Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club

Species list from Dorothy Fornof Foray at Deer Lakes on 06/22/2025

The weather in the run up to Sundays walk could not have been better, plenty of rain and lots of heat to really get those mushrooms going. Weather on the day was a little less to be desired with a heat advisory and temperatures over 90F and humidity sky high. We were...

Species list from Phipps BioBlitz on 06/08/2025

Club mycologists La Monte Yarroll and Richard Jacob manned the table at this years Phipps BioBlitz. There was a steady stream of visitors in between the rain showers. In the morning there were 20 or so specimens from Hardwood Acres for people to see before the...

Species list from ALT Walk at Audubon Greenway on 05/14/2025

Species list entered by Julie Travaglini. We were storm-ed out after about 15 minutes! Fungi: Gymnopus dryophilus ( Oak-loving Collybia), Gymnopus spongiosus ( Hairy Orange Stemmed Collybia), Lacrymaria velutina ( Weeping widow), Megacollybia rodmanii ( Platterful...

Species list from ALT Walk at Fern Hollow on 05/19/2025

Species list entered by Julie Travaglini. We also found a parasitized Megacollybia...very cool! Thought it was old shrimp at first. Fungi: Amantia muscaria var growesii (yellow fly agaric) Bolbitius titubans ( Egg Yolk), Coprinellus micaceus ( Mica Cap), Fulvifomes...

Species list from Brush Creek Beaver County on 05/15/2025

Species list entered by Dawn Wehman. Fungi: Artomyces pyxidatus ( Crown-tipped Coral Fungus), Cerioporus squamosus (Dryad’s Saddle, Pheasant Polypore), Gymnopus dryophilus ( Oak loving Collybia), Crucibulum laeve ( White-egg Bird's-nest Fungus), Fulvifomes robiniae...

Lincoff Foray

The 25th annual Gary Lincoff Foray is on September 20, 2025.

About the club

The Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club was created to promote the enjoyment, study, and exchange of information about wild mushrooms. Everyone who has an interest in wild mushrooms is welcome to become a member. Activities include regular meetings, projects centered on mushrooms, and walks and forays.

Bolete filter

The Bolete Filter is a triage (A Synoptic Key) for North American Boletes developed by Scott Pavelle with lots of input from other club members and country wide experts and hosted by the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club.