Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/24/2022
7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Location
The Lodge at North Park
Category(ies)
Mark your calendars now for the 22ed annual Gary Lincoff Foray. Registration is SOLD OUT. Join the DNA barcoding project here: WPaMC 2022 Gary Lincoff iNat Sequencing Project Here are the events we’ve planned for that weekend:
Guest speakers include Arleen and Alan Bessette and Stephen Russell. Activities will include:
- Guided morning walks
- Mushroom display tables
- Book-Signing / Meet & Greet
- Auction, Sales Tables & Vendors
- Cooking Demonstration
- Mushroom Feast
- Table Walk
Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club cooks will prepare a Mushroom Feast with dozens of unique mushroom dishes to delight your taste buds.
Foray Time Schedule
7:30-8:15 a.m. – Registration & Sign-Up for Morning Walks
8:15-9:00 a.m. – Overview of Program & Introductions
9:00 a.m.–Noon – Guided Morning Mushroom Walks
12:00-1:00 p.m. – Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m. – Arleen Bessette – “Polypore Identification – Where to Begin?”
2:15-3:15 p.m. – Stephen Russell – “The Next Generation of DNA Research”
3:15-6:00 p.m. – Live Band, Yard Games, Mushroom Display, Book Signing, Visit Vendors
3:30-4:00 p.m. – Cooking Demonstration
4:00 p.m. – Auction Results
4:30-5:30 p.m. – Mushroom Feast
5:30-6:00 p.m. – Table Walk with Alan Bessette
Guest Mycologists
Alan E. Bessette is a distinguished emeritus professor of biology at Utica College of Syracuse University. A professional mycologist, he has authored or coauthored more than twenty-five books. At the Lincoff Foray, Alan will help us with mushroom identification and will do a table talk at the end of the day. | |
Arleen R. Bessette has authored or coauthored eighteen books. She will be giving a presentation on Polypores. Both Alan and Arleen will be available to sign their books at a “Meet & Greet” session in the afternoon. | |
Stephen Russell
Title: The Next Generation of DNA Research Stephen Russell is a mycologist from Indiana working on a biodiversity survey of all of the macrofungi (mushrooms) that occur in the state. He founded The Hoosier Mushroom Society in 2009 and is currently the President of the organization. His initial interest in mushrooms began with cultivation, which led to writing a book titled The Essential Guide to Cultivating Mushrooms (Storey Publishing, 2014). Stephen’s current project is a citizen science and DNA based exploration of local fungal biodiversity, which has now generated thousands of new DNA-sequenced collections of fungal fruitbodies from across the state – amassing records for over 2,000 unique species. Stephen is currently a Ph.D. candidate in mycology at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He also holds a Masters of Public Affairs (MPA) and a Masters of Environmental Science (MS) from Indiana University, as well as an undergraduate degree in Political Science and Communications from Purdue University. When not working with fungi, Stephen works as the CTO for a private equity firm. |
- Low – optional
- Medium – recommended
- High – required for indoor spaces, recommended for outdoor spaces
If any WPMC member registers for the Lincoff Foray but becomes unable to attend due to Covid, a refund will be issued on request.
Please consider volunteering at the event to make it a success. You can contact [email protected] for more information.
The event is SOLD OUT! For more info, contact the Foray Chair:
[email protected]
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We request that no one hunts a walk or foray location for at least two weeks prior to a walk or foray. It is only through your cooperation that we can have successful walks and forays. All walks & forays will be held rain or shine. Come 15-30 min early and socialize. All walks start on time, so be early, if you are late we will already be in the woods. If you are a club member and have already joined our Facebook Group you can find last minute additions or changes there.
Are visitors allowed to attend? I’ve rather recently become very interested in mushrooms and would like to see your organization.
Most of the events we organize are free and open to the general public. For the annual foray you need to register and pay an entry fee. You don’t need to be a member to attend the foray and you will see a lot of mushrooms and meet many members of the organization etc. If you are not sure if you want to pay the entry fee then I recommend joining the club on a walk or attending one of the monthly meetings instead.