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Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club Scholarship/Grant Application

  • The objective of the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club Scholarship/Grant program is to provide support for projects, individuals, institutions, equipment purchases, or events that promote the club’s mission of education, research, teaching, training, and increasing the public’s awareness of wild mushrooming.

    Support may be given in the form of an educational Scholarship to someone studying in an area related to mycology; a Grant to an institution or event, or a Grant for a specific mycological project. In the case of a Grant, a proposal should be submitted summarizing the objectives, methods, timelines, and anticipated costs.

    Although applications are welcome at any time, they should be received by the WPMC Scholarship Committee by June 30th of each year. Applications or recommendations for grants must be sponsored by a WPMC member.

    Monetary awards are not to exceed $1,000 per application with a cumulative yearly amount not to exceed $2,000. The Scholarship Committee will make their recommendations to the WPMC Board of Directors for final approval.

    Please either use the form below, or this PDF .

  • Describe your proposal. Include your background/education, objectives, methods, time schedule for the project, and anticipated costs.
  • Please attach any supporting documents that you deem necessary. (If you have more than two files compress the files in to a zip archive or similar first).
  • Max. file size: 2 MB.
  • Max. file size: 2 MB.

Events

27 Sep
Mushroom Forage, Foray and Fun!
27 Sep 25
Wexford
04 Oct
McConnells Mill State Park - Hell’s Hollow Trail (Butler County)
4 Oct 25
Ellwood City
05 Oct
Mushroom Walk during RP Day at Riverview Park
5 Oct 25
Pittsburgh
07 Oct
Girty’s Woods with ALT and City Girls Who Walk
7 Oct 25
Reserve Township
11 Oct
Glade Run Lake Conservancy
11 Oct 25
Valencia

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    on Clear Creek State Forest (Venango County)

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Events

27 Sep
Mushroom Forage, Foray and Fun!
27 Sep 25
Wexford
04 Oct
McConnells Mill State Park - Hell’s Hollow Trail (Butler County)
4 Oct 25
Ellwood City
05 Oct
Mushroom Walk during RP Day at Riverview Park
5 Oct 25
Pittsburgh
07 Oct
Girty’s Woods with ALT and City Girls Who Walk
7 Oct 25
Reserve Township
11 Oct
Glade Run Lake Conservancy
11 Oct 25
Valencia

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9:00 AM - Sycamore Island with Allegheny Land Trust
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7:00 PM - Monthly Meetings
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10:00 AM - Bushy Run Battlefield
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12:00 PM - Pine Ridge Park (with Indiana County Friends of the Parks)
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10:00 AM - Mushroom Education Day
3:30 PM - Settlers Cabin Park
Chanterelles!
06 Apr
04/06/2019    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
North Park Swimming pool parking lot
  • Walk
Join founding members Jack and Valerie Baker for our annual chanterelle hunt at North Park.
More Info
Sycamore Island with Allegheny Land Trust
13 Apr
04/13/2019    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sycamore Island
  • Walk
Meet WPMC and ALT at the Verona Public Docks for the Spring survey of Sycamore Island.  Because the island is only accessible by boat, the [...]
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Monthly Meetings
16 Apr
04/16/2019    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
  • Meetings
Dare 2B Tick Aware Jeff Covelli Jeff Covelli from the Pennsylvania Lyme Resource Network will tell us all about Lyme Disease, including prevention, treatment, and [...]
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Bushy Run Battlefield
20 Apr
04/20/2019    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Bushy Run Battlefield
  • Walk
Meet Club Mycologist John Plischke for a pop-up walk this coming Saturday. Meet at the large parking lot on the opposite side of the center.
More Info
Pine Ridge Park (with Indiana County Friends of the Parks)
27 Apr
04/27/2019    
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Pine Ridge Lodge
  • Walk
WPMC Identifier Bob Sleigh will host “Morel Mushrooms: What, Where, When” at noon at Pine Lodge, Pine Ridge Park. Morels are one of the most sought after and [...]
More Info
Earth Day at Frick Park with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
27 Apr
04/27/2019    
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Frick Environmental Center
  • Walk
Meet WPMC Mycologist Jim Tunney at the Frick Environmental Center for one of three afternoon mushrooms walks. Walk times are Noon, 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 [...]
More Info
Peters Lake Park
28 Apr
04/28/2019    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Peters Lake Park
  • Walk
Peters Lake Park, Canonsburg (Washington County). Meet WPMC Mycologist John Plischke at the main parking lot at Peters Lake Park to hunt for morels and [...]
More Info
Mushroom Education Day
04 May
05/04/2019    
10:00 am - 3:30 pm
REI Pittsburgh Settlers Ridge store
  • Mushroom Class
10:00 a.m. – Registration & Sales Table Open 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Morning Classes 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Lunch (on your [...]
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Settlers Cabin Park
04 May
05/04/2019    
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Settlers Cabin Park
  • Walk
If you attended our Mushroom Education Class you can now put your new knowledge to the test and join us for a walk at Settlers Cabin [...]
More Info
Events on 04/06/2019
06 Apr
Chanterelles!
6 Apr 19
McCandless Township
Events on 04/13/2019
13 Apr
Sycamore Island with Allegheny Land Trust
13 Apr 19
Verona
Events on 04/16/2019
16 Apr
Monthly Meetings
16 Apr 19
Pittsburgh
Events on 04/20/2019
20 Apr
Bushy Run Battlefield
20 Apr 19
Jeannette
Events on 04/27/2019
27 Apr
Pine Ridge Park (with Indiana County Friends of the Parks)
27 Apr 19
Blairsville
27 Apr
Earth Day at Frick Park with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
27 Apr 19
Pittsburgh
Events on 04/28/2019
28 Apr
Peters Lake Park
28 Apr 19
Canonsburg
Events on 05/04/2019
04 May
Mushroom Education Day
4 May 19
Pittsburgh
04 May
Settlers Cabin Park
4 May 19
Pittsburgh

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