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2006 No. 3

The many facets of The Armillaria Armillaria in North contains about 40 of America. Fortunately, important wood-rot fungi which physical features do are widely distributed across the separate some of the world. Their basic behaviour is species, and the fairly similar, because all the species well documented invade and cause a geographical ranges of progressive white rot. For this the help reason, all these fungi were at one to separate others time grouped into a single species, The classic ; however, they , are now separated based on Armillaria mellea, morphology, physiology, turns out to be pathogenicity, and geographical limited mostly to distribution. eastern North Since so many species of America, so the Armillaria look alike, mycologists Honey Mushrooms we have “mated” Armillaria species in collect and eat in the lab. They grow two species, in Alberta are not a single Petri dish and observe the Armillaria mellea, resulting reaction once the two but one or two other expanding colonies meet in the species of Armillaria. middle of the dish. They discovered that some Honey Morphology Mushrooms would take to one Cap: 3-15 cm, convex another, while others turned up to broadly convex or Photo courtesy: Martin Osis their fungal noses at the idea of plane in age; the margin often pairing up. Thus, using the arched at maturity; dry or tacky; vaguely radially arranged. “biological species concept” (in color extremely variable, but Gills: Attached or slightly basic terms, if they cannot mate, typically honey yellow; smooth, or decurrrent, nearly distant; whitish, they belong to separate species), we with a few tiny, dark scales sometimes bruising or discolouring now define ten species of concentrated near the centre and darker. (Armillaria ...continued on page 3)

FEATURE PRESIDENT’S NAMA FORAY GILL STURCTURE UPCOMING EVENTS FORAY UPDATES MUSHROOM MESSAGE Hinton in August ... pg 6,7,9 ... pg 12 ... pg 10 & 11 Armillaria The mountain .. pg4 ... pg 1,3 &9 ... pg 2 PHOTO CONTEST DEVONIAN EXPO ... pg 5 ... pg 8

www.wildmushrooms.ws Fall 2006 No. 3 1 in western .) These ophiostomatoid President’s Message fungi are called blue-stain fungi, since they 2006 Executive stain colonized wood in a bluish hue. You Edmonton Mycological Society likely already know that mountain pine beetle and blue-stain fungi are responsible President & Webmaster: for immense losses of lodgepole pine trees Markus Thormann in B.C. What you may not know is that this (780) 432-1392 deadly - combination has been [email protected] expanding its range into western Alberta, where it has been found in Banff and Past President: Jasper National Parks and in the Wilmore Vacant Area. Current management tactics employ visual inspection of pine trees and burning 1st Vice President: Mike Schulz colonized/infected trees on site. Well, you (780) 939-2106 say, no problem, there is very little [email protected] lodgepole pine in Alberta, we have mostly Treasurer: Loretta Puckrin jack pine. That’s true; however, research (780) 458-9889 in my lab has shown that jack pine is [email protected] equally, if not more, susceptible to the blue- stain fungi. In fact, the blue-stain fungi Secretary: Melanie Fjoser appear to be even more pathogenic in jack (780) 987-4412 pine than in lodgepole pine. This is of [email protected] great concern to Alberta and the rest of Canada, because we do not want to Membership: Alan Fleming experience here what B.C. has experienced (780) 463-8540 over the past decade, i.e., the decimation of [email protected] Markus Thormann, president of the pine stands and the subsequent significant Edmonton Mycological Society impacts on the forestry industry. Foray Coordinator: Bill Richards Earlier this year, you may have seen (780) 998-3507 We’re in the middle of the mushroom a series of reports in local newspapers and [email protected] season and have already held a number of on TV about the impending mountain pine forays. Those of you who attended the beetle problem in Alberta. The Program Director: Martin Osis Poplar Creek foray will remember two information you saw was generally (780) 987-4412 things. We collected well over 50 different incorrect, suggesting that the beetle solely [email protected] species of fungi and enjoyed a fabulous pig is responsible for the death of the tree. roast dinner. Many thanks go out to the Unless 1000s of attack each and Communications Coordinator: organizing committee of that foray and our every tree, the beetle can indeed kill a pine Robert Simpson many volunteers. Reflecting back on that tree; however, this does not happen often. (780) 481-7905/ Wk: (780) 420-6850 foray, it occurred to me that this was my It is in fact the combined action of the [email protected] first Poplar creek foray. I sure won’t miss mountain pine beetle and blue-stain fungi Newsletter Editor: Geri Kolacz any in the future!!! The second Alberta that kills the tree. Together they overcome (780) 475-7927 Foray is now fast approaching (July 22-23), the defence mechanisms of the tree, [email protected] taking place in Bow Valley Provincial Park resulting in tree death in a matter of Mailing: Diane Murray (at the confluence of the Bow and weeks! Researchers across Canada are Kananaskis rivers) in beautiful Kananaskis working on the ecology of the beetle and Directors-at-large: Country. Remember last year’s Alberta fungi, trying to come up with a means to Pieter Van Der Schoot Foray in Rocky Mountain House Provincial manage this very serious threat to (780) 696-2436 Park – it was a great weekend foray, and I Canada’s pine stands. What we need are Robert Rogers am sure this year’s foray will be equally several very cold winters to kill off a large (780) 433-7882 great. portion of the existing beetle population. David Rowe As all of you know, I work for the That seems to be the only means of (780) 469-7187 Canadian Forest Service. One of the “managing” this threat at this time. George Litven

projects I am currently working on Incidentally, a mountain pine beetle was (780) 476-7912 concerns the eastward migration of the recently collected from a tree. So, ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ mountain pine beetle. This beetle carries other species may be at risk as well. MAILING ADDRESS: with it a suite of specific pathogenic and With that I wish you a continued Edmonton Mycological Society saprobic ophiostomatoid fungi, e.g., successful mushroom season. It’s been a 1921, 10405 Jasper Avenue Ophiostoma. (Incidentally, species of great year so far and the best is yet to Standard Life Building Ophiostoma are responsible for wiping out come. Edmonton, AB T5J 3S2 Dutch elm trees in most of eastern North Happy ‘shrooming to you all, America and are now threatening elm trees Markus WEBSITE ADDRESS: www.wildmushrooms.ws

2 Fall 2006 No.3 www.wildmushrooms.ws Armillaria (continued from page 1) Pathology Stem: 5-20 cm long; 0.5-3.5 cm Six species of Armillaria thick; tapering to base; clustered grow in western Canada and growth pattern; tough and fibrous; the northwestern United smooth and pale near apex, darker States. is and nearly hairy below; with a the most widespread and persistent ring at maturity and a common species of these, white covering the gills occurring from 49° N to about when young. 57° N. The hosts of this Flesh: Whitish to watery tan. species are primarily : Mild to bitter; smell sweet. broadleaved trees and shrubs. print: White. Armillaria sinapina often also Microscopic features: colonizes conifer stumps. 7-9 x 6-7 µm; smooth; elliptical; , inamyloid (no reaction to Melzer’s and reagent – a test for the presence of have been starch in fungal tissues); basidia collected only in the southern lacking basal clamp connections. part of B.C. The four species of Edibility Armillaria listed above are weakly pathogenic, and they “Armillaria mellea” is usually spread slowly on their ’s recommended as a good edible; system. Usually, only however, its identification is stressed hosts are killed. obviously not nearly as easy as was A fifth species, once thought (though there is no , is the most evidence that any of the other pathogenic North American species of Armillaria is poisonous). Armillaria species and occurs in papyrifera) are species with the More importantly, the Honey western Canada from 49° N to about greatest tolerance to A. ostoyae Mushroom is one of those 53° N. Its principal hosts are infection. Armillaria ostoyae is a mushrooms that can cause minor ; however, it can also attack parasite, killing its hosts during gastric distress to some people. If broadleaved trees, shrubs, and some the parasitic part of its life cycle you are eating Armillaria for the herbs. Ponderosa pine (Pinus and utilizing the host as a first time, you should eat only a ponderosa), (Larix source during its saprobic few bites so you can judge your occidentalis) aged 15 years and (decomposer) phase. At a point of reaction. older, and paper birch (Betula infection on a root initiated by a rhizomorph or by root contact, the fungus initially spreads in the outer bark and then penetrates to the cambial zone Upper Right: One within the root. The host example of a Honey responds to the infection by mushroom. Notice the producing and new tissue , veil and the gill (callus). Vigorous hosts or species structure. Photo courtesy: Loretta more tolerant of the fungus may Puckrin live for many years with dormant root infections, but their growth Bottom Left: Young may be reduced. There are no Armillaria surrounding cost-effective means of the base of its host. controlling Armillaria root Photo courtesy: Martin . Osis The sixth species, an undescribed uncommon one (Armillaria ...continued on page 9) www.wildmushrooms.ws Fall 2006 No. 3 3 Some of the programs and presentations that are tentatively scheduled for the NAMA Foray Workshop: Introductory beginners foray and the associated identification session. Presented by Dr. Walt Sundberg, University of Southern Illinois. Mycophagy: The gourmet preparation of a selection of edible fungi found on the foray. This event includes tasting the various dishes. Presented by Ursula Pohl Workshop: Photography workshop and lecture. Presented by John Plishke Fungi found in bogs and their ecological role Presented by Dr. Markus Thormann, Canadian Forest Service Rocky Mountain Alpine fungi Presented by Dr. Cathy Cripps, University of Montana Fungi, the strangest kingdom The biggest event in mushrooming to Presented by Dr. B. Kendrick, author of The Fifth come to Alberta is almost here. Kingdom. This is a once in a lifetime Mushrooms of the Northern Rocky Mountains opportunity for most of us that belong to Presented by Dr. L. Hutchison, Lakehead University. the Edmonton Mycological Society. Revelations from 30 years of The NAMA Foray in the Hinton area Presented by Beug, Evergreen State will allow mushroom enthusiasts to gather University and learn from each other as well as from some of the foremost experts in their fields. Mushroom cultivation for Dummies Whether you are a beginner, a budding Presented by Ron Spinosa. mycologist or higher up the learning ladder, What’s eating - mycophageous there will be sessions and forays available to Presented by Britt Bunard, allow everyone to learn. Forays will be going out to approximately 20 different locations Unique Fungi and will yield a multitude of fungi, many Presented by Dr. Walter Sundberg, University of species which we have never seen before and Southern Illinois some familiar. Workshop: Mushroom papermaking What an opportunity to learn! Presented by Kim Plishke The sessions and presentations (right) on a variety of topics will allow participants Mushrooms of the Gulf coast many options and who wouldn’t love to taste Presented by David Lewis some delicious morsels of edibles. Fungal pharmacy - Medicinal Mushrooms of Western Registration form and info are on our Canada website www.wildmushrooms.ws. If you need Presented by Robert Rogers more details, contact Martin Osis [email protected] or at home NAMA photo contest prize winners. This is a 780-987-4412. wonderful opportunity to get inspired and take your own See you in Hinton!! photos for our EMS photo contest.

4 Fall 2006 No.3 www.wildmushrooms.ws EMS Annual Mushroom Photo Contest Closing Date: September 30, 2006 Martin Osis

Name: ______

Address: ______City: ______Postal Code: ______Phone Number: ______Email: ______

Competition Categories Prizes 1. Best overall mushroom photo. 2. Best photo. Best Edible 3. Best mushroom identification series Fungi Photo Sorrentinos Dinner Every entry should have a photo number (if you are Party for 10 submitting more than one) and Best Documentary the date taken. Photo or Series Entry Fees: $300.00 cash Registration fee: covers the first photo $ 5.00 Best Overall Photo Additional entries: 60% of the entry fees. ___ x $ 1.00 = $_____ Christopher Kolacz Total: $_____

Submit entry fee by mail to: Edmonton Mycological Society, 1921 - 10405 JasperAvenue Standard Life Building, Martin Osis Edmonton, AB T5J 3S2

Payment should accompany entries. Any entry not paid in full by the deadline date may be disqualified from the competition. Entries may John Thompson be submitted by mail to the address above or emailed to [email protected]

You may also submit as many photos for the data base as you would like. Please indicate that they are for this purpose and NOT for the photo contest. There is NO fee for database photos. Your participation and entry automatically give the Edmonton Mycological Society permission to use your photos for EMS activities. www.wildmushrooms.ws Fall 2006 No. 3 5 The Gill Structure

If you look in any mushroom longitudinally (see identification book, you will find photo – sideview). some symbols that represent the This often help you structure of the mushroom fruiting see the actual body. These terms and symbols are attachment. In free the basis of identification and it is species the gills do important that you learn the not attach various ways of describing fungi if themselves to the you are to learn which ones are stem (or stipe) but edible – or even to learn about rather they stop with mushrooms in more general terms. the cap of the The terms we will address in mushroom. Examine Sideview of mushroom - the sample in half sometimes this issue are: the photo of the helps in determining the gill attachment. Free (not attached) underside of a Adnexed (narrowly attached) Mushroom - Sinuate (notched) campestris (photo #1). In this Adnate (broadly attached) example you can clearly see that the Adnexed Decurrent (running down the stalk). gills are free of the stipe with a In this case the gills lightly As you can see there can be slight indentation between the end touch the stipe. Because the gills some confusion as to the proper of the gills and the stipe itself. This are generally rounded at the ends, it term to apply. For example what is a is not notched as the gills simply can appear that they are free. A narrowly attached as opposed to a stop before the stipe. good hand-held magnifying lens broadly attached. You can’t judge by describes this gill as “close, free at helps to determine which is the measurement as a small cap fungus maturity” which you can see does case. When in doubt ask your foray might be broadly attached where fit this example. partner what they see. A second the same physical opinion is always worth having measurement in a large cap when it come to identification. species could be considered Photo #2 is of a Rusulla species. narrowly attached. This This entire family is described as of judgement comes with experience and constant attempts to identify unknown species (at least unknown to you) will prove to be the best tactic in getting identification under control.

Free This term is fairly self explanatory. Just be careful that you don’t consider something narrowly attached because you haven’t looked closely Note the gill attachement on the enough! When in doubt cut mushroom commonly know as the mushroom in half Photo #1 - is an example of a the mushroom. mushroom with free gills.

6 Fall 2006 No.3 www.wildmushrooms.ws “adnexed to adnate and sometimes Sinuate free” as to the gills. The example The notched gills have a show would be classified as definite ‘step’ before they join the adnexed. The same range of stipe. Whether they actually touch description is applied to the fairy the stipe or not is of less importance ring mushroom. How would you than knowing there is a notch. In describe the gill attachment in this photo #3 you can clearly see the species? notched shape near the stipe of the sample mushroom. The gills do not continue down the stipe therefore they are NOT decurrent.

Adnate In many cases the adnate gills are broadly attached and they don’t have the rounded inside shape which makes it easy to see if they are attached. In this case it is important that the Phot #4. A honey mushroom showing attachment does not go slightly decurrent gills. substantially down the strip

broadly attached and adnate. In this example there is a Photo #2 is an example of adnexed gill ‘trailing edge’ of the structure as shown here in a Rusulla gills that works its specimen. way down the stipe therefore the description of ‘slightly decurrent’.

Decurrent For this category the gills are not only Photo #5: The gills are easily broken. attached to the stipe but they decend the stalk to as that would be considered some degree. decurrent. Check out the gills mushrooms are a good example of structure of the honey mushroom decurrent gills. (photo #4). You can see why the There are 2 other ways of description in David Arora’s describing the gill structure. “Mushrooms Demystified” is One deals with the spacing “adnate to slightly decurrent or between the gills – so you can have sometimes notched”. There is a close or widely spaced, and definite ‘step’ in the gills before everything in between. Which of the they attach to the stipe. There is species shown here would you no question but that they do attach their full depth – therefore Photo #3 (Gill Structure ...continued on page 9) www.wildmushrooms.ws Fall 2006 No. 3 7 to preserve the moisture level. Also remember that different stages of the same mushroom species are also important, especially when showing the general public what to expect TThhee when they go out looking for mushrooms on their own. Of course we will all encourage them EEddmmoonnttoonnMMyyccoollooggiiccaallSSoocciieettyy to join our club and learn more about the fungi family before they go on forays by themselves. pprreesseennttss EMS will have display tables set up at the Pine Pavilion as well as tables with labelled mushrooms for all to see and enjoy. Some of the display tables will include - membership, , mushroom books and a newly released “City of Champignons” book by one of our members - Robert Rogers. Enjoy special, fresh-cooked mushroom Mushroom Exposition 2006 dishes and check out the ones that are available to buy and take home. Short forays will also be happening. This Sunday, July 30 (11 am – 4 pm) will be a chance for everyone go for a walk and experience a mini-foray. Needless to say, volunteers are needed to Devonian Botanic Garden help set up the display tables, assist at the various display areas, welcome and talk to the Highway 60, North of Devon visitors that will be arriving. Please respond to a Request for Volunteers message that has been emailed out. Contact Melanie Fjoser [email protected] or at home DISPLAY TABLES See specimens of WILD mushrooms – Would you like to know which are 780-987-4412 edible, poisonous, medicinal? With enough volunteers, everyone will have Check out the scientific displays, photographs, field guides, cookbooks, and more…. a chance to sample the mushroom recipes, check ACTIVITIES out the foray findings and learn a little bit more B.Y.O.F.: “Bring Your Own Fungi” for identification about some of the varieties of mushrooms. It is a Slide Show: “Introduction to Mushrooms” (Noon & 2 pm) Mushroom walk: On the Devonian Garden Trails (1 pm) fun, educational and interesting event that helps to promote our association. The display table at the Mushroom Exposition in 2005

The City of Champignons Mushroom Exposition is fast approaching. The day before - July 29 -- members are asked to pick as many different types of mushrooms as are willing to be found. Simply go to the areas where you know there are mushrooms and pick samples. All species of mushrooms are accepted -- edible and non-edible. Please pick carefully and take the entire stalk with some of the surrounding natural area. It is great to display both the mushroom and where it was found (a small pine branch, grass, leaves). This adds to the visual display as well. To keep the specimens fresh pack them in

8 Fall 2006 No.3 www.wildmushrooms.ws by a living as Gill Structure the result of a chemical (continued from page 7) reaction during which chemical energy is describe as close? I am sure that the converted to light sample was one. The fairy energy. The whole ring and honey mushrooms are subject of examples of widely spaced gills. is The other method of wanting for an identifying when applied to gills is explanation, especially whether all the gills are the same as it pertains to length or whether some go all the mushrooms. way to the stipe while others stop The greenish light, part way there. The fairy ring is a known as “foxfire”, is good example of a mushroom that given out not only by the has intermediate gills – gills that mushrooms themselves are not all the same length. You can but also by the also see this in the honey Another example of Armillaria at the base of its host . The surface mushroom and the Rusulla while tree. Notice the environment. Photo courtesy: Loretta the meadow mushroom, as well as Puckrin layers of the mycelium of such impregnated wood, the shaggy parasol (photo 5 on page which is called 7) have gills all the same length. termed NABS X, has so far only been “touchwood”, can be seen to glow collected in southeastern B.C., where fairly brightly for one or two How would you describe it occurs primarily on conifers. weeks. This property has inspired our mystery mushroom (below)? fear and wonder since time It certainly has specific immemorial. Legends describing characteristics. Some Armillaria species can act such eerie encounters can be found as mycorrhizal fungi to support the in ancient Greek, Roman, and Loretta Puckrin growth of orchids and other non- Indian texts. People from many photosynthetic . Orchid seeds parts of the world have found uses are so tiny, that they hold virtually for these natural lanterns. In 1652 no food reserves for the developing people in the far north of seedling. Consequently, without the Scandinavia would place pieces of presence of the appropriate rotten bark at intervals when Armillaria species in their venturing into the forest. They developing root systems, these could then find their way back by orchid seedlings would not survive following the light. Similarly, and reach maturity. The fungus during World War I, soldiers in the produces coils in the cells of the trenches placed touchwood on their orchid tubers. Later, these coils are helmets to keep from bumping into digested by the orchid as a source of each other in the dark. . Also, Armillaria As you can see, the Honey rhizomorphs that infect the orchid Mushroom is a multifaceted are also sometimes attached to roots basidiomycete. It is edible (with of nearby trees. By doing so, the caution!), glows in the dark, assists fungus essentially acts as a bridge orchids by supplying them with between the tree and the orchid, nutrients, and is the most shuttling nutrients from the tree to significant tree pathogen in the orchid. Canada. This diversity of characteristics makes Armillaria a Bioluminescence truly amazing individual in a truly amazing kingdom. Bioluminescence is defined as the production and emission of light Markus Thormann www.wildmushrooms.ws Fall 2006 No. 3 9 One of our executive Rannach Provincial Grazing Reserve members, Robert Rogers, has just Foray - the Morel Hunt completed a book about fungi that concentrates on those found in Western Canada. Entitled “The Fungal Pharmacy, Medicinal Mushrooms of Western Canada” the book covers tradition and historical references as well as traditional medicinal uses and modern research. The honey mushroom entry has this comment “Traditionally, it was boiled in or for inflammations of the throat. “ This refers to the use in for thousands of years! Or “Lumberjacks from Bohemia consumed the mushroom believing it protected them against . They were right!” I’ll let you check out The Fungal Pharmacy to find out which mushroom was preferred in this case. For those who are having problems with the scientific names, you might find the derivatives of interest. For example, when talking of our featured mushroom in this Spore Print, the honey mushroom, you find that “Armilla means “ a ring” and mellea “ honey coloured”. That now Our Annual Morel Foray on May 13, 2006 in Rannach Provincial makes sense and gives you clues as to how Grazing Reserve, north of Two Hills, was well attended. After a somewhat to identify the species and remember the confusing venue, we spent most of the next several hours under scientific name. For anyone who likes mushrooms or believes in herbal , wet clouds and on the wrong side of the North Saskatchewan River. We did this book makes for great reading and a find a few morels and several other species (see below) but the soil useful resource. Copies of the book will be temperature was just too cold for generous fruiting. The temperatures available at the “City of Champignons” recorded averaged 8°C, which is nearly 5°C colder than it should be for exposition at the Devonian Gardens at the end of this month. See you there. optimum fruiting. After a group photo in the Rannach Reserve, most of the group crossed the river to try their luck on the south facing river valley within the St. Paul’s Grazing Reserve. There was an immediate change in the increased flowering and of course in the quantity of morels.

Bill Richards Species list from Spring foray at Sorrentino’s Rannach Provincial Grazing Reserve near Two Hills Bisporella citrina Psathyrella hydrophila Mushroom Festival micaceus Psathyrella sp. will be happening sp. Schizophyllum commune September elata Stereum hirsutum 1-30, 2006 Nectria cinnabarina Stereum purpureum Phellinus punctatus Trametes elegans EMS participates in this ostreatus (last year’s) Trametes hirsuta event. Martin Osis will be Phyllotopsis nidulans Trichaptum biformis interviewed at Sorrention’s on sp. Trichaptum abietinum Global TV on September 13 by Lorraine Mansbridge.

10 Fall 2006 No.3 www.wildmushrooms.ws Poplar Creek Foray Report Species list Poplar Creek Though the Annual Poplar Creek Foray is no longer an oyster June 17-18 2006 mushroom foray, it is still well attended. Once again the New Moose Chondrostereum purpureum Hill Hall was sold out for what was the Second Annual Pig Roast. Clavicorona pyxidata gibba Unlike previous years the weather was cooperative with pleasant Coprinus micaceus sunshine. Fortunately it had been wet prior to our visit so there was a sp. diversity of fungi (see side bar). This year information was also Cortinarius trivialis collected on the vascular plants - thanks to Janette Malton. This veg- list will be forwarded separately as part of the club’s volunteer Exidia glandulosa steward commitment to Alberta Parks & Protected Areas. Fomes fomentarius There has been a great change in the number of healthy trees in Fomitopsis cajanderi the Poplar Natural Area, resulting in fewer oyster mushrooms. Fomitopsis pinicola Fomitopsis rosea During the first years of foraying in this area there were many sepiarium standing dead aspen poplar. This standing dead forest was as the result of several repeated infestations of the forest tent caterpillars through the region. These weakened trees became home for oyster Gyromitra gigas mushrooms in the spring and in the fall for innumerable honey sulcata mushrooms. lacunosa Bill Richards coralloides sp. Irpex lacteus boreale Dr. Bryce Kendrick elegans Lycogala epidendrum Seminar nigrescens pallidocephalus Marasmius sp. Topic: “Fungi - The Strangest Kingdom” sp. adonis var. adonis Date: August 23 Mycena haematopus Mycena sp. Time: 7:00 pm epichysium Location: Northern Forestry Centre Peziza repanda Phellinus igniarius 5320 - 122 Street, Edmonton, Ab Phellinus tremulae flammans Phyllotopsis nidulans Bryce Kendrick hails from Liverpool, and completed Piptoporus betulinus his Ph.D. in at the University of Liverpool. He sailed to Canada where he was awarded a Post-Doctoral Fellowship of the Plicaturopsis crispa National Research Council. While working on moulds in Ottawa he Pluteus cervinus var. cervinus was offered a position by the Federal Government and spent the Pluteus romellii next six years at the Biosystematics Research Centre where he Polyporus alveolaris continued to acquire more mycological knowledge. As Bryce stated Polyporus leptocephalus in his biographical sketch “ I soon learned that a Ph. D is only the Psathyrella sp. beginning of one’s professional education”. Bryce eventually Pycnoporus cinnabarinus obtained a teaching position at the University of Waterloo. Here his Russula sp. interests broadened, research support grew and he continued with Schizophyllum commune teaching, research, writing and environmental activism. sp. Thelephora terrestris Tremella foliacea We are very fortunate to have a speaker of his calibre at Trichaptum abietinum our meeting so please mark August 23 on your calendar and Trichaptum sp. plan to attend. Please note that this is our general meeting saponaceum var. saponaceum with a location change. Please check your email for more rutilans details. Hope to see everyone there.

www.wildmushrooms.ws Fall 2006 No. 3 11 Please Join Us!! All forays are undertaken at your own risk. You are responsible for transpor- EMS Calendar of Events for 2006 tation and accommodation.

March Meeting: Mushroom August Meeting: New member identification DVD/Video by North American 28 Taylor Lockwood orientation by Alan Fleming Mycological 22 and Introduction to Field 17-20 Association Guides by Martin Osis Done (NAMA) Foray Done July Events: Speakers, workshops and New Members Field forays April Orientation and Camp-out Location: Hinton & Area Mushroom: Various seasonal Meeting: Foray Fashion 8/9 Meeting: Location: Ashland Dam Site Show and some do’s and Dr. Bryce Kendrick. 26 don’ts by Bill Richards Done 23 Location: Northern Forestry Centre Done Mid-Summer Evening Foray in Summer Evening foray in the the Edmonton River Valley Edmonton River Valley May 19 Mushrooms: Various 30 Mushrooms: Various Aspen Parkland / Boreal Location: TBA Forest Regions Done Location: TBA 13 Mushrooms: Morels, Verpas and Spring Southern Alberta Foray Location: Rannach Mushrooms: Leccinum, September Provincial Grazing Reserve 22/23 Russula, and Foothills Campout and other Agarics Foray Meeting: Morels and other Location: Bow Valley Provincial Park 9/10 Mushroom: Honey springDone mushrooms by Mike Mushrooms, 24 Schulz Meeting: Mushroom and identification aids - stains and Location: Lambert Creek Area 26 other chemicals June Final discussions and plans for the Meeting: Honey mushrooms - Volunteer Steward mushroom exposition at the the multiple faces of Armillaria Commitment and Pig Roast Devonian 27 by Markus Thormann 17 Mushroom: Various seasonal Pre-exposition foray Location:Done Poplar Creek Mushrooms: As many different October Natural Area 29 varieties as possible. Meeting: Scary and nasty Location: Members choice. mushrooms by Martin Osis Summer Evening Foray in the Photo Contest Recap Edmonton River Valley “City of Champignons” 25 21 Mushroom: Various Mushroom Exposition seasonal 30 Mushrooms: Any and all types November Location:Done TBA of fungi Location: Devonian Botanic Garden TBA President’s Dinner

General Member Meetings Fourth Wednesday of every month - Time: 7:00 pm Location: Riverbend Library

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