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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: 06/30/2025

    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

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    on Monthly Meeting – Cultivation night
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    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

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1:00 PM - Barking Slopes Conservation Area with Allegheny Land Trust
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9:00 AM - Phipps Bioblitz and Family Fun Festival 2023
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9:00 AM - Mushroom Education Day at Powdermill Nature Reserve (Westmoreland County)
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12:00 PM - Beaver Meadows Recreation Area
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6:00 PM - Fern Hollow Nature Center with Allegheny Land Trust
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3:00 PM - Mushroom Hike at Blue Knob State Park, Buck Hill Amphitheater
4:30 PM - Make your Own Mushroom Kit at Blue Knob State Park, Buck Hill Amphitheater
8:00 PM - Mushroom Identification and Cooking at Blue Knob State Park, Buck Hill Amphitheater
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7:00 PM - Monthly Meeting
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10:00 AM - Dorothy Fornof Foray at Deer Lakes park
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10:00 AM - Chaga Walk at Gallitzin State Forest (Somerset County)
Barking Slopes Conservation Area with Allegheny Land Trust
02 Jun
06/02/2023    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Barking Slopes
  • Walk
Join WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini for a mushroom hike and ID table at Barking Slopes.  Hike runs rain or shine.  NO WALK INS will be [...]
More Info
Phipps Bioblitz and Family Fun Festival 2023
04 Jun
06/04/2023    
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Phipps Conservatory
  • BioBlitz
Join club mycologist La Monte Yarroll and past president Jim Wasik from WPMC at the annual Phipps Bioblitz. There will be a mushroom table and [...]
More Info
Mushroom Education Day at Powdermill Nature Reserve (Westmoreland County)
10 Jun
06/10/2023    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Powdermill Nature Reserve
  • Mushroom Class
Join us on Saturday, June 10, for Mushroom Education Day at the Powdermill Nature Reserve.  Powdermill is Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s environmental research center, [...]
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Beaver Meadows Recreation Area
11 Jun
06/11/2023    
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Beaver Meadows Recreation Area
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Mycologist Cara Coulter in the parking lot for her annual birthday walk.
More Info
Fern Hollow Nature Center with Allegheny Land Trust
16 Jun
06/16/2023    
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fern Hollow Nature Center
  • Walk
Join WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini for a mushroom hike and ID table at Fern Hollow Nature Center.  Hike runs rain or shine.  NO WALK INS [...]
More Info
Mushroom Hike at Blue Knob State Park, Buck Hill Amphitheater
17 Jun
06/17/2023    
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Blue Knob
  • Walk
Join John Plischke III from the Western Mushroom Club to take a hike on Chappells Field Trail while learning about all the mushrooms in the [...]
More Info
Make your Own Mushroom Kit at Blue Knob State Park, Buck Hill Amphitheater
17 Jun
06/17/2023    
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Blue Knob
  • Other
You will have the opportunity to make your own oyster mushroom bag kit. All needed items will be supplied for you. Supplies are limited. If [...]
More Info
Mushroom Identification and Cooking at Blue Knob State Park, Buck Hill Amphitheater
17 Jun
06/17/2023    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Blue Knob
  • Mushroom Class
John and Kim Plischke will be identifying any mushroom species that you bring with you, answering questions, and educating us about preserving and cooking mushrooms [...]
More Info
Monthly Meeting
20 Jun
06/20/2023    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Frick Environmental Center
  • Meetings
What Do We Call That Now? Walt Sturgeon Why do mushroom names keep changing? How do they change, and who gets to decide?  Why are [...]
More Info
Dorothy Fornof Foray at Deer Lakes park
24 Jun
06/24/2023    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Deer Lakes Park
  • Walk
Meet club identifier Richard Jacob for our annual Dorothy Fornof Walk at Deer Lakes Park. We normally find a lot of mushroom species at this [...]
More Info
Chaga Walk at Gallitzin State Forest (Somerset County)
01 Jul
07/01/2023    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Gallitzin State Forest
  • Walk
Babcock Picnic Area, Route 56, four miles east of Windber (Somerset County) Meet WPMC Mycologist John Plischke at the Babcock Picnic Area of Gallitzin State [...]
More Info
Events on 06/02/2023
02 Jun
Barking Slopes Conservation Area with Allegheny Land Trust
2 Jun 23
New Kensington
Events on 06/04/2023
04 Jun
Phipps Bioblitz and Family Fun Festival 2023
4 Jun 23
Pittsburgh
Events on 06/10/2023
10 Jun
Mushroom Education Day at Powdermill Nature Reserve (Westmoreland County)
10 Jun 23
Rector
Events on 06/11/2023
11 Jun
Beaver Meadows Recreation Area
11 Jun 23
Marienville
Events on 06/16/2023
16 Jun
Fern Hollow Nature Center with Allegheny Land Trust
16 Jun 23
Sewickley
Events on 06/17/2023
17 Jun
Mushroom Hike at Blue Knob State Park, Buck Hill Amphitheater
17 Jun 23
Imler
17 Jun
Make your Own Mushroom Kit at Blue Knob State Park, Buck Hill Amphitheater
17 Jun 23
Imler
17 Jun
Mushroom Identification and Cooking at Blue Knob State Park, Buck Hill Amphitheater
17 Jun 23
Imler
Events on 06/20/2023
20 Jun
Monthly Meeting
20 Jun 23
Pittsburgh
Events on 06/24/2023
24 Jun
Dorothy Fornof Foray at Deer Lakes park
24 Jun 23
Tarentum
Events on 07/01/2023
01 Jul
Chaga Walk at Gallitzin State Forest (Somerset County)
1 Jul 23
Ogle Township

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