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WPMC General Purpose Description Form

WPMC General Purpose Description Form

  • The samples numbers are in the form WPMCYYMMDD-x-y Where: YY=Year, MM=Month, DD=Day, x=kit number, y=sample number
    For example if it is Friday 18th October 2013 and you have kit 2 the first specimen of the day would be WPMC131018-2-1
  • The name(s) of the person(s) who collected the sample.
  • MM slash DD slash YYYY
  • Ecology

  • Common or Latin names are accepted.For example Oak and Wild Cherry or Quercus rubra
    caespitose = growing in dense tufts
  • Can be Latin or common name
  • Location

  • If there are multiple walks, for example at the Lincoff foray enter the number here.
  • Park name, nearest town, etc
  • Park, garden, virgin forest, playground etc
  • GPS Coordinates

    If you have the GPS Coordinates please enter them. If not we will be able to determine close values from the address.
  • Please enter a number from -90 to 90.
    In “degrees.decimal degrees” format
  • Please enter a number from -180 to 180.
    In “degrees.decimal degrees” format
  • In meters
  • Cell phone, GPS tracker, GPS hand held unit, looked up on a website etc.
  • General Purpose Description Form

  • Names(s) of person(s) annotating the specimens, may be different form the collectors.
  • General characteristics

    (write range of dimensions in mm for multiple specimens)
    Farinaceous = mealy or cucumbers or watermelon rind
    Other smells include Foetid-Russula odor, Fishy (Shrimp), anise, spermatic (very natural, earthy or intense), Phenolic, almond, apricots, bleach, swamp gas or coal tar, green corn, garlic and foul.Over 70 different smells have been listed as key indicators.
    (don’t swallow)
  • Identifying features

    Or why you think this specimen is this species? In particular note down aspects of the specimen that cannot be seen in photographs. Example features include coloration, stem and cap characteristics, bruising, fine hairs, chemical reactions etc. If the specimen is similar to a number of species write down the features that differentiate it.
  • watery appearance when wet; changes color when losing moisture
  • Pictures and sketches

    Take a pictures or scan in sketch of the mushroom. Please email them to [email protected] and include the collection number. If you have a lot of images please use http://wetransfer.com/.

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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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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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10:00 AM - Dark Hollow Woods with the Garden Club of Oakmont
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7:00 PM - Monthly Meeting
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10:00 AM - Hartwood Acres Park
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5:30 PM - Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust 
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10:00 AM - Science Stroll: CNC Hike with Allegheny Land Trust 
11:30 AM - Township of Pine - 2nd Annual Earth Day
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10:00 AM - BioBlitz Little Sewickley Creek Watershed at Walker Park
10:30 AM - Frick Park BioBlitz during City Nature Challenge
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10:00 AM - Pine Ridge Lodge
Dark Hollow Woods with the Garden Club of Oakmont
12 Apr
04/12/2025    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Dark Hollow Woods Park
  • Walk
Join members of WPMC and the Garden Club of Oakmont for a mushroom walk in Dark Hollow Woods.  Meet at the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance to Dark Hollow Woods.  Choose [...]
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Monthly Meeting
15 Apr
04/15/2025    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Frick Environmental Center
  • Meetings
Mushroom Preservation: How to preserve, store and enjoy your foraged bounty for year-round use   Trent & Kristen Blizzard (virtual)  When the rains come, the mushrooms often come out [...]
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Hartwood Acres Park
19 Apr
04/19/2025    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Hartwood Acres
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Identifier Josh Mowris in the parking lot just south of the mansion for a spring mushroom walk.  Free and open to the public.
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Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust 
25 Apr
04/25/2025    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Dead Man’s Hollow – Catfish Pond Parking Area
  • Walk
Join ALT staff and WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini for a mushroom hike and ID table at Dead Man's Hollow. This is not a traditional guided hike.  After a [...]
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Science Stroll: CNC Hike with Allegheny Land Trust 
26 Apr
04/26/2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Girty’s Woods
  • Walk
Parking: Drive to the end of Irwin Lane and you will see an open gate. Drive through the open gate and park in the grassy [...]
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Township of Pine - 2nd Annual Earth Day
26 Apr
04/26/2025    
11:30 am - 4:00 pm
Pine Community Center
  • Other
WPMC will have a table at the Pine Township Earth Day event. Stop by to visit club mycologist Richard Jacob at the information booth.
More Info
BioBlitz Little Sewickley Creek Watershed at Walker Park
27 Apr
04/27/2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Walker Park - Shelter 4
  • BioBlitz
Join Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club Identifier, Dawn Wehman for a spring a mushroom walk. Meeting point is Shelter 4 at Walker Park.  Dawn will lead a [...]
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Frick Park BioBlitz during City Nature Challenge
27 Apr
04/27/2025    
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Frick Environmental Center
  • Walk
Help Pittsburgh to come out on top in the City Nature Challenge! Join WPMC Mycologist and Lichen Specialist Stephen Bucklin on a walk to document [...]
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Pine Ridge Lodge
03 May
05/03/2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Pine Ridge Lodge
  • Walk
Join club mycologist Richard Jacob in the parking lot at Pine Ridge Lodge. Meet at the lower grass parking lot before the lodge. No talk [...]
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Events on 04/12/2025
12 Apr
Dark Hollow Woods with the Garden Club of Oakmont
12 Apr 25
Oakmont
Events on 04/15/2025
15 Apr
Monthly Meeting
15 Apr 25
Pittsburgh
Events on 04/19/2025
19 Apr
Hartwood Acres Park
19 Apr 25
Pittsburgh
Events on 04/25/2025
25 Apr
Beginner’s Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust 
25 Apr 25
McKeesport
Events on 04/26/2025
26 Apr
Science Stroll: CNC Hike with Allegheny Land Trust 
26 Apr 25
Reserve Township
26 Apr
Township of Pine - 2nd Annual Earth Day
26 Apr 25
Wexford
Events on 04/27/2025
27 Apr
BioBlitz Little Sewickley Creek Watershed at Walker Park
27 Apr 25
Sewickley
27 Apr
Frick Park BioBlitz during City Nature Challenge
27 Apr 25
Pittsburgh
Events on 05/03/2025
03 May
Pine Ridge Lodge
3 May 25
Blairsville

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