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Join The Club

  • You can join the club or renew your membership at any of our monthly meetings.

    or

    You can print out an application and mail it to Treasurer Jared Delaney with your check.

    or

    You can fill out the following application on line and pay using Pay Pal.

    Members are entitled to:

    The WPMC newsletter • Nine monthly WPMC meetings • Free participation in WPMC walks • Fee discount for WPMC forays

    Please read carefully the agreement below. Although the agreement below specifies you must sign it, you agree that by clicking on the "Agree" button below, you have read the agreement and agree to be bound by its terms, and that such acceptance will be the equivalent of your signature on this agreement. You also agree that you are authorized to execute this agreement for the legal entity on whose behalf you are accepting the terms of this agreement.

  • This Release and Indemnification Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into by and between the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club, as it is presently organized and may be later structured ("WPMC") and the undersigned Member (the "Member") on this day: 07/01/2025

    WHEREAS, WPMC is a non-profit educational organization that has as its principal purpose the sharing of mushroom-related information among its members; and

    WHEREAS, all officers, directors, identifiers and members serve WPMC in a voluntary capacity and receive no remuneration for their services; and

    WHEREAS, in cases where WPMC charges a fee for its forays, walks, lectures and other events (collectively "WPMC Events"), it is doing so only to cover its direct costs and does not operate in a for-profit capacity; and

    WHEREAS, the Member understands that there is inherent and unavoidable risk in outdoor activities relating to hunting and consuming wild mushrooms. These risks include but are not limited to the dangers of hiking in difficult terrain, the possibility of misidentifying a wild mushroom, and the possible allergic or toxic reaction that some individuals may have to otherwise edible mushrooms.

    NOW THEREFORE, the Member hereby agrees to the following:

    1. The Member assumes all risks associated with WPMC Events. The Member expressly acknowledges that it is the Member's sole responsibility to hike safely and to determine whether a wild mushroom may be consumed.
    2. The Member releases, holds harmless, and indemnifies the WPMC, its officers, directors, identifiers, and representatives from any and all liability relating to any injury or illness incurred by the Member or the Member's family members as a result of participation in a WPMC Event.

    This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If any portion of the Agreement is declared for any reason to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of the Agreement. This Agreement shall apply to all WPMC events.

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Events

05 Jul
Headwaters Park (Erie County)
5 Jul 25
Erie
11 Jul
WPMC Camping Retreat (Indiana County) 
11 Jul 25
Blairsville
15 Jul
Monthly Meeting
15 Jul 25
Pittsburgh
19 Jul
North Fork Bens Creek/North Fork Reservoir
19 Jul 25
Johnstown
26 Jul
Garden in the Park NORTH with Penn State Master Gardeners
26 Jul 25
McCandless

Recent Comments

  • Mary Jo June 18, 2025
    on Headwaters Park
  • Patricia Houck May 28, 2025
    on Trail Tour in Hays Woods with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
  • Richard Jacob May 20, 2025
    on Monthly Meeting – Cultivation night
  • Pat May 13, 2025
    on Monthly Meeting – Cultivation night
  • Daria Kovacs May 9, 2025
    on Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust 

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Events

05 Jul
Headwaters Park (Erie County)
5 Jul 25
Erie
11 Jul
WPMC Camping Retreat (Indiana County) 
11 Jul 25
Blairsville
15 Jul
Monthly Meeting
15 Jul 25
Pittsburgh
19 Jul
North Fork Bens Creek/North Fork Reservoir
19 Jul 25
Johnstown
26 Jul
Garden in the Park NORTH with Penn State Master Gardeners
26 Jul 25
McCandless

Calendar

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12:00 AM - Mushroom Mania at Phipps Conservatory (multiple events)
9:00 AM - Feathers & Fungi with Allegheny Land Trust at Dead Man’s Hollow
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10:00 AM - Fall Continental Mycoblitz - State Game Lands #51
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1:00 PM - Mushroom Exploration at North Park
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17
7:00 PM - Monthly Meeting
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4:00 PM - Slightly Spooky Mushroom Walk with Allegheny Land Trust at Dead Man’s Hollow Conservation Area
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11:00 AM - Glade Run Lake Conservancy, Butler County
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10:00 AM - Pleasant Valley park, Westmoreland County
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Mushroom Mania at Phipps Conservatory (multiple events)
07 Oct
10/07/2023 - 11/28/2023    
12:00 am
Phipps Conservatory
  • Mushroom Class
  • Other
This fall, Phipps is offering a uniquely themed selection of classes, in addition to our regularly scheduled semester, with a special focus on fungi and [...]
More Info
Feathers & Fungi with Allegheny Land Trust at Dead Man’s Hollow
07 Oct
10/07/2023    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Dead Man’s Hollow – Catfish Pond Parking Area
  • Walk
Scene Ridge Road, Catfish Pond Entrance, McKeesport, PA 15133 Join ALT staff and WPMC Identifier Sara Klingensmith and Ben Kehoe of the Audubon Society of [...]
More Info
Fall Continental Mycoblitz - State Game Lands #51
08 Oct
10/08/2023    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
State Game Lands #51
  • BioBlitz
  • DNA Sequencing Event
  • Foray
  • Other
https://goo.gl/maps/oazSnaGd6ehmZAp3A
More Info
Mushroom Exploration at North Park
14 Oct
10/14/2023    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
North Park Swimming pool parking lot
  • Walk
“Park ‘til Dark” with Allegheny County Parks Foundation Meet WPMC Mycologist Cara Coulter at the North Park Bike Terrain Park on South Ridge Road near [...]
More Info
Monthly Meeting
17 Oct
10/17/2023    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Frick Environmental Center
  • Meetings
Photo Contest Results and Election night. More details to follow.
More Info
Slightly Spooky Mushroom Walk with Allegheny Land Trust at Dead Man’s Hollow Conservation Area
20 Oct
10/20/2023    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dead Man’s Hollow Conservation Area at Boston Ballfield
  • Walk
Join ALT staff and WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini for a mushroom hike at Dead Man’s Hollow. This slightly spooky hike will include the haunted history [...]
More Info
Glade Run Lake Conservancy, Butler County
21 Oct
10/21/2023    
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Glade Run Lake Conservancy
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Mycologist Cara Coulter at the main parking lot for a free, family-friendly mushroom walk at Glade Run Lake.  Registration is not required, and [...]
More Info
Pleasant Valley park, Westmoreland County
28 Oct
10/28/2023    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Pleasant Valley Park
  • Walk
Join WPMC identifier Richard Jacob and Friends of Murrysville parks for a fall mushroom walk at Pleasant Valley park.
More Info
Events on 10/07/2023
07 Oct
Mushroom Mania at Phipps Conservatory (multiple events)
7 Oct 23
Pittsburgh
07 Oct
Feathers & Fungi with Allegheny Land Trust at Dead Man’s Hollow
7 Oct 23
McKeesport
Events on 10/08/2023
08 Oct
Fall Continental Mycoblitz - State Game Lands #51
8 Oct 23
Dunbar
Events on 10/14/2023
14 Oct
Mushroom Exploration at North Park
14 Oct 23
McCandless Township
Events on 10/17/2023
17 Oct
Monthly Meeting
17 Oct 23
Pittsburgh
Events on 10/20/2023
20 Oct
Slightly Spooky Mushroom Walk with Allegheny Land Trust at Dead Man’s Hollow Conservation Area
20 Oct 23
McKeesport
Events on 10/21/2023
21 Oct
Glade Run Lake Conservancy, Butler County
21 Oct 23
Valencia
Events on 10/28/2023
28 Oct
Pleasant Valley park, Westmoreland County
28 Oct 23
Murrysville

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