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Hypomyces lactifluorum has the look of a lobster with its red exterior and white interior. Thisspecies is considered a choice edible by many. Photo courtesy: Christopher Kolacz.
pestules on the surface of theinvaded host and gives the surfacea fine, sandpaper-like feeling.”(North American Mushrooms,Miller, Dr. Orson K & Miller, Hope)Do you know for sure that whatyou are holding is a Russulabrevipes or a Lactarius? Researchhas and is being done regardingchanges that may occur because ofthe transformation by Hypomyces.The host fungi may be edible butonce the parasite has taken hold isthat still true OR has Hypomyceschanged the edible mushroom intoan inedible one. The flip side of thisequation is also true.
Seven Hypomyces specieshave been cited in variousliterature: H. lactifluorum, H.luteovirens, H. lateritius, H.hyalinus, H. cervigensus, H.aurantius, H. chrysosperum. Thespecies will be discussed within thecategory of their hosts.
Russula and Lactarius HostsHypomyces lactifluorum is
generally found on Russulabrevipes and Lactarius piperatus.Hypomycyes lactifluorum changesthe host mushroom to a reddishorange colour, hence the lobster
Genus:
Hypomyces
The Lobster
Mushroom?
Within this Genus there are anumber of species that seem to getlumped together under the title“lobster mushroom” From myreadings I have been able to gleanthat the only species that can trulybe called “lobster” is Hypomyceslactifluorum - it does have thatlobster colour. Hence the cautionthat we have often heard: Try touse the proper latin names ratherthan the common ones whencollecting and talking aboutvarious fungi.
Hypomyces are not truemushrooms. This group is aparasitic mold that grows onmushrooms. At maturity the hostmushroom generally becomesunidentifiable and because of thisvery few of them are considerededible.
There are a number ofvariables that need to beconsidered before assuming thatthe mushroom you have just pickedis edible, especially the Hypomycesvarieties. Because the parasitechanges the shape of themushroom and stops the growth ofthe mushroom’s normal spores, theidentification process is extremelytricky. “The spores of theHypomyces develop in small flask-shaped fruiting bodies calledperithecium, which appears as
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President’s Message 2007 ExecutiveEdmonton Mycological Society
President & Webmaster:Markus Thormann
(780) 432-1392
Past President: Mike Schulz(780) 939-2106
1st Vice President: Martin Osis(780) 987-4412
Treasurer: Loretta Puckrin(780) 458-9889
Secretary: Vacant
Membership: Alan Fleming(780) 463-8540
Foray Coordinator: Bill Richards(780) 998-3507
Program Director: Robert Rogers(780) 433-7882
Communications Coordinator:Melanie Fjoser(780) 987-4412
Newsletter Editor: Geri Kolacz(780) 475-7927
Directors-at-large:Pieter Van Der Schoot
(780) 696-2436Ethel Luhtanen
(430)[email protected] Thompson
(780) [email protected] Simpson
(780) 481-7905
MAILING ADDRESS:
Edmonton Mycological Society1921, 10405 Jasper Avenue
Standard Life BuildingEdmonton, AB T5J 3S2
WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.wildmushrooms.ws
Markus Thormann, president of theEdmonton Mycological Society
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Welcome to a new year and theexciting world of fungi! It’s been a long,cold, and snowy winter, and we shouldhave a wonderful year combing thecountryside for fungi. We already heldthe Annual General Meeting in earlyMarch, which mirrored last year’s all-dayevent with a pot-luck lunch, andconducted our annual winter polyporeforay a couple weeks later. This year, wevisited George and Anne Litven’s retreatjust east of Abee, about 90 mins. NE ofEdmonton, and I want to thank both ofthem for their hospitality. Please have alook at the more detailed foray report inthis newsletter.
This is the 20th anniversary of theEdmonton Mycological Society!!! Fromour humble beginnings as a localmushroom club founded by Prof. RandyCurrah and Leni Schalkwijk-Barendsenin 1987, we have now grown to aprovince-wide society with over 170members from across Alberta. To reflectbetter our increasing influence on allthings mycological in this province, wewill change our name to the “AlbertaMycological Society” later this year. Thiswas one of the motions put forth at theAnnual General Meeting, and it wasunanimously approved by those inattendance. In addition, we are planningseveral signature events throughout theyear to celebrate our 20th anniversary.So, stay in touch and check out our web
site (www.wildmushrooms.ws) forregular updates and information.
There are several events I want tobring to your attention now, so you canwrite them into your calendars. Our 3rd
annual Alberta Foray will take us to theLac la Biche area from August 03-06.The annual Mushroom Exposition at theDevonian Botanic Garden will be onAugust 12, and we are organizing a jointforay with the Vancouver MycologicalSociety on September 22/23 nearSicamous, B.C. Needless to say, we willhave regular meetings every 4th
Wednesday of the month at theRiverbend Public Library and numerousweekend and weekday evening foraysthroughout the year. Again, please checkour web site for further information.
At this time, I want to thank ouroutgoing executive members GeorgeLitven and David Rowe for theircontribution to the EdmontonMycological Society. Similarly, I want tothank our newest executive members,Ethel Luthanen and John Thompson. Ihope you’ll enjoy your positions asDirectors-at-large. Several otherexecutive positions are newly occupied aswell: Martin Osis is now our Vice-President, Robert Rogers is our newProgram Director, Melanie Fjoser is ourCommunications Officer, and RobertSimpson became a Director-at-large. Aspecial ‘thank you’ goes out to MikeSchulz, who took over the presidency fora short while over the winter months; heis our new Past President. Our treasurywill remain in the good hands of LorettaPuckrin, the Spore Print will continue tobe published by Geri Kolacz, BillRichards remains our Foray Coordinator,and Alan Fleming manages ourmembership as before. Alan will alsowork with me on our web site design andfungal data base management. Last butnot least, Pieter van der Schoot remainsas one of our Directors-at-large. Thankyou all for your time and commitment todirect the path of the EdmontonMycological Society into the next decade.
We currently have a vacancy on ourexecutive. If anyone is interested inbecoming our Secretary or would like tolearn more about this position, pleasecontact me via e-mail or approach me atone of our meetings or forays.
With that I welcome you all to anew year of exciting mushroomingevents. Let’s have a lot of fun andenjoyment on our ventures into Alberta’sbackyard.
Happy ‘shrooming to you all,Markus
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Hypomyces (continued from page 1)
name. The parasite Hypomyces onRussula brevipes creates a choiceedible and according to Tom Volk’scan give your lobster chowder aboost. Lactarius piperatus has ahot, peppery flavour that makes itinedible for most of us but theparasitic mold does help neutralizethe flavour and this combinationcan make its way to the dinnertable.
Hypomyces luteovirens (alsoknown as Hypomyces viridis) is aparasite that also attacks variousspecies of Russula and Lactariusspecies. It is easily recognized bythe yellow-green to dark greencolour that it changes its host to.Hypomyces luteovirens seems to beless destructive as it attaches itselfto the upper stem and gills of thehost mushroom. Identification ofthe host is therefore possible. It isnot advisable to collect as an ediblewhen you find Hypomycesluteovirens even though it doesattach itself to edible hosts. Thisspecies is listed as inedible.
Helvella HostsHypomyces cervinigenus
chooses members of the Helvella
genera (false morels and allies) forits transformation processes. Thefruiting body of Hypomycescervinigenus is whitish or pinkish atfirst and at maturity turns palebrown. Since its prefers the Helvellafor its host, this combination isinedible especially since a number ofHelvella species contain verydangerous toxins. With all the choiceedibles around why take a chance onthese and then again “Who reallywants to eat a Helvella??”
Amanita HostsHypomyces hyalinus is another
in our group of “lobster”mushrooms. This species selects theAmanitas for its host. According toRogers Mushrooms, this parasite canbe found on Amanita rubescens,Amanita flavorubescens, A. frostiana
and perhaps A. bisporigera. Thesespecies of Amanitas are found in thenortheastern United States.Hypomyces hyanlinus is not one thata ‘shroomer’ would intentionally golooking for but it is always a goodfeeling when you come across oneand can identify it. Hypomyceshyalinus turns its host to a white topink-tinged mold. It forms a densecover on the host mushroom and
Hypomyces lactifluorum changes the hostmushroom and the spores make the mushroomlook like sandpaper. Photo courtesy:Christopher Kolacz.
distorts it into a thick, club-likeformation. This makesidentification of the hostAmanita impossible to the nakedeye. There is some literature thatstates that Hypomyces hyanlinushas also attached itself toAmanita muscaria. Something tolook for on our forays! DefinitelyNOT a fungus that one wouldpick to eat as the Amanitaspecies contains some of theworld’s most deadly mushrooms.
Bolete HostsHypomyces chrysospermus
tends to select from a wide rangeof bolete species. Some books listthis species as Hypomycescompletus and note that itattacks Suillus pictus mostcommonly. Should you happenupon Hypomyces chrysospermusattached to a bolete don’t pick oreat that particular specimen.This parasitic combinationmakes the bolete host inedible.(Michael Kuo)
The mold attaches itself tothe pore surfaces as a white,powdery mold. Eventually itengulfs the bolete and makes thehost mushroom unrecognizable.The fruiting body begins as awhite powdery mold-like coveringthat turns golden yellow andfinally reddish brown atmaturity.
There is a lot of informationout there about this generaincluding some interesting itemson a parasite that has arelationship with Armillariaspecies. The parasite is namedEntoloma abortivum and yourcan find out more by visitingTom Volk’s site.
Geraldine Kolacz
Hypomyces viridis on a host Russula. Thisparasite attacks the gills and stalk. Photocourtesy: Martin Osis
Sources:
Tom Volk’s fungi of the month pages.
Kuo, M (2006, October). The genusHypomyces. Retrieved from theMushrooomExpert.Com Web site.
Wikipedia.org.
Rogers Mushrooms
The Fungi of California. Michael Wood& Fred Stevens. A Myukoweb Page.
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Alberta Foray - Lac La Biche, AlbertaAugust 3,4, 5 & 6, 2007
Over the last few years I haveeagerly attended different annualforays some of the other Mycologicalassociations have been holdingacross both Canada and the States.These always seem to be the hi-lightof my season. A bunch of mushroomenthusiasts gather together andhave a great time. Some expertisegive an educational lecture or two,pick and identify bushels, notbaskets of mushrooms and eat theedible ones we find. Further theseweekends are a great leap forwardin the amount of knowledge we haveabout what is actually found in ourwoods right here in Alberta. All thework that is done goes toward ourfungal bio-diversity knowledge and
is documented and recorded in ourdata base. We will also be looking atphotographing all the specimens sowe have long term records which youcan access in the future when tryingto identify that mystery mushroom.
As our club grows and gets moremembers from across all of Albertahaving a foray that not only reachesout to them and brings all of AlbertaMycological interests together. Aweekend of looking at what is growingin this province. In 2005 we went tothe Rocky Mountain House area, lastyear to both the Canmore and Hintonareas. This year’s forays will be heldAugust 3,4,5,6 in Lac La Biche. Aboutfifteen years ago we used to foray inthis area on a yearly basis and usually
had great forays, lots of russulas.This year we want to keep
everybody focused on mushroomsrather than chores. We will beusing the Portage College facilityin Lac La Biche. They will provideus with motel styleaccommodations, cater all of ourfood, provide us with classroomspace, a place to display all ourmushrooms as well as a lecturetheatre. We are still negotiatinggrants and facility rentals but weare looking in the range of $185.00per person including allaccommodations and meals, with adiscount for those looking atcamping.
Name:__________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________
City: _____________Province: ______ Postal Code:___________
Phone No.: ________________ Email: ______________________
Feeshese fees include meals and accomodation
� Singles: $185.00
� Couples: $350.00
� Single: $115.00
� Couple: $200.00
Please register early.There will be a $50.00 fee per person for late registrations after the deadline of June 27, 2007.
Send cheques and registration form to: Edmonton Mycological Society1921, 10405 Jasper Avenue Standard Life BuldingEmdonton, AB T5J 3S2
Registration Form for the Alberta Foray
If camping, the fees are as follows:
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Third Annual EMS Mushroom Photo ContestThe goal of the contest is to create a digital resource
library of photos for use by the EMS club and its membersand presenters, for education and promotional purposes. Itis important that individual photo quality be judged onprojection quality images - 4 mega pixels plus. Allphotography formats are acceptable but digital images arepreferred. Slides and prints will be scanned to a finaldigital format and be judged on that basis.
Eligibility:The contest is open to EMS members and friends (in
other words everyone with an interest in mushrooms and/or nature photography)
Closing date: November 1, 2007. We encourage entries to be
submitted throughout the summer as they becomeavailable.Subject material:
Any member of the fungi kingdom.
Categories:
1. Best overall mushroom photo.
2. Best photo of a medicinal mushroom.
3. Best documentary mushroom photo or photo series.
Judges criteria:
1. Best overall mushroom photo.The objective is to find a single photo suitable fordisplay or illustration in a book or calendar. Criteriawill include both technical (focus, depth of field,exposure, lighting, colour) and artistic appeal(composition, colour, background, lighting) aspects.
2. Best photo of a medicinal mushroom.The objective is to find a single photo suitable for use inour poster and potential calendar. Criteria will includeboth technical (focus, depth of field, exposure, lighting,colour) and artistic appeal (composition, colour,background, lighting) aspects.
3. Best mushroom photo identification series. Photo series will include 1 to 3 photos displayingthe following: Fruiting body, growth habits (i.e. inrings, on wood, under or with spruce, etc), gills orfertile surface, cut through of mushroom, importantID details (i.e. ring or veil, volva, bulbous base, etc.).The series photos will be based on the visual imagesshowing critical identification features. Emphasis isplaced on key visual characteristics being present tobe able to identify the mushroom at least to genus.Subjects may be shot in the field or studio. While
ENTRY FORM
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Total $_____
(Enter as many times as you wish. The $5.00entry is for the first entry only)
NOTE: Payment for additional entries should bein by closing date of November 1, 2007
Submit entries by mail to EMS or by Email to:[email protected]
Send entry fee to :Edmonton Mycological Society1921 – 10405 Jasper Ave.Standard Life BuildingEdmonton AB T5J 3S2
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The Annual General Meeting --2007
Speakers, excellent and tasty mushroom dishes andgreat company
The Annual General Meetingof the Edmonton MycologicalSociety was held on March 3, 2007at Pleasantview Community Hall inEdmonton.
There were four presenters aswell as the formal businessmeeting. The first presenter wasPieter Van Der Schoot with thePhoto Contest 2006 WinningPhotos.
And The Winners Are...
Edibles:First Place- Pleurotus
ostreatus by John ThompsonSecond Place: Laetiporus
sulfureus by John PlischkeThird Place: Austroboletus
betulina by John Plischke
DocumentaryFirst Place: Leptonia
serrulata by John PlischkeSecond Place: Hygrophorus
miniatus by John PlischkeThird Place: Ganaderma
series by Martin Osis
Best OverallFirst Place: Mycena
haematopus by Martin OsisSecond Place: Lentinus
torulosus by John PlischkeThird Place: Stereum hirsute
by Christopher Kolacz
Congratulations to thewinners and thanks to all theentries. As you are all aware we arebuilding a photo file that willeventually be attached to thedatabase so that those accessing thefiles will be able to obtain as muchinformation as possible aboutspecific fungi.
The prizes for the winning
entries are: $300.00 for the bestedible, Photo contest money for thebest documentary and Sorrentino’sdinner for the best overall.
The winning photos willappear throughout this edition ofSpore Print.
Peter Lee of Global ForestWatch Canada presented “Boreal
Noteworthy Records
1.) Edible fungiAgaricus, Coprinus, Hericium, Pluteus, Lepista, boletes, p
2.) Medicinal fungiGanoderma, Bjerkandera, Phellinus, Fomitopsis
3.) Pathogenic fungiArmillaria, Phragmidium, Chrysomyxa, Pholiota
4.) New speciesPluteus sp. nov.
5.) New records for Alberta- of 266 taxa identified to species, 122 new to AB- 64 known previously only from five or fewer records
and the Bra - Brace Yourself.The “Macro to Micro”
talk by Mike Schulz was anextremely informative look atthe intricate and amazingworld of fungi identificationthrough the microscope.
Markus gave us anupdate on our database
Foray Results
317 specimens identified to genus/species
Basidiomycota Ascomycota Myxomycota295 22 2
Basidiomycota Ascomycota Myxomycota295 22 2
Orders 13 4Agaricales (142) Pezizales (9)Russulales (29) Helotiales (7)Phallales (20) Hypocreales (3)Polyporales (19)
Families 49 9Tricholomataceae (54) Cudoniaceae (3)Cortinariaceae (27) Hypocreaceae (3)Russulaceae (26) Pyrenomataceae (3)Gomphaceae (13)
Orders 13 4Agaricales (142) Pezizales (9)Russulales (29) Helotiales (7)Phallales (20) Hypocreales (3)Polyporales (19)
Families 49 9Tricholomataceae (54) Cudoniaceae (3)Cortinariaceae (27) Hypocreaceae (3)Russulaceae (26) Pyrenomataceae (3)Gomphaceae (13)
Web site launch
The searchable data base will be on our web site.
Each species will be accompanied with a digital imageand a distribution map.
Example: Where has Morchella elata (morels) beenfound in Alberta?
Access the data base on our web site ↓
Enter: Morchella elata↓
Search • Locations• Description• Image(s)
• Locations• Description• Image(s)
• Locations• Description• Image(s)
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The Edmonton
Mycological Society
needs YOU to
volunteer. Our
executive is missing one
very important person
--a secretary. If you
can take notes and have a computer,
perhaps this position is for you.
Please consider volunteering and let
Markus or a member of the executive
know that you would love to join the
team.
Interested in joininga Hospitality Committee.
Call Melanie for details.
Winners of the 2006 Photo Contest
First place - Edibles. Pleurotus ostreatusby John Thompson
First Place - Documentary. Leptonia serrulataby John Plischke
First Place - Best Overall. Mycena Haematopusby Martin Osis
project and a recap of the NAMA Foray 2006.To date we have approximately 6,400 entries
with about 1,826 different species. According toMarkus, this is a conservative estimate as somesamples are entered as one species, eg. there are 15Boletus spp. that could be anywhere from 1-15different species.
Three motions to change the existing Bylawswere also presented. The one that impacts our clubthe most is the motion to change our name from TheEdmonton Mycological Society to the AlbertaMycological Society. The motion was passedunanimously as everyone felt the new name betterrepresented our membership to date. We are in theprocess of making this happen.
And then there was the Mycophagy element ofthe day -- the Potluck Lunch!!! The variety andamount was astronomical and of course featured ourfavourite ingredient. For those of you who missedthis year, try to put the AGM at the top of your listof things to do early next year.
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2006 Forays RetrospectiveI would be remise if I did not
mention that complaints werereceived this year about our club’sactivities including the forays.Apparently we are too busy andsome people are finding it difficultto take in all the activities whichthe Edmonton Mycological Societyhas arranged. Yes! We do try tomaintain a fairly active forayschedule but attendance at allforays is not mandatory. Most of ushave other activities; sometimeseven work which conflicts with aforay that we would like to attend.There are even forays in otherprovinces which compete for ourlimited amount of time. (Well! thatis only a guilty pleasure for some ofour membership.)
Annual Winter Polypore Foray The post Annual
General Meeting foray tookus to Whitemud Creek forour polypore foray. In all,six people showed up forthe walk in the old growthforest along the Creek. Atotal of 16 species wereidentified. And severalother polypores left usstumped (pun intended).
Annual Morel ForayOur Annual Morel
Foray on May 13, 2006 inRannach ProvincialGrazing Reserve, north of TwoHills, was well attended. After asomewhat confusing breakfastvenue, we spent most of the nextseveral hours under wet clouds andon the wrong side of the NorthSaskatchewan River. We did find afew morels and several otherspecies but the soil temperaturewas just too cold for generousfruiting. The soil temperaturesrecorded averaged 8°C, which is
nearly 5°C colder thanit should be foroptimum morelfruiting. After a groupphoto in the RannachReserve, most of thegroup crossed theriver to try their luckon the south facingriver valley within theSt. Paul’s GrazingReserve. There was animmediate change inthe increasedflowering and of course in thequantity of morels.
Poplar Creek VolunteerSteward Commitment
Though the Annual PoplarCreek Foray, on June 17 2006 is no
longer an oyster mushroom foray, itis still well attended. Once again, theNew Moose Hill Hall was sold outfor the Second Annual Pig Roast.Unlike previous years, the weatherwas cooperative with pleasantsunshine. Fortunately, it had beenwet prior to our visit so there was agreat diversity of fungi. There hasbeen a great change in the numberof healthy trees in the PoplarNatural Area, resulting in fewer
oyster mushrooms. During the firstyears of foraying in this area therewere many standing dead aspenpoplar. This standing dead forestwas a result of several repeatedinfestations of the forest tentcaterpillars through the region.These weakened trees becamespring homes for oyster mushroomsand the fall abode for innumerablehoney mushrooms. There were stillgreater than 50 species identified onthis outing.
Summer Evening ForaysThree summer evening forays
were held, two within the EdmontonRiver Valley (the first at theKinsman Field House, the second atthe Old Timer’s Cabin) and thethird at North Cooking LakeNatural Area. The foray at the OldTimer’s Cabin turned up one of themost interesting species of polyporeand substrate. The fungus wasGrifola umbellata and it wasgrowing on a piece of ginger root.
Nine eager participantsattended the North Cooking LakeNatural Area foray, and like mostamateur mycologists, they aredriven , do not need much leadingand soon fanned out into smallgroups. A most unusual thinghappened shortly afterwards. Dianeand I found ourselves alone when
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Second Place- Edibles. Laetiporus sulfureus by John
Second Place - Documentary. Hygrophorus miniatusby John Plischke. John also received second place in
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Meet at 10:30 AM at the former Ministik Provincial ( )Recreation Area on the north side of Hwy 14, approximately 17 km east of the Hwy 21 junction. We will be departing there at 11:00 AM sharp.
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Morel Foray May 12, 2007
Join us as we hunt the elusive morel.
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This year’s polypore foray tookplace on a warm, sunny, and blue-skied March 24 at George and AnneLitven’s retreat about 90 mins.northeast of Edmonton just east ofAbee, site of the famous 1952 Abeemeteorite strike. Apparently, themeteorite’s composition is quiterare, and it represents one ofCanada’s largest meteorites everfound, weighing in at about 121 kg!Our foray site, just 2 km from thestrike location, was an aspen/poplar/spruce dominated forest. Fifteen ofus gathered around a camp fire andstarted the foray with some coffeeand snacks, before embarking on apre- and post-lunch 1-1/2 hr. searchfor polypores in the mixedwoodforest stands. George and Anne’ssons provided some very interestinginformation about bird surveys ontheir properties, and along with thechallenges of traveling throughoften knee-deep snow, some of us onsnowshoes, made this a veryentertaining and educational foray.In total, we collected 16 differentfungi.
Species list:Chlorociboria aeruginascensDatronia mollisFomitopsis pinicolaGloeophyllum saepiariumHypoxylon sp.Nectria cinnabarinaPhellinus punctatusPhellinus tremulaePhlebia sp.Plicaturopsis crispaSpongipellis pachyodonStereum striatumTrametes elegansTrametes hirsutaTrichaptum biformeUnknown pink crust
Polypore Foray
Update
Photo contest(continued from page 10)
Martin Osis Markus N. Thormann
both technical and artisticconsideration will be given tothe judging, the main criteriawill be on the identifiability ofthe subject. You don’t have tobe able to identify the
mushroom!
Judging
Judging will be done bycommittee. The voting committeeare volunteer club members whohave not submitted photos.. You donot have to enter a specificcategory. The judges will place thephotos in categories as they see fit.
Awards
We are planning 1st, 2nd, 3rd,place in each category as well as aselection of Honourable Mentions.Prizes are given to the 1st placefinishers. Watch for updates.
Most of the glory will comefrom the use of photos in ourupcoming publications ofbookmarks, posters, and calendars.Prizes will be awarded based on60% of the entry fees as well otherprizes based on the resourcefulnessof the contest committee and thegenerosity of donors.
Ownership of images
All copyrights will remain withthe photographer. The entrantsconsent to allow the EMS (AMS) touse the photos as they see fit, inEMS (AMS) publications, as part ofour digital image library andeducational programming.
Entry Fee
All entrants must fill out theentry form and submit it with the feeof $5.00. This is for the first image.An entrant can submit as manyentries as they wish for an additionalcost of $1.00 per image. Remember,the more the entries the larger theprizes.
Second Place -Best Overall (left)- Lentinustorulosus by JohnPlischke.
Third Place -Edibles (below) -Austroboletusbetulina by JohnPlischke.
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we heard a noise that increased involume and in terms of its heightabove the ground. Looking up, Iwitnessed the falling of thelargest aspen tree in theforestscape. On checking thebase of the tree there was not aliving root to be found yet thetree was in full foliage.
New Members FieldOrientation
New Members FieldOrientation and Campout on theweekend of July 8-9 2006 was itsusual success. Thanks toTalisman Energy who allowed us touse the Ashland Dam Site. Forty-five species were studied but theking bolete failed to show to thedisappointment of all who wereexpecting his presence, but this kingdoes no one’s bidding.
Annual Alberta Foray With Martin in the lead
another successful Alberta foraytook place July 21-22 2006. Thislatest one was held at Bow ValleyProvincial Park within the CanmoreCorridor, and was well attended by
Bill Richards
Foray Report (continued from page 8)
members from both the Calgaryand Edmonton areas. The weatherwas beautiful but what is good forforayers is not always best for thefungi. “However, some species werefound, adequate to prepare animpressive fungal exhibit for people
who came tothe VisitorCentre onSundayafternoon.One veryunusualspecimenappeared inthe exhibit – achanterelle(Cantharelluscibarius) -much to thesurprise ofmanymembers whoclaimed thatthis particular
mushroom did not grow in thesouthern region of the province.The mystery was solved when itwas learned that it had in fact beenbrought in by a member who hadbeen on a foray a few days earlier(in the St. Catharine’s area ofOntario).” Thanks to Ethel
Luhtanen, for this reportwhich is printed here in partfrom Spore Print Winter 2006.
Pre-Devonian BotanicGarden Exposition Foray
Once again the DevonianBotanic Garden MushroomExposition was laden with fungicollected by our members for the“City of Champignons” MushroomExposition. Thanks to all whohelped make this event a success.
North American MycologicalAssociation (NAMA) Foray
Without a doubt the largestand most productive foray inAlberta to date was the NorthAmerican Mycological Association(NAMA) Foray held in Hinton ofAugust 17-20 2006. Approximately140 full-time participants weretreated to lectures by world-classmycologists, book signings byeminent mycologists and who canforget the great food! Severalhundred species were recorded andwill be added to our database aswell as NAMA’s.
Thanks to the foray leaderswho picked up the slack in myfrequent absences. In addition, aspecial thanks to all the membersand guests who make these foraysworth the effort of arranging. Hereis to an equally good 2007 forayseason.
Third Place -Documentary -Ganoderma series by Martin Osis
Third Place - Best Overall - Stereum hirsute by Christopher Kolacz
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Meeting: Growing your ownmushrooms. Spore plugs will beavailable and information onhow to get as well as a DVD
from NAMA on growingmushrooms.
Mid-summer Camp-outMushroom: Leccinum,other boletes,Chanterelles(?)
Location: Robb Area
Mid-Summer Evening Foray inthe Edmonton River ValleyMushrooms: Various
Location: Old Timers Cabin
Meeting: Boreal ForestPresentation by MarkusThormann
Alberta Foray (BorealForest Region)Events: MushroomCollection for the
Database, Forays and LecturesLocation: Lac La Biche. RegistrationRequired.
Pre-Exposisition ForaysMushrooms: All groups fromall habitatsLocation: All regions, your
choice.Mushrooms to be collected forthe Mushroom Exhibit the next day.
Dry Mixedwood BorealMushrooms: WinterPolyporesLocation: George & Ann
Litven’s Woodlot
Meeting: NAMA ForayIntro Presentation and Keyingvarious Genera by MartinOsis
Aspen ParklandMushrooms: Morels, Verpasand Spring AgaricsLocation: Return to the
Club’s inaugural morel site -Ministic
Meeting: FungalPhotograph by LorettaPuckrin
New Members FieldIntroductionMushroom: Last morelsand early agaricc and
polyporesLocation: Edmonton River Valley-
site TBA
Volunteer Steward CommitmentMushroom: Oysters andearly summer agaricsLocation: Poplar Creek
Natural Area
EMS Calendar of Events for 2007
General Member Meetings
Fourth Wednesday of every month -Time: 7:00 pm Location: Riverbend Library
All forays are undertaken at your ownrisk. You are responsible for transpor-tation and accommodation.
24
25
12
23
6
16
27
14/15
3-6
12
2425
TBA
Please Join Us!!
March
April
18
25
11
City of Champignons ExhibitionMushroom: Displays of all
sorts
Location: Devonian Gardens
Meeting: Cordycepsby Robert Rogers
Lambert Creek CampoutCamp-outMushroom: HoneyMushrooms, Hedgehogs
and ChanterellesLocation: Lambert Creek or Hinton
Area - TBA
SicamousMushroom: Fungi ofthe region with theVancouver
Mycological Society
Meeting: MycophagyPresentationby TBABring your appetite.
Meeting: PresentationProgram TBA
NovemberPresident’s Dinner
8-9
22
26June
July
May
August
September
24October
22/23
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