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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/.

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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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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9:00 AM - Sycamore Island with Allegheny Land Trust
31
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3
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5
9:30 AM - Chapman Dam S. P.
10:00 AM - Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area, Ford City, PA (Armstrong County)
10:30 AM - Bear Run Nature Reserve at Fallingwater (Fayette County)
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9
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12
10:30 AM - Cow Run Shelter at Oil Creek State Park (Venango County)
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14
6:00 PM - Beginners Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust at Bethel Green
15
7:00 PM - Monthly Meeting
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18
19
10:00 AM - Summer Continental Mycoblitz Walk - State Game Lands #95
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24
12:00 AM - NAMA Annual Foray
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29
30
31
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2
10:00 AM - Clear Creek State Forest Kennerdell Overlook (Venango County)
Sycamore Island with Allegheny Land Trust
30 Jul
07/30/2023    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sycamore Island
  • Walk
Join ALT staff and WPMC mycologist LaMont Yarroll for a mushroom hunting trip to Sycamore Island. The boat (provided by Allegheny Cleanways) will begin transferring [...]
More Info
Chapman Dam S. P.
Chapman Dam S. P.
08/05/2023    
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Chapman State Park
  • Walk
More Info
Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area, Ford City, PA (Armstrong County)
05 Aug
08/05/2023    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area Outflow Area
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Identifier Beth Ace at the Outflow Fishing Area for a mushroom walk at Crooked Creek Lake.
More Info
Bear Run Nature Reserve at Fallingwater (Fayette County)
05 Aug
08/05/2023    
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Bear Run Nature Reserve at Fallingwater
  • Walk
Owned by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Bear Run Nature Reserve is located off PA Rt. 381, approximately 3 miles south of Mill Run, Fayette County, [...]
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Cow Run Shelter at Oil Creek State Park (Venango County)
12 Aug
08/12/2023    
10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Cow Run Shelter at Oil Creek State Park
  • Walk
Join WPMC Identifier Josh Mowris for a walk on the Gerard Trail.  We will begin at the Cow Run Shelter parking lot on White City [...]
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Beginners Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust at Bethel Green
14 Aug
08/14/2023    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bethel Green
  • Walk
Beginners Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust Join ALT staff and WPMC Identifier Julie Travaglini for a mushroom hike and ID table at Bethel [...]
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Monthly Meeting
15 Aug
08/15/2023    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Frick Environmental Center
  • Meetings
Lincoff Foray: Past & Prep Cara Coulter and Garrett Taylor WPMC Mycologists Cara Coulter and Garrett Taylor will review what we learned from the 2022 [...]
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Summer Continental Mycoblitz Walk - State Game Lands #95
19 Aug
08/19/2023    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
NCT - Kittanning Pike
  • BioBlitz
  • DNA Sequencing Event
  • Foray
  • Other
More Info
NAMA Annual Foray
24 Aug
08/24/2023 - 08/27/2023    
12:00 am
Kanuga conference center
  • Foray
  • Out Of State
Registration is now open. Together in proud partnership with the NAMA-affiliated Asheville Mushroom Club (AMC), Blue Ridge Mycological Society (BRMS), Mushroom Club of Georgia (MCG) [...]
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Clear Creek State Forest Kennerdell Overlook (Venango County)
02 Sep
09/02/2023    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Clear Creek State Foreest-Dewoody Rd. Parking Lot
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Identifier Dirk Cappo at the Dewoody Road trailhead for a walk to the Kennerdell Overlook.  This is a fairly easy walk on level [...]
More Info
Events on 07/30/2023
30 Jul
Sycamore Island with Allegheny Land Trust
30 Jul 23
Verona
Events on 08/05/2023
Chapman Dam S. P.
Chapman Dam S. P.
5 Aug 23
Clarendon
05 Aug
Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area, Ford City, PA (Armstrong County)
5 Aug 23
Bethel Township,
05 Aug
Bear Run Nature Reserve at Fallingwater (Fayette County)
5 Aug 23
Mill Run
Events on 08/12/2023
12 Aug
Cow Run Shelter at Oil Creek State Park (Venango County)
12 Aug 23
Oilcreek Township
Events on 08/14/2023
14 Aug
Beginners Mushroom ID Hike with Allegheny Land Trust at Bethel Green
14 Aug 23
Bethel Park
Events on 08/15/2023
15 Aug
Monthly Meeting
15 Aug 23
Pittsburgh
Events on 08/19/2023
19 Aug
Summer Continental Mycoblitz Walk - State Game Lands #95
19 Aug 23
Parker
Events on 08/24/2023
24 Aug
NAMA Annual Foray
24 Aug 23
Hendersonville
Events on 09/02/2023
02 Sep
Clear Creek State Forest Kennerdell Overlook (Venango County)
2 Sep 23
Sigel

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