REPORT ON THE NEWFOUNDLAND FORAY 2003 October 3-5 Killdevil Lodge Gros Morne SPONSORS: The Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Recreation Western Newfoundland Model Forest Gros Morne National Park The City of Corner Brook CONTENTS Personelle 1 REPORT 2 Program 5 Participants & Trails 6 Tentative Species List 8 2004 Notice Inside back cover Logos Back cover FACULTY: Dept Mycology, Estonian Agricultural University, Tartu, Estonia: Profs Kuulo Kalamees Bellis Kullman Anu Kollom Vello Liiv New Jersey, USA: Dr Rodham Tulloss, Amanita expert Mycological Society of Toronto:w Jersey, USA Dr Vello Soots 12-yr president Dept Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, St John’s: Prof Faye Murrin Head of Mycology Canadian Foresty Service, Corner Brook: Dr Gary Warren, mycologist College of the North Atlantic, Corner Brook: Stan Pieda, Instructor Gros Morne National Park: Michael Burzynski, Biologist, Humber Natural History Society: Andrus Voitk, Foray organizer FORAY LEADERS: Pat Burchell Michael Burzynski Judy May Faye Murrin Stan Pieda Vello Soots Rod Tulloss Andrus Voitk Maria Voitk Gary Warren MUSHROOM COOK-OUT CHEFS: Randy Tsang, Assistants: Michael Burzynski Chef-in-Chief Barry May Sue Tizzard SPECIES LIST DEVELOPERS: Pat Burchell Claudia Hanel Nathalie Djan-Chékar REGISTRARS: Maria Voitk Judy May 1 REPORT Stan Pieda and Andrus Voitk, all from Corner Brook. There was such an unprecedented num- ber of Estonians on Newfoundland's West Coast that the Estonian flag was flown at the Killdevil during the Foray, something that touched the visitors greatly. The Foray opened with a reception by the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, where presentations were made to the out of province guests from both the people of Oct 3-5, 2003, Killdevil Lodge in Gros Morne Park was the site for Newfoundland's first mushroom Foray, jointly sponsored by The Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Gros Morne National Park, The City of Corner Brook and the Western Newfoundland Model Forest. The logo of the Foray was a new, as Newfoundland via the yet unnamed Amanita species Ministry as well as Gros from Newfoundland. The Faculty Morne Park. All regis- was made up of 4 mycologists trants received a hand- from the Estonian University of Agriculture some registration pack- (Profs Kuulo Kalamees, Bellis Kullman, Vello age from the Ministry, Liiv and Anu Kollom), the 12 year President (Dr with a Foray cap from Vello Soots) and the people of Corner Treasurer (Pat Brook via the Mayor's Burchell) of the office. A major speci- Mycological men displayed at the Society of reception caused con- Toronto, an sternation until it was noted to be an old rusted Amanita special- Styrofoam can which had burst in the woods ist from New where it had apparently Jersey (Dr Rod been discarded! First thing Tulloss), Prof Saturday morning a young Faye Murrin moose came onto the field, from MUN, kneeled and began to eat Michael some of the mushrooms Burzynski from on the lawn (Tricholoma Gros Morne and pessundatum)! Dr Gary Warren, 2 Small for- made more and ager teams better use of the went out Collecting Slips, Saturday thus recording and Sunday better informa- into the tion, than any of wilderness, the experts had often follow- ever seen ing bear before at any tracks. other foray. Danger meant nothing to Edible mush- these intrepid rooms ended up mushroomers with Chef-in- - bears be Chief Randy damned! - for the woods Tsang and his were filled helpers, who with mush- served up a rooms to be mixture of for- identified. First, they had to be identified on the est delights forest carpet (in this picture, Hygrophorus before supper. Evening hours were devot- ed to lectures, a total of six talks and one film, given by the faculty, offering for- agers an insight into the fascinating and mysterious world of mushrooms. The pudorinus), then sorted and identified on the most memorable of these trail, then sorted further on the sorting tables or, was the lecture by Faye as shown here, outside the display hall, where Murrin, when all the vari- at least the genus should be determined, then ous paraphenalia of mod- finally ern technology gave up the the expert ghost, one after the other. mycol- Prof Murrin did not bat an ogists eye but, like the Eveready exam- bunny, just kept lecturing ined on courageously, as if this each were the most natural speci- thing in the world! Faculty men who had some time off and from identifying and lectur- either authenticated or ing were often seen photo- made a definitive identification, often with the graphing their willing subjects. Indeed, an inter- help of consultation, microscopy and tomes of national exhibition of spectacular mushroom books. The result was a large display of over photography was put on at the Discovery Centre 170 identified species of mushrooms brought in as both lead-up to and part of this Foray. by some 40 foragers. By the way, our group 3 At the close, the happy for- agers cial species list. Several rare and perhaps unex- posed pected species were encountered, among them for a Albatrellus caeruleoporus, Catathelasma impe- group rialis and Amanita albocreata. A report on the por- Foray has been submitted to Inoculum, the trait, before going home to recharge for next newsletter of the Mycological Society of America year's Foray (booked Sept 17-19, 2004 at the and reports of the list and special finds will be Killdevil). The specimens were packed in moss submitted to the mycological literature. to preserve them and transported to Corner Brook, where they were put on display for the public, free of charge, all identified. The exhibit was visited by over 100 people, including the Mayor of Corner Brook, Mrs Priscilla Boutcher, who was presented with a Foray cap in gratitude for the City's support of the Foray. The final validated Species List is on the Humber Natural History Society web page at <http://www.swgc.mun.ca/hnhs/>. Only species identified or validated by professional mycolo- gists are included. Some identifications are ten- tative and may be changed pending further investigation. This is the beginning of the first provincial species list for mushrooms and forms the basis on which future lists will be built. The initial plan is to return to the same area for a few Photographs by Michael Burzynski, Jamie Graham, Barry/Judy years and then to move the Foray to other May & Andrus Voitk areas, in an attempt eventually to survey the whole province and thus develop a true provin- -30- 4 PROGRAM FRIDAY, Oct 3, 2003 Co-Authors: Anu Kollom, Bellis Kullman Welcome reception Recent thoughts on the history and distribution 4:00 – 6:30 PM, Lomond Room of the genus Amanita Hosted by the people of Newfoundland and 8:30 – 9:30 PM, Chapel Labrador through the Ministry of Tourism, Rod Tulloss Culture and Recreation, The Hon Julie Bettney, SUNDAY, Oct 5, 2003 MHA, Minister. Breakfast Mushrooms – What’s in it for me? 8:00 – 9:00 AM, Dining Hall 5:15 – 6:15 PM, Conference Hall Andrus Voitk An introduction to mushrooms for the novice, Morning ID Forays talk given to Holy Heart science high school students attending 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Gros Morne Park a Science Field Trip.Foray members welcome! Morning Pick-for-the-Pot Forays Fruits of Underground Networking: Mycorrhizal 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Outside Park Mushrooms of Terra Nova National Park Lunch 6:30 – 7:15 PM, Chapel 1:00 – 2:00 PM, Dining Hall Faye Murrin Mushrooms from the other west coast – the Supper NAMA Foray in Oregon 7:15 – 8:15 PM, Dining Hall 2:00 – 2:45 PM, Old Dining Hall Fungi and Wood Decay: Implications in Forestry Vello Soots and Industry Wrap-up & Thank You 8:15 – 9:00 PM, Chapel 2:45 – 3:00 PM, Old Dining Hall Gary Warren Andrus Voitk Those Wild, Wild Mushrooms! Round Table Discussion: Role of this and future 9:00 – 9:15 PM, Chapel Forays in Increasing Public Awareness of the Art Makosinski: Short comedy classic from the National Importance of Mushrooms in our Ecosystem Film Board 3:00 – 4:00 PM, Old Dining Hall SATURDAY, Oct 4, 2003 Voluntary discussion for interested FORAY participants and nat- uralists with Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation staff. Breakfast MONDAY, Oct 6, 2003* 8:00 – 9:00 AM, Dining Hall Meet our Fungi Morning Forays 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Room AS220 (Biology 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Gros Morne Park Project Room) Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, All Day Forays Corner Brook 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Gros Morne Park Display of species from foray open to the public for viewing. No charge. Lunch 1:00 – 2:00 PM, Dining Hall TUESDAY, Oct 7, 2003* Afternoon Forays Identification of wild mushrooms for amateurs 2:00 – 5:00 PM, Gros Morne 7:30 PM - Rm AS378, Sir William Grenfell College, Memorial University, Corner Brook Mushroom cook-up Regular monthly meeting of the Humber Natural 5:00 – 6:30 PM, Lomond Room Patio History Society. No charge. Supper Gary Warren 6:30 – 7:30 PM, Dining Hall * Note: The events of Monday and Tuesday are not Mushrooms of Estonia part of NEWFOUNDLAND FORAY 2003, but are list- 7:30 – 8:30 PM, Chapel ed here for the interest of those people who might Overview of Estonian mushrooms, with comparison to wish to attend. Newfoundland: Text: Kuulo Kalamees, Slides Vello Liiv, 5 PARTICIPANTS Bateman, Lois Corner Brook, NL Le Drew, Betty-Lou Head of Science, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Corner Brook, NL Memorial University Co-owner, Newfoundland Emporium [email protected] [email protected] Burchell, Pat Lights, Nicole Toronto ON Location Treasurer, Mycological Society of Toronto Botanist, Parks & Natural Areas [email protected]