CMS Member Foray — Saturday May 19th, 2012
The foray is limited to CMS members ONLY and pre-registration is required. You must register by the end of day Sunday May 13th in order to attend the foray. NO EXCEPTIONS! This sounds strict, but we need to have a firm count of the number of attendees so that we can plan the appropriate number of leaders and locations. For general information on what to expect at at a CMS foray see http://cascademyco.org/2006/09/cms-2006-foray-schedule/
We will be meeting at 7:45 am Saturday from the Eugene/Springfield area. Alternately, you can elect to camp in the Jack Creek area on Friday night. Either way the specific meeting time, location and any additional instructions will be provided via email to those who are registered for the foray.
An email has been sent out to members with instructions on how to register for the foray. If you are a member but have not received the email instructions (perhaps because you have not shared your email with us yet), please email your request to forays@cascademyco.org and we will provide them to you.
General Meeting — Thursday May 10th, 2012
The Cascade Mycological Society May meeting speaker is Dr. Skye Weintraub, ND, who will present a photographic journey of the spring mushrooms of the Jack Creek and Suttle Lake areas in the Central Oregon Cascades. Dr. Weintraub is a Naturopathic physician and has practiced medicine in Eugene for 23 years. She is also the author of several health books including “The Parasite Menace.” She became interested in mushrooms during the early 80s when she took a class from Freeman Rowe at LCC. As a member of CMS, as well as being on the Board of Directors, she is interested in promoting mushroom education.
The meeting will be May 10th 2012. Meet at 7:00 pm, room 115, Science Building (Building 16) at Lane Community College in Eugene. The talk is free and open to the public.
General Meeting — Thursday April 12th, 2012
The Cascade Mycological Society April meeting speaker is Dr. Matt Trappe.
Dr. Matt Trappe is a forest ecologist specializing in mycology, disturbance ecology, nutrient cycling, and soil microbiology. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences and a M.S. in Forest Science, both from Oregon State University. His Master’s thesis was on the ecology of winter chanterelles in western Oregon, and his Doctoral dissertation examined the effects of natural and man-caused disturbance on mycorrhizal fungi at Crater Lake National Park. He currently works in the OSU College of Forestry on forest carbon cycling research.
He will be giving a talk titled ‘Lichens: Fungi in Disguise’. The meeting will be April 12th 2012. Meet at 7:00 pm, room 115, Science Building (Building 16) at Lane Community College in Eugene. The talk is free and open to the public.
General Meeting — Thursday March 8th, 2012
The March CMS speaker is “Toby the Truffler.” He’ll be sharing some of his experience in harvesting mushrooms and truffles commerically. Just about anyone who has ever logged into the “Fungal Forum” (on the CMS website) is familar with “chicken of the woods” Toby. He has engaged the online fungal community and shared mushroom information with friends and strangers from all over the world.
Toby was the sole proveyer of truffles at the world famous Oregon Truffle Festival this year. And, along with his truffle dog, Apa, he has even made an apperance in the magazine Fungi (Winter 2011).
Please join CMS in welcoming Toby the Truffler as the invited guest speaker for the March 2012 monthly meeting. Meet at 7:00 pm, room 115, Science Building (Building 16) at Lane Community College in Eugene. The talk is free and open to the public.
Foray — Saturday, February 18th
Our resident expert Chris Melotti will be leading a mushroom foray this Saturday February 18th 2012.
Forays are open to CMS members only, and preregistration is required. Please register at forays@cascademyco.org by 12:00 PM Friday the 17th. The group will meet at 10:00am on Saturday at a location approximately 30 minutes from Eugene. Instructions on where to meet will be provided to those who register. Also please see our *General Foray Information*
If you have any questions, please contact the foray coordinator at forays@cascademyco.org.
General Meeting — Thursday February 9th, 2012
The Cascade Mycological Society February meeting speaker is Chris Melotti. He will be giving a presentation on beginning mushrooming, with a focus on edible species. The meeting will be February 9th, 2012. Meet at 7:00 pm, room 115, Science Building (Building 16) at Lane Community College in Eugene. The talk is free and open to the public.
Give Your Valentine a Mushroom Foray — Sunday, February 12th
Changes to CMS Forays:
The CMS board met to discuss forays and issues related to increased foray turnout and membership. First, we are happy that the interest in forays has increased and want to make sure that our forays stay fun and safe for all involved. We also want to make sure that all members have an opportunity to learn through these forays if they are interested. However the increased turnout has brought its own set of challenges as well and some changes needed to be made.
Due to increased turnout at forays and in order to manage size and keep forays safe, registration is now required in advance and is available for members only. This is a change to the previous policy that allowed friends of members to attend without becoming members. This is also a change to the way previous forays were organized where anyone interested could show up that morning without notifying the leader. If you aren’t a member and want to attend a foray, keep in mind that there are several membership options open and we want to make this affordable to everyone. Family memberships allow members from a single household to attend.
Registration will be done via email for now, but we may add another online option in the future. By having a list of attendees ahead of time, we will be able to cap forays before they become too large for foray leaders to safely keep track of the group, and to keep our impact on the ecosystems at a healthy level. If you have any questions or concerns about these changes you can contact the foray coordinators at forays@cascademyco.org.
Also please see our *General Foray Information*
Now For The Good Part!
Join us Sunday, Feb 12. for a foray with Harriet Kelly and David Hammond,low elevation, Cascade foothills, within 40 miles of Eugene. We will meet at 10 a.m. and plan to be back by midafternoon. Members only, no guests, no dogs.
We’re hoping for hedgehogs, winter chanterelles and black trumpets, and good weather. Terrain will be moderate, no steep climbs required to get to mushrooms but the trail is narrow in spots. Projected range is under 2 miles. Mushroom permits required. The permit you got last fall is now expired. Please get your 2012 mushroom permit from the Forest Service at 3106 Pierce Parkway in Springfield8-4:30 Monday thru Friday or any other Forest Service office.
Reservation required, foray is limited to twenty five peoplePlease bring your trail head parking pass, if you have one. register at forays@cascademyco.orgby Thursday Feb. 9. Please include the names of all people coming including children and a contact phone number (cell phone number is preferred, as I need it for the trip roster). Each person registering must be a member! Please bring a watch, dress for the weather. Meeting location and more information will be sent out with registration confirmation.
General Meeting — Thursday January 12th, 2012
The Cascade Mycological Society presents Dr. Charles LeFevre. He will be discussing the Oregon truffle industry and upcoming truffle festival. January 12th, 2012. Meet at 7:00 pm, room 115, Science Building (Building 16) at Lane Community College in Eugene. The talk is free and open to the public.
Speaker Background: Born and raised in Oregon, Charles’ abiding interest in forest ecosystems generally, and in wild edible mushrooms in particular, led to both undergraduate and graduate degrees in biology and mycology. He received his Ph.D. in Forest Mycology at Oregon State University in 2002, conducting research on the host associations of the American Matsutake mushroom. He was President of the North American Truffling Society for almost 10 years, and has been an invited speaker at a number of national and international conferences on the North American truffles, most recently as a plenary speaker at the 3rd International Congress on Truffles in Spoleto Italy. He has published technical articles on the Oregon truffles and cultivation of the celebrated European species.
General Meeting — Thursday December 8th, 2011
The Cascade Mycological Society presents Daniel Winkler. He will be discussing his new book ‘A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest’. December 8th, 2011. Meet at 7:00 pm, room 115, Science Building (Building 16) at Lane Community College in Eugene. The talk is free and open to the public.
Speaker Background: Daniel grew up in Munich, Bavaria, and started hunting Steinpilz (Boletus edulis) with his family at age 3. Finding mushrooms was just as exciting as finding Easter eggs, an excitement that is still to be had each time hunting for mushrooms. Later Daniel studied geography, ecology and botany in order to work on environmental issues in the Himalayas and Tibet, where he has been researching and consulting for twenty years.
In 1996, Daniel moved to Seattle and joined the Puget Sound Mycological Society. Being part of PSMS enticed him to take his life-long love for mushrooms to a whole new level. Daniel trained to become an expert mushroom identifier for the club and teaches classes.
Daniel has collected edible mushrooms on three continents and is an organizer of mushroom tours [www.MushRoaming.com]. He keeps venturing out into new and old habitats and cultures to feed his curiosity and his family, along the way capturing images and gathering stories to share in his writings and presentations.
CMS Member Forays — November 11th and November 19th, 2011
NOTE: The foray on November 19th has been cancelled due to weather conditions. If the foray leader reschedules, the information will be available on the website. Sorry for the late notice, the weather system coming through now is just too cold for the elevations that were to be visited, as of this afternoon they had already received significant snow there.
We will be having two more members forays into the coast range on Friday, November 11th, and the Willamette National Forest on Saturday November 19th, just in time to find some mushrooms before Thanksgiving. Interested members should contact forays@cascademyco.org to register their intent to attend and receive more information. Please include your name and how many will be attending.
The meeting place and time for the foray on the 11th has not been announced yet but you will be informed if you email the address above.
For the 19th, meet at 10 AM at Cottage Grove Ranger Station.
Forays are limited to CMS members (and friends) only. You can become a member to join us!
Please read the following *General Foray Information*, and please no dogs on these forays.
Note that sometimes destinations are changed based on weather conditions and where we get reports of fungal activity. Please check back on this website the day before the foray for any changes or updates on foray details.
Photo Contest Winners
We received many beautiful photos of mushrooms for the contest and selected three for display at the festival. Here they are in case you didn’t get a chance to see the prints there. We’ll also be looking at some photos (time-permitting) at November’s general meeting.
The three winners are:
- Joaquin Romero, who sent this picture of Mycena seinesii from Vizcaya, Spain
- Stewart Meyers, who sent a picture of Amanita muscaria from Honeyman State Park, OR.
- Kevin Hups, who sent a picture of oyster mushrooms fruiting from a plywood deck in a shipping container that had been sealed up for a decade, in Colorado.
(You may click on the photos for a higher resolution version)
General Meeting — Thursday November 10th, 2011
Geoffrey Johnson on Mycoremediation at the Oregon Country Fair.
The Cascade Mycological Society presents Geoffrey Johnson. He will be discussing his mycoremediation project on a site at the Oregon Country Fair. November 10th, 2011. Meet at 7:00 pm, room 115, Science Building (Building 16) at Lane Community College in Eugene.
Geoffrey has been involved with the Oregon Country Fair’s Mycological Restoration Project since 2010. As an environmental science major at the University of Oregon, he is committed to the process of expanding functional knowledge into sustainable human societies. Geoffrey is particularly interested in partnering with Fungi as biological allies in the design of systems for dealing responsibly with waste streams and effluent.
Meet at 7:00 pm, room 115, Science Building (Building 16) at Lane Community College in Eugene.