News | Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club

Species list from Crooked Creek Lake on 07/23/2022

by admin | Jul 23, 2022 | News, Species List | 0 |

This was a new location for the club and it was great to see a healthy turnout of both club...

Species list from Linn Run State park on 07/09/2022

by admin | Jul 13, 2022 | News, Species List | 0 |

After a month of dry weather around Pittsburgh it was a pleasant surprise to arrive at Linn Run...

Species list from Linbrook Woodlands Park on 07/06/2022

by admin | Jul 6, 2022 | News, Species List | 0 |

In the heels of an hour of summer downpour, 17 people attended the walk at Linbrook...

Species list from Dorothy Fornof Foray at Deer Lakes park on 06/25/2022

by admin | Jun 26, 2022 | News, Species List | 0 |

The weather has not been cooperating! The Pittsburgh region has missed out on rain when the last...

Species list from Beaver Meadows on 06/21/2022

by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | News, Species List | 0 |

A small group of intrepid mushroom hunters met Cara Coulte for her birthday walk at this beautiful...

Species list from McConnels Mill on 06/18/2022

by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | News, Species List | 0 |

About 20 people came out on a perfect day. Dry conditions made the finds sparse, but the gorge...

Species list from Morels at Pine Ridge Park on 05/01/2022

by admin | May 13, 2022 | News, Species List | 0 |

It was pouring down as we met outside of the lodge at Pine Ridge Park. Around 10 intrepid mushroom...

Species list from Ohio Township community park in Sewickley on 04/23/2022

by admin | Apr 27, 2022 | News, Species List | 0 |

In the morning a mushroom education class was held with lectures in the use if iNaturalist with...

WPaMC Mycologist John Plischke III Honored with Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Education Award from PAEE.org

by Garrett Taylor | Mar 22, 2022 | News | 0 |

“John Plischke III is a founding member of the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club, which has become one of the largest mushroom clubs in the US. He can often be found away from home in the woods giving mushroom talks, identifying, and photographing mushrooms. When not in the woods John can be found on iNaturalist helping others identify their mushrooms, where he has made 375,844 mushroom identifications for others.”