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We request that no one hunt mushrooms in a walk or foray location for at least two weeks before a walk or foray. It is only through your cooperation that we can have successful walks and forays. You can find last minute additions or changes on Yahoo Groups.
For all walks and forays:
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Walks generally start on time. Please come 15-30 minutes early and socialize.
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Bring water and food, since we are often out for several hours.
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Dress for the weather. Layers are particularly useful.
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Bring a basket or something to carry the mushrooms in, and wax or paper bags to store them.
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Other useful items include a whistle, compass, chair, hand lens, and books for identification. Bring your membership card and a friend or two.
Spore Print Your Mushrooms!
If Dr. Sam Ristich and Gary Lincoff still spore print their mushrooms, you should too. It may save you from a fatal mistake. If you don't, here is the number for the Poison Control Center. We
suggest keeping it handy on the fridge. 1-800-222-1222.
Need help remembering mushrooms from a walk or foray?
Check the club's Species List. It will tell you all the species of mushrooms that were found on a particular walk or foray. Mycological Recorder Bob Lucas has done an
excellent job with this. He has also created a club Life List that lists all the mushrooms that the club has found since its beginning. Click on the camera icon and it
will show you pictures of that particular species of mushroom.
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Walk & Foray Chairman, John Plischke III holding a basket of morels.
August 16 9:00-12:00 Regional Environmental Education Center, Boyce-Mayview Park, Upper Saint Clair. Fee: $15 or $10 for mushroom club members with a current membership card. John Plischke III will present a slide show and lead a walk. Bring mushrooms from home for identification. To register, contact Jessica at (412) 838-0064. From Rt. 19, Heading north (from Washington County): Follow Rt. 19 to intersection with Boyce Road. Turn left onto Boyce Road. Follow Boyce all the way to the intersection with Mayview Road. Turn right on Mayview. Follow Mayview past Mayview State Hospital, across Chartiers Creek, until you see the barns and the sign for 1571 Mayview Road on your right. Turn right at the 1571 sign. Follow the road to the parking area, then walk through the parking area to the REEC. See their website for more information, other directions and a park map. www.regionaleec.org
August 23 - 10:00 – 12:00 Hartwood Acres, Allegheny County. Meet Glenn Carr at the parking lot in front of the Mansion (on the opposite side of the park from the Performance Center). We will hunt mushrooms and help you identify them. Directions below.
August 30 - 11:00 am Brady’s Run Park, Beaver County. Meet John Plischke and John Plischke III for a program and walk. Head on the Parkway West out of Pittsburgh toward the Airport/Route 60. Pass the Airport on Route 60 and continue on to the Chippewa exit. It is the last exit before 60 becomes a toll road. When you exit at Chippewa, make a Right at the light onto Route 51, south. Continue on Route 51 (about 2 miles) until you come to the red light in front of the entrance to Brady's Run Park. Make a right into the park. About 1 mile down the road (near the lake and beach) you will see a turn up the hill to your right and a sign that says "Ed Calland Arboretum". Turn here and follow the road all the way to the top; you will see a parking area and the pavilion.
September 13 – 10:00 -12:00, South Park, Allegheny County. Meet LaMonte Yarroll Brownsville Rd & Corrigan Dr, See their website at: http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/facility.asp Take Route 51 South. Turn slight right onto Fairhaven Road/Provost road. Provost Road becomes Brownsville Road. Continue to the Park. Meet at the Nature Center. We will drive to the walk location in the park.
Sept 20 – Gary Lincoff Mid Atlantic Mushroom Foray Don’t miss it, register today!
September 27 - 10:00 – 12:00 Upper Dock Hollow, Freeport, Armstrong County. Meet Don Stone. Enjoy this mushroom walk along a trail that also has two beautiful waterfalls. Follow Main Street. Go through a tunnel under the railroad and park in the parking lot at Riverside Park. Meet at the Gazebo.
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