Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club

Species list from Washington Park on 09/03/2025

Eight fine folks from Washington & Jefferson College, both professors and students, joined me for a very dry walk in the woods of Washington Park. We found the likely suspects that persist during a drought, mostly dried out polypores, but great fungi conversation...

Species list from Oil Creek Wildcat Hollow on 08/24/2025

Today's walk was great! There was an awesome turnout and we found so many more mushrooms than expected. Species list entered by Dirk Cappo. Fungi: Apioperdon pyriforme ( Pear-shaped Puffball ), Armillaria mellea ( Honey Mushroom), Artomyces pyxidatus ( Crown-tipped...

Species list from LesbiYinz Mushroom Walk at Beechwood Farms on 08/26/2025

About 22 total "yinzers" at tonight's walk. Thanks for organizing Becka Jean Marsh. Very dry conditions! Species list entered by Dawn Wehman. Fungi: Climacodon pulcherrimus ( ), Fuscoporia gilva ( Mustard Yellow polypore), Kretzschmaria deusta (Carbon Cushion, Brittle...

Species list from Boyce Mayview with Upper St. Clair library on 08/23/2025

Lead by Jared White and Josh Doty, twenty fine folks joined us for our annual Boyce Mayview foray partnered with the Upper St. Clair Library. We found over 25 species but the star of the walk were the large Collared Earthstars (Geastrum triplex). Species list entered...

Species list from Clear Creek State Forest walk by Josh Mowris on 08/09/2025

A decent sized group of about 15-16 people attended this walk. The weather for the two weeks leading up to the walk had been hot and dry. We found a large amount of fungi considering the conditions for the walk. Beautiful day for a walk though with it being between...

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.