The Gary Lincoff Memorial Foray
The Gary Lincoff Memorial Foray will be held on Saturday, September 21st : Walks, presentations, auction, book signing, sales, table-walk, mushroom feast. Rose Barn, Pearce Mill Rd, North Park, McCandless Township, PA, 15101. We plan to combine this with a… Read More
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… Read More
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. Tradition… Read More
Newsletter
March to April newsletter has been published
Welcome to the 2019 mushroom season. The first newsletter of the year has been published and members should have received a copy by email or through the post. The March to April newsletter has lots of information about… Read More
Species list from Mystery walk in North Park on 08/10/2019
Typically several Russulas, including a huge foetid “stinker” went unidentified. A couple Amanitas also went unidentified. Species list entered by Robert Bosiljevac. List of species found on the walk at Mystery walk in North Park: Amanita brunnescens (Cream… Read More
Species list from Blue Knob State Park on 07/27/2019
Not one, not Two, but THREE mushroom events were held at Blue Knob State Park (Bedford County). WPMC Mycologist John Plischke lead a walk on Chappells Field Trail before returning to the Buck Hill Amphitheater and identifying the… Read More
Species list from Audubon Greenway with Allegheny Land Trust (ALT) on 07/20/2019
Neither threat of storm nor sweltering heat would hinder our hikers! Expecting to find chanterelles under the mature oaks, we were surprised (and disappointed) to find none at all. A few tiny species of Marasmioid fungi were admired… Read More