with Fungi: Mushroom Course
A course presented by Dr. Allison Walker and Dr. Keith Egger, facilitated by the Blomidon Naturalists Society, at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts.
Please contact the Blomidon Naturalists Society for more information about registration and pricing.
Wild Mushroom & Herbs Foraging Tour
Hosted by Terroir & Wild EcoTours.
Visit Wild Foraging Ecotours - Foraging, Guided Tours (terroirwildecotours.com) for contact info regarding bookings, locations and pricing.
Gourmet lunch included with delicacies such as:
Chanterelles and caramelized onion tarts
Marinated black trumpet mushrooms with walnuts, tarragon, and Taleggio cheese
Chocolate Krantz with lavender
Lichens of Nova Scotia
A course presented by Alain Belliveau, facilitated by the Blomidon Naturalists Society at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts.
Please contact the Blomidon Naturalists Society for more information about registration and pricing.
NS Mycological Society Fall Foray
Stay tuned for more details!
This will be a paid event that requires advance registration.
2023 Continental MycoBlitz
The second online, continental-scale mushroom-collecting foray! It is a part of our effort to document all of the macrofungi that exist in North America.
You may have heard of a “BioBlitz” – an intense, and usually time limited survey of all of the organisms living in a given geographic area. A MycoBlitz is a similar survey, but with the focus solely on fungi. Participants work to catalog as many species as they can from the survey area, during the survey time period.
The 2023 Continental Mycoblitz is open to anyone who is willing to make scientifically valuable collections of mushrooms – including photography, field notes, and submitting a dried specimen. Any individual or organization can submit their most unique/interesting/exciting collections from the foray week to the project. Mycologists and foray partners will examine each collection and will perform DNA sequencing on thousands of the specimens that are submitted. The best collections will have geotagged color photographs of the mushroom from multiple angles, a completed field data slip, and properly dried mushrooms. You have the chance to make a significant contribution to our knowledge of fungi from North America by submitting specimens to this project.
Stay tuned for updates with Maritime specific instructions!
Participation is as easy as:
Post to iNat Project – Dry Specimens – Mail them in for DNA
Wild Mushroom & Herbs Foraging Tour
Hosted by Terroir & Wild EcoTours.
Visit Wild Foraging Ecotours - Foraging, Guided Tours (terroirwildecotours.com) for contact info regarding bookings, locations and pricing.
Gourmet lunch included with delicacies such as:
Chanterelles and caramelized onion tarts
Marinated black trumpet mushrooms with walnuts, tarragon, and Taleggio cheese
Chocolate Krantz with lavender
Mycology Meander
Join the Cobequid Young Naturalists Club on Sunday, October 1st, 2023 for a guided exploration! The club will be exploring a nearby area for various mushrooms, lichens, and other fungi. Meet at the Fundy Geological Museum parking lot a 1:30pm for this FREE event.
Foray Newfoundland & Labrador: Foray 2023
Save the date(s) and stay tuned for more info!
Wild Mushroom & Herbs Foraging Tour
Hosted by Terroir & Wild EcoTours.
Visit Wild Foraging Ecotours - Foraging, Guided Tours (terroirwildecotours.com) for contact info regarding bookings, locations and pricing.
Gourmet lunch included with delicacies such as:
Chanterelles and caramelized onion tarts
Marinated black trumpet mushrooms with walnuts, tarragon, and Taleggio cheese
Chocolate Krantz with lavender
Guided Foraging Walk
Guided by Jessika Gauvin of Enchanted Mushroom Forest Walks.
Join us on a walk to learn some foraging safety, beginner species and harvest some goodies to bring home to prep your kitchen and home apothecary for Winter.
$46/person
Appalachia NAMA 2023
In collaboration with:
The NAMA Annual Foray will be held at the Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville North Carolina. Check them out at https://www.kanuga.org/
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Foraging Field ID Course
Study plants and fungi in the field, learning how to find and ID them and exploring how to make use of them. We will cover:
Mature plant and fungi taxonomy.
Recognizing key identification traits.
Ecosystem clues on where to find them.
Patterns that help with IDing other species.
Foraging conservation.
COST: $100/person. Class size 20 people.
INFO & REGISTRATION: understory.cs@gmail.com
Foraging Field ID Course
Study plants and fungi in the field, learning how to find and ID them and exploring how to make use of them. We will cover:
Mature plant and fungi taxonomy.
Recognizing key identification traits.
Ecosystem clues on where to find them.
Patterns that help with IDing other species.
Foraging conservation.
COST: $100/person. Class size 20 people.
INFO & REGISTRATION: understory.cs@gmail.com
Ecotour - Searching Chanterelles
Chanterelles and seaside plants! Would you like to discover and identify the different natural plants of the seaside? We will guide you in the search of the first chanterelles and the discovery of privileged places!
There is no meal or cooking class section, so please bring your lunch and drinks.
COST 95$/person. Maximum 4 people per event.
RESERVATION By email and interac to freddardenne@hotmail.com
Ecotour - Searching Chanterelles
Chanterelles and seaside plants! Would you like to discover and identify the different natural plants of the seaside? We will guide you in the search of the first chanterelles and the discovery of privileged places!
There is no meal or cooking class section, so please bring your lunch and drinks.
COST 95$/person. Maximum 4 people per event.
RESERVATION By email and interac to freddardenne@hotmail.com
Foraging a Summertime Bounty
Cliff Seruntine is the author of "Seasons of the Sacred Earth" and "The Wildwood Way", and has taught foraging and back-to-basics skills across the Maritimes for many years. Cliff will join us at FireLoch for an active, full day of exploration of the natural world around us and at the end of the day we will gather at the Cobb oven to prepare a meal out of the delicious treats we find all around us.
During this workshop we will cover: a) Plant and fungi taxonomy b) Recognizing key identification traits c) Using all the senses in plant identification d) Patterns that help with IDing other species e) Foraging conservation skills.
We will be outdoors all day. Participants will be responsible for bringing a water bottle, bug/tick protection, sunscreen, etc. At the end of our workshop we will make a meal together using the clay oven to make flatbreads. Please reach out if you have questions about our facilities or will require support or accommodations in order to participate.
Cost: $145
Maximum Class Size: 20
Ecotour - Searching Chanterelles
Chanterelles and seaside plants! Would you like to discover and identify the different natural plants of the seaside? We will guide you in the search of the first chanterelles and the discovery of privileged places!
There is no meal or cooking class section, so please bring your lunch and drinks.
COST 95$/person. Maximum 4 people per event.
RESERVATION By email and interac to freddardenne@hotmail.com
Ecotour - Searching Chanterelles
Chanterelles and seaside plants! Would you like to discover and identify the different natural plants of the seaside? We will guide you in the search of the first chanterelles and the discovery of privileged places!
There is no meal or cooking class section, so please bring your lunch and drinks.
COST 95$/person. Maximum 4 people per event.
RESERVATION By email and interac to freddardenne@hotmail.com
Foraging the Early Wild Greens
Cliff Seruntine is the author of "Seasons of the Sacred Earth" and "The Wildwood Way", and has taught foraging and back-to-basics skills across the Maritimes for many years. Cliff will join us at FireLoch for an active, full day of exploration of the natural world around us and at the end of the day we will gather at the Cobb oven to prepare a meal out of the delicious treats we find all around us.
During this workshop we will cover: a) Plant and fungi taxonomy b) Recognizing key identification traits c) Using all the senses in plant identification d) Patterns that help with IDing other species e) Foraging conservation skills.
We will be outdoors all day. Participants will be responsible for bringing a water bottle, bug/tick protection, sunscreen, etc. At the end of our workshop we will make a meal together using the clay oven to make flatbreads. Please reach out if you have questions about our facilities or will require support or accommodations in order to participate.
Cost: $145
Maximum Class Size: 20
Ecotour
We will forage for seaweed, medicinal herbs and all the sea vegetables that Spring had to offer.
Our Ecotours are all about connecting with nature, learning about edible plants, herbs and mushrooms, meeting like minded people and sharing our love for food!
Fiona from Molotov Cuisine will cook us an amazing Spring inspired exciting lunch with delicacies such as:
Mushroom Tarts with Bourbon & Figs in Dandelion Crust
Dulce, Pecan and Apricot Focaccia with Dandelion Pesto
Seaweed Marinated Trout
Pavlovas with Fermented Strawberries and other delicious dishes.
For details about our April 23rd Ecotour contact Jolanta on 902-402-8819
Mushroom Festival
A place to connect with like minded humans who are exploring the world of fungi. A place to spread our excitement, share our passion, and help grow the living network of Fungi.
Full day of workshops & presentations from Cultivators, Herbalists, Registered Nurses, Scientists, Artists, Educators, Foragers, Chefs and more. We will be exploring mushroom as medicine, food, art, inspiration and a connector of us all!
Hosted by Megan of Unseen World.
Cost is $150/person; sliding scale and volunteer positions may be available.
NSMS Big Fall Foray
We had such a great time at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts in 2019 that we have decided to return!
In order to keep everyone as safe and comfortable as possible, we will be using a large, covered, outdoor space rather than the indoor meeting rooms for the mushroom display and workshop aspects of the event. There is an indoor mask requirement at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, which must be followed when using the bathrooms and within the indoor lobby space.
The cost to attend will be $25/person, or $20 for students. Children 12 and under are free.
While we do have a generous capacity for this October 15 foray, spots will be limited. Registration will open online, on Monday September 12. Each attendee must individually complete a registration form, which will be available using this link: https://forms.gle/wV1qJEb58zSTLJgm8.
NAMA Annual Foray
This event is open to NAMA members only, so you and all attendees you include on your registration must be current NAMA members.
Trout Lodge is gorgeously nestled among 6,000 acres of gently rolling Ozark-foothills oak, red pine and sycamore forest, adjacent to the Mark Twain National Forest, about 15 minutes from the town of Potosi. Our buses will leave from the parking lots near the lodges for our half-day and full-day forays on Thursday afternoon, Friday and Saturday mornings and afternoons.
Venerable NAMA member, renowned author and south-central North American mycologist and President of the NAMA-affiliated Arkansas Mycological Society Jay Justice will, along with NAMA Institutional Trustee Dr. Andrew Methven, serve as one of two Chief Mycologists for our event!
We are also delighted to have engaged MSA NAMA Scholarship recipients Mara DeMers and Rachel Swenie, as well as Cornelia Cho, lichenologist Natalie Howe, Andy Miller, Henry Beker and Jon Sommer! Rounding out the roster are local mycomarvel Mike Snyder, who is also committed to lead our cultivation workshops, while the astonishing watercolorist and longtime NAMA foray fave Denis Benjamin is on tap to teach and inspire with his artistic expertise.
NSMS Fall Kick-Off Foray
SOLD OUT
ID session, foray and lunch hosted in collaboration with the Mull River Farm & Nature Centre.
Foray 2022 - Return of the Foray
The annual Foray Newfoundland & Labrador Foray is back!
Participants learn about mushrooms while actively collecting them in the field. This foray concentrates more on species identification, list development and census than on collecting for food.
Highlights of the Annual Foray generally include:
MycoBlitz
Meet and greet
Fungal lectures
Foray!
Display and identification
Workshops
And more!
Mushroom Ecotour
Tour the ocean shore, foraging for sea vegetables and then venture out into the woods to collect mushrooms. Wonderful chefs will be waiting with a gourmet lunch after the tour.
The Great North American FungiQuest 2022
The Great North American Fungi Quest 2022 begins today! This challenge is hosted by Think Fungi and lasts a full month, until October 15, 2022. FungiQuest is the largest Fungi BioBlitz in North America!
Participants take up to 4 photos of each individual fungal species and upload the photos to an observation app. The goal is to collect as much data on what fungi are where across the entire continent of North America (22 countries).
There is no registration required to take part in the Great North American FungiQuest, nor is there a cost. In order to get started, you need only to download one of the nature-based observation apps from this list: iNaturalist, Mushroom Observer, NatureSpots, QuestaGame, Observation.org, or CitySci. Observations will automatically be incorporated into the Great North American FungiQuest, there are no additional steps required!
While we appreciate the observations submitted in every app, QuestaGame was generous enough to offer prizes to those who rank the highest in their own app. For those interested in observation prizes, please be sure to download and upload to QuestaGame.
Partner organizations have also created an online mushroom hunt. A FungiQuest mushroom is hidden somewhere on each website for you to discover! With it is a 6-digit code beginning with FQ (ie. FQ1234). Find all mushrooms and submit the Online Mushroom Hunt Form for your chance to win.
Follow the Think Fungi social media channels and participate in our promotional challenges for your chance to win one of five prize packages! Each week, we will be drawing a lucky winner from those who participated, with a total of five packages awarded through the duration of FungiQuest (5 weeks, 5 packages).
Mushroom Ecotour
Tour the ocean shore, foraging for sea vegetables and then venture out into the woods to collect mushrooms. Wonderful chefs will be waiting with a gourmet lunch after the tour.
Mushroom Ecotour
Tour the ocean shore, foraging for sea vegetables and then venture out into the woods to collect mushrooms. Wonderful chefs will be waiting with a gourmet lunch after the tour.