Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club Newsletter June/July 2009

Volume 10, Issue 2 President's Corner June/July 2009 We're getting back into the full millimeters and forget the conversion swing of mushrooming. May is the rules ( I inch = 2.5 centimeters: I centi­ Inside This Issue busiest month all year with Morel meter = 10 millimeters). There is an President's Corner 1 Madness weekend al Mingo Creek easy way to get around this besides car· Cultivation Meeting 2 May 2-3, the Introduction to Mush­ rying a dual ruler around with you. The 36 Species 2 rooms course at Harrison H ill s in "average" mushroom is 4 - 6 cm. If Russula and 3 the morning of May 9 and the ad­ you measure your hand you will find Walks and Forays 4 vanced Polypores c1as.s in the after­ that your little pinkie finger is about 1 Cooking 6 nool1. In addition we will have our cm, and three fingers arc about 5 em Foray Form 7 popular cultivation program at the and your hand width including thumb is monthly meeting at Beechwood on about 10 em so you can estimate fairly The newsletter of the Western May 19. On June 16 La Monte Var­ accurately all but the smallest mush­ Pennsylvania Mushroom Club roll will delve into the reasoning rooms. For the minute tiny mushrooms is published and distributed 5 behind the continuing nomenclature use the pupil of the eye as a reference times per year, AprilfMay, change.s that can be so frustrating to point. The sma llest pin po int pupil is I June/July, Aug/Sept, Oct!Nov, keep up with. Chantcre lle mania mm. a large dilated pupil is 10 mm and and Dec. Articles, photos, news items, and other submis­ with a pot luck picnic is scheduled a mid dilated pupil is 5 mm. So we sions should be sent to the fo r July 19 as well as a ll the weekly have I, 5. and 10 centimeters and I, 5. editor at least 6-8 weeks prior scheduled Saturday forays. Lots of and 10 millimeters all handily avai l­ to targeted distribution for the entertaining things to see and do. able as reference parts in the hand and best chance of inclusion. The eye. editor cannot guarantee that If you're interested in in­ submissions will be induded in creasing your ident ification sk ills , Good luck hunting and adding the next newsletter. The editor this year is a good time to start. We to your species list. Don't poke out reserves the right to make anyone's eye trying to measure Maras­ spelling or grammatical correc­ now have a reference library at your tions and may suggest content disposal on the book cart at the mius rotula. changes to the author. Mate­ back o f the room at eaeh monthly John Stuart --- President, rial published in our newslet­ meet ing. Than!...s to the Plisc hk e ters may be used in other nOn­ fam ily we have inaugurated a but­ WPMC profit publications only with expressed permission and with ton award program for increasing Reminder - Mark Your Calendar appropriate acknowledge­ levels of knowledge as you expand ments. your list of species. Our mycolo­ gists and identifiers are available on The Gary LineoIT M id­ WPMC Club Officers for 2009: President each walk to give out tips and ad­ Atlantic Mushroom Fo ray is sched­ John Stuart vice and to help sort through the uled for September 12,2009 this year. Va President many variations that aren' t always Gary Lincoffwill be our Principal My­ Jim Wltson apparent in the field guides. cologist. John Pl ischke is in the proc­ Secretary Mary Tadler One thing that can be an­ ess of recruiting several other out­ standing mycologists. We w ill have Treasurer noying in some identificat ion books Barbara DeRiso is the use of metric measurements more information about Iheir afternoon talks in future issues of the Newsletter: Corresponding Secretary in describing a mushroom's charac­ Heather Macelko teristics. Some people are just not we believe it will be an o ut standing as comfortable with centimeters and program again this year. Last year, our club cooks came up wit h their usual have strong health promoting effects. It has a nice mushroom feast. It featured 37 great dishes from dips. fl avor, richer by far than the grocery store Agari- soups. appetizers. main d ishes. and even dessert s. No- eus. This mushroom also grows wild locally and body we nt home hungry! After they have prepared their is called Ag(lricus suhn!fescens (no common d ishes, Ollr cooks are always happy 10 talk rec ipes with the name). foray attendees. Gal10derma lucidllm is ca lled the Reishi mush- We will have morning and a ft ernoon wa lk s in roo m in Ko rea. the Lingzhi mushroom in Chi na North Park and other neighbo ring sites. We anticipate and the Varn ish Conk in North America. This that over 150 mushroom spec ies will be displayed on our "mus hroom of immort ality" is used to make a me- identifi cation tables. This is a great way to see actual dic inal tea in many part s of the world. Also. when spec imens of mushrooms you wa nt to learn to identi ty. carefull y cult ivated the woody fr uit bodies make Early registration is sti11 only $25 per perso n ($50 an attractive mushroom-shaped Or antler-shaped at the door). Thi s is a rea l ba rgain: the mushroo m feast bo nsai. alone is worth the cost. So mark yo ur calendars and get We wil1 supply spawn and substrate. You bring in yo ur reg istration in earl y for this all-day mushroom ex- a 2-l iter pop bott le with the top cut otT. _p_c_r_ie_"_c_e_. _Y_o_u'_II_r._m_d_ "_r_e_g_i,_t_ra_t_io_"_fo_r_m_ ifl_th_i_,_"_e_w_'_le_t_te_r_. Third Event: Shon inst ructional presentations will be given on growing mushrooms at home, includ­ May Mushroom Cul tivation Meeting ing how 10 care fo r your kit. Come on down to the Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve The Cultivation meeting is friend ly, info rmal and on May 19,h for the WPM C Cultivation Meeting and see informat ive. The public is welcome. although yo u what's growing on. have to jo in to get the free mushroom kit. Home mushroom cultivation offers the same benefit s as home vegetable gardening. Think aoout the difference 36 Species of the Lincoff Foray between garden grown tomatoes and store bought. That There are 36 species of fungi that have been difference also applies to home grown mushrooms. Also, identified during every, or almost everyone of ma ny people be li eve that mushrooms contain unique the yearly Linco fT fo rays. This makes a good li st hea lth-promoting substances. Hobby mushroom growing fo r beginners who wonder which species to fo ­ can be as simple. as growing green beans (log cult ivation) cus on. It 's unl ikely fo r most of us to learn to or as challenging as growing orchids (capturing wi ld spe­ identify every mushroom that we see in the cies). woods or that shows up on the table during club There wi ll be three special cultivation events. First Event : meetings. There are so many, it's mind bog­ Our own John Pl ishke I II will lead the log drilli ng. This is gling! Every mu shroom hunter who goes into always po pular. and for good reason. You can bring in a the woods in the Fall is likely to come upon the few logs to be drilled and planted with mushroom spawn. spec ies in this list. These logs wi ll produce crops of mushrooms a few times The club meetings this year will each include a each year fo r several years. And the best part is that no presentation about several of these commo n Fall work is req uired other than to harvest and cook yo ur mushrooms. The species have been arranged bounty. The logs mu st be hardwood. cut fres h this year, 6 into groups that are easy to study together. -18 inches in diameter. and 3-5 feet long (oak or maple are Learning these 35 ru ngi so that you are ready to best). Log drilling usually takes pl ace behind the Beech­ recognize them in September will certainly en­ wood main build ing. in good weather. or upstairs in the hance yo ur experience at this year's Linco fT event orrain. John and his vo lunt eers usually stan before. Foray and add interest to all your futu re fall-time 6:30 or earl ier and dri ll for hours. hikes. Jf you will not be attending all of the meetings this year. you might enjoy going Second Event: Tabletop mushroom growing kits wi ll be through this list with your favorite fi eld guide. given out free to club members. This year we plan to have You can also rere r to the club website. Check ARlIriclIs h/a::(' i and Ganoderma /ucidll m kits. Blaze i is a very popula r mu shroom in Asia where it is considered to WPM CN Volume- l0 lssue-2 Pa ge-2 out the club's species list where there are beautiful photos 7. Interesling spore solutions: Jim Wil son. June orall these fungi. 16 Lycoperdon pcrlatum (pum) Scleroderma citrinum (looka like. also pull's) (36 Species Continued) Xy laria polymorpha (conida in Spring & sexual 1. Turkey Tail and lookalikes: Joyce Gross. July 21,2009 spores in Fa ll) Crucibu lulll laeve (spore packets) Trametes versicolor Pam:llus sliplicus (glows to allract beetles) Trichaptum birorme Stereum ostrea Stereum complicatum 2 Russulas and 3 Mycenas Schizophyllum commune John Stuart ga\>'e a presentation entitled "2 and 2. Soft Polypores (and a look-alike): Jack Baker. Sept 15 3 Mycenas" as part of our March meeLing. This was the tirst ora se ries o f presentations to help Grifola frondosa Polyporus squamosus everyone learn the 35 most common spccies found during the Linco ff forays. Here is a re­ Tyromyces chioneus Laetiporus sulphureus view of the species John discussed. To see pho­ Omphalotus oleariu s tos or all these mushrooms check the Species Li st of the club website. 3. Woody Polypores; Dick Dougall. August 18 Ganoderma applanatum Myccna is a large ge nu s of small mushrooms. Ganoderma lucidum Caps are usually less that 2 inches. sometimes Daedalea qucrcina much smaller. and the stipes are less the 118 inch Daedaleopsis confragosa in diameter. Making thelll suitable lor use as Pycnoporus cinnabarinus co lorful umbrellas for small woodland creatures li ke crickets and mice. These mushrooms grow 4. 2 Russulas and 3 Mycenas: John Stuart, March 17 on decaying wood and plant material. Russu la compacta Mycena h{lemalopu.,·; tbe Bleed ing Mycena. Russula mariae M. h£lemalopus caps are a dark red-brown co lor. 3/8 LO 2 inches across, and fairl y smooth. The Myccna leiana gi ll s arc attached. gill co lor of mature mush­ Mycena luteopallens rooms is dark reddish brown. The stipe is very thin and hollow and 'bleeds' a dark red exudate 5. Hosts and Parasites: LaMonte Yarro!. April 2 1 when broken. The spore print is white. These Armi llaria mellea usually rruit in clusters and are very common all Entoloma aborti vum through the mushrooming season. Boletus bico lor J-I ypomyces chrysospcl'lll US Mycena leial7l1: the Orange Myccna. Caps are fulva (& fusiger) the same size as those of Bleeding Mycena. 2 [OK. Spincllus fu siger isn't one of the 35, and it most inches or less and they arc also generally commonly attacks Mycena. but it IS known to attack smooth. The color is reddish-orange to orange­ in section Vaginata. I couldn't figu re out where ye llow. The gill s are also attached and the spore else to put A. fu lva. (L.Y.)] print is also white. The orange colored stipe is also hollow. Orange Myccna fruit s in delicate. 6. Assorted Gills: Jim Tunney. May I Q colorfu l clusters throughout the warm months. Agaricus arvensis Laccaria ochropurpurea Mycena /lIleopallens: the Walnut Mycena. M. Lepiota procera luleopallens only rruits on the decaying hulls of walnuts and hi ckories. This is a very small 01'- XeruJa furfuracea Lentillellus ursinus WPMCNVolume-!O Issuc-2 Pag(.'-3 angc-ycllow mushroom, the cap is less than 1/2 Park sign, turn left into the park. Just past the fir st lake. inch, sometimes much smaller, The gi ll s are at­ there is a large parking lot. meet lhere. tached and on close examinalion yo u wi ll see that the st ipe is ho llow. The spore print is white. Groups orlhis liny and beautiful mushroom can May 23 -- 10:00- 12:00, Return to Mingo Creek, Washing­ be found as cluslers on nul hulls late Summer ton County. Meet John Plischkc III and Kim Plischkc. I through November. 70 to Exil9 Eighty FouriGlyde. Take Rt. 519 N lor 2 miles. AI a red light tum right onto Rt. 136. Go 4.4 miles and turn len at a sign to Mingo Creek Park. Follow signs to the park. Russula contains many diverse species among Tum right then cross a covered bridge that 's just befo re thc \.vh ich these IwO are readily found at our fall for­ Park Office. Meet at Shelter 4. ays. Russula compacla: Firm Russula . This is a whitish colored mushroom with cinnamon CO l­ May 30 - 10:00 - 2:00 Eden Hall Farm Campus of ored staining on the cap. The gills arc anaehed Chatham University, Allegheny County. Meet Sandy and stain rusty brown. The stipe is thick and Sterner and .Iohn Plischke III. Follow Route 8 No rth to­ solid although it might become ho llow as it ages. ward Butler. Take the Bakerstown Road/Red Belt Exit ad­ The spore print is white. R. compac/(J is quite jacent to Bakerstown Feed & Garden Center (Heckert common in latc Summer to September in mixed Road ). Al first stop sign. turn left onto the Red Beltl woods. Bakerstown Road. Follow the Red Be lt to Ridge Road and Russula filariae: the Purple-bloom Russula. turn right. Eden Hall Farm Campus is y;, mile ahead on you r This large mushroom might be any co lor from left. Meet in the parking lot closest to the entrance. NOTE dark purple to olive-green or yellow-brown. The THE DATE: There was an error in the last newsletter. gills are attached, the spores are cream to pale ye llow. the st ipe is smooth and so metimes fee ls sticky. It 's common in mixed woods during all June 6 - 10:00-12:00 Harrison Hills Park, Allegheny the warm months. I'm always surprised when I County. Meel Joyce and George Gross. Pick up PA fir st see this impressive. colorful mushroom. It ROUle 28 towards Natrona Heights (A llegheny Co. Belt Sys­ tem lred, green, ye llow or blue]. PA Route 910. Route 356. !?',...... ,,...... , ,...... ,.,...... ,.,...... ,-.,....., ...... ,...... ,.,.....,. r--1 ~r=--=== ='\1 II . UPA Turnpike [Exit 5 - Allegheny Valley]. or Interstate 270- II Walks and Forays -John Pltschke III UR oute 422). Get ofTRt. 28 at Exit 16 (M illerstown/Freeport) t'" "' , """ ,--:1';;;'"1 t-=> = = = <= ~t!J and turn right if you've been traveling northbound. or left if We request that no one h~nls It walk or foray locatlo.n traveling southbo und onto Route 908 for approximately 0.8 for al least two wcck~ prior to a walk or foray. It IS. . ' • • . • only through your cooperation that we ca n h ~ve suc- mile. You will co me to a !lashing red light at an intersection ccssful wa lks and foray s. All walks & forays wi ll be of a four-lane highway. Turn right (Freeport Rd .) and get hetd rain or shine. Come 15-30 min early and socialize. inl o the left-hand lane. The entrance 10 Harrison Hills Park All walks sta rt on lime, so be early. ir you are late we is 0.8 miles on the left, just beyond the Harrison Hi ll s Fire will aln'ady be in the woods. You can find last minute Dept. (large. single story butT build ing) and Harrison Hills additions or changes by goin g to our Yahoo GrOu ps al grou ps. va hoo.comJgroup/wpam as hroo mclub Chiropractic on the right.

Mal' 16 - 10:00- 12:00. I)eer Lakes Park, AlIe­ June 13 - 10:00-12:00 Hillman State Park al so known as ghcny County, Russc lt on. Meet ,lim Wilson Hi llman State Game Lands. Washington County, Baving­ and Dick Dougall From the PA Turnpike get lOll. Meet Jim Tunney. Take US 22/ 30 West. Take the of Tat the Alleghcny Valley Exit 5. Turn toward Bavington ex it toward Maple Grove RoadrrS07. Turn right New Ken sington, Turn left onto Route 28. Fol- at Maple Grove Road. Turn left at Steubenville Pike. Turn 10\1.,' to Pearl J\venue and turn left. Co ntinue on right at Haul Road. There is a parking lot at the Y where Pearl J\ve. it becomes Russe lton Road. In Rus­ Hamon Creek Road and Haul Rd Meet it will hold maybe sc hon. turn right at thc !irst inte rsection. look lor IS ca rs any over flow would have to park on the side of one a drug store. bank and liquor store and turn right. of the roads. Hillman is an undeveloped park. You can Go 3. short distance yo u will sec a Deer Lakes WPMCN Vol ume-I 0 ISSlIc·2 Page-4 look on the wcbsites www.vi~itP/\pinchot State Park yummy for lunch and make some ncw Ij-iends. Directions: From Lancaster. take Rt. 30 West to RL 74 Last year this spot produced beautiful chanterelles. North. Take 74 N until you come to Alpine Rd. and There we re also a good number ofboletes and fo llow Ihat to the Conewago Day Use Area. Thcre are other species. You never know what the season faci lities here . wi ll bring, but it could be very good again. North Park has a va rie.ty of habitats. although the area abounds in large oaks there is a large va riely or June 20 -10:00-12:00. The Dorothy Fornof Memo­ trees and habitats that make this an exceptional rial Walk at Deer Lakes Park, Allegheny County, place for hunting mushrooms. Direc tions: Russellon. Meet Jim Wilson and Dick Dougall. www.county.alleghenv.pa.us/parks/parkphon.asp From the 1'/\ Turnpike gel of Tat the Allegheny Va lley Fro m Pittsburgh go north on Rt. 8. Turn left onto Exit 5. Turn toward New Kensington. Turn left 01110 Wildwood Road onto the Yellow Belt (Ford Route 28. Follow to Pearl Avenue and turn left. Con­ Dealer and Boston Market on the right). Go 1.3 tinue on Pearl Ave, it becomes Russelton Road. In mL to a red light: go straight (W Hardies). Con­ Russelton, turn right at the first intersection. look for a tinue another 1.6 mi. to a red light at North Park drug store. bank and liquor store and turn right. Go a Entrance, road name changes to Ingomar Road at short. distance you will see a Deer Lakes Park sign. this intersectio n. Turn left on Babcock Blvd. Fol· turn left into the park. Just past the first lake. there is a low the signs to the Swimming Pool parking 10 1 large parking lot. meet there and find the car with a mushroom basket and walking stick.

June 27 - 10:00 -12:00, South Park, Allegheny County. Meet Harriett ilnd LaMonte Yarroll See Jut 24-26 Join the Ohio Mushroom Society tor their website at: hltp:l/www.count v.a lleg heny.D8. us! their Summer Foray. It will be he ld at the J. H. parkS/facility.asp Brownsville Rd & Corrigan Dr. Barrows Biological Field Station of Hiram Col­ Take Route 5 1 South. Turn slight right onto Fairhaven lege. Cont act Pele (lnd Pauline Munk at (440) 236 Road/Provost road. Provost Road becomes Browns­ -9222 for more information or check the website ville Road. Continue to the Park. Meet at the Nature at: wv.'W.ohiomushroom.org Center. We will drive 10 the walk location in lite pa rk .

.July 26 9:00-12:00 Regional Environment.\! .July II - 10:00-12:00 Hartwood Acres. Allegheny Education Center, Boyce-Mayview I)ark. Upper County. Meet Shirle)' Cascman and Glenn Carr at Saint Clair. Fec: SI5 or S10 for mushroom club the parking lot in front of the Mansion (on the oppo­ members with a current membership card. site side of the park from the Performance Center). John Plischkc III will present a slide sho\\l and We will hunt mushrooms and help you ident ify them. lead a walk . Bring mushrooms ITom home to r From PA Turnpike: Take Allegheny Valley (Exit 5). identification. To register. contact Jessica at (412) Stay right on the exit ramp. Turn right onto Route 910 838-0064. From Rt. 19, Heading no rth (from West. Go 4 112 miles and turn len onto Saxonburg Washington County): rollow Rt. 19 to intersec­ Blvd. al the red blinking light. Fo llow Saxonburg tion with Boyce Road. Turn left onto Boyce Road. Bl vd. about 2 1/2 miles. entrance wi ll be on your right. Fo llow Boyce all the way to the intersection WiTh This is about a mile and a half From Beechwood Farms Mayview Road. Turn right on Mayview. Follow Nature Reserve. Mayview past Mayview State Hospital. across

WPMCN Volume· 10 Issue-2 Page-S Chartiers Creek. until you see the barns and the sign for WPMC COOKBOOK, VOL. 3 1571 Mayview Road on your right. Turn right at the 157 1 sign. Fo llow the road to the parking area. then The WPMC has published 2 great wild mushroom wa lk through the parking area to the REEC. Sec their cookbooks. They are filled with recipes that have website for morc information. other directions and a been tried and are delic ious. Many of the rec ipes park map. \\\\\\.n.::g,ionalccc.org have been prepared and served at the Gary Lincoff Mid Atlantic Mushroom Fo ray. Everyone is look­ ing forward to another one with great antic ipation. Sept 12 - Gary Lincoff Mid Allantic Mushroom Volume 3 is close to being rcady for publication. Fora)' Don't miss it. register today! We need some more recipes. We need some reci­ pes from you! Gct published in a cookbook: show your family that you are a true gourmet Ocwber IS-18 The Boston Mycological Club spon­ cook. Your recipe needs to be one you have tried soring the NortheaSI Mycological Foray in Eastham. and enjoy. It cannot be onc that has been pub­ Cu pe Cod. MA .. For lo ray details. visit the NEMF lished by someone else unless you have made 200<) homepage at http://www,nemf.org/ changes to make it your own. ftksl2009/2009. hI In I. Please emai l your gourmet wild mu shroom recipes to Beck y Pli schke at [email protected] or mail November 26-29 The Gulf Stales Mycological Socicty to 129 Grant Street, Greensburg. PA 1560 I. w ill sponsor the NAMA Annual Foray in Lafayette. LA over Thanksgiving Weekend. For foray details. visit the NAMA website at: http://www.namyco.org/cvents/ index. html

• For all walks and forays, bring water and lunch. Orcss for the wealher. Bring basket, wax or paper bags (no plast ic) to keep mushrooms separated, whis­ tle. compass, chair, hand lens, insect repellent, cell phone, and books for identification. Also bring a knife to dig up mushrooms for identification or to cut edihles off to keep them clean. Try to dig up 3 of Ihe same species at different stages of develol)ment. Here's something quick to make for dinner. Oon'f pick old mushrooms; leave them to drop their spores. Bring your membership card and a friend or Mushroom and Egg Stroganoff Iwo. You arc responsible for not getting lost. if you have Ihal tendency stick like glue to others. We I cup sliced mushrooms won't wait for you, and we won' t come look for you. I diced onion Don't hike the identificalion of the person standing I T butler next to you, they might not know as much as you do. sa lt . pepper. parsley Only club mycologists and identifiers should be used 112 cup sour cream for advice. The Walk LC"'ddcr williell you when to be 3 hard boiled eggs. cut into large pieces back al Ihe walk slarting place where the mush­ Saute the onion and mushrooms in the butter. rooms will be put on paper plates and the Walk Add the sour cream. Add the salt . pepper. and Identifier or C lub Mycologist will put names on only parsley. Chop the hard bo iled eggs and com­ the mushrooms Ihat they know well. Take notes and bine. pictures to help you remember the mushrooms. You Serve on rice or noodles. should go home and check books yourself. Whether you decide to cat a mushroom, is ultimalely only your decision. WPMCN Volume· I 0 Issuc-2 Page-6

- THE SEVENTH ANNUAL GARY L1NCOFF MID·ATLANTIC MUSHROOM FORAY Saturday, Sept 12, 2009

7:30-8:15 Registration, 8:30-7:30 Program At The Rose Barn, North Park, Pittsburgh. PA SPECIAL EARL Y REGISTRATION FORM FOR CLUB MEMBERS ONL Y Featured speaker will be Gary Lincoff, author of the Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. Gary is the nation's best know mushroom expert He IS past president of the North American Mycological Association (NAMA). He is a I/ery charismatic and entertaining speaker and has a way of making learning about fungi fun and in­ teresting. His end-of-the-day table walk discussions are not to be missed.

Bill Yule - The Boletes of the Northeast and Their Trees. 8ill has studied and hunted mushrooms for 20 years and while interested in all things fungal, he has specialized in Boletes. Bill has been an officer of the Connecticut Valley Mycological Society, foray mushroom identifier, and education chair. He has given dozens of mushroom talks to other clubs, NEMF forays, Colleges and Universities. He leads mushroom walks for his cl ub and other organizations but Bill's proudest achievement is helping other mush roomers learn to identify and appreciate fungi.

Noah Siegel is a nationally known, award-winning pholographer and mushroom identifier. He IS currently President of the Monadnock Mushroomers Unhmited in Keene, New Hampshire, a trustee for the North East Mycological Federation and a lecturer and identifier for clubs all over the northeast. Noah will be speaking on "Portraits from My Neck of the Woods;" a slide show and talk of mostly fungi from the northeast US.

Join us Join us for an exciting day of fungi , fun, and friends and mushroom exploration. It's a day filled with foraging, learning, feasting and fun! Fungi Fun Friends Cost is only $50 at the door or $23' each pre-registered and paid by May 30, ('does not include club membership). Children 11 & under free. Registration is limited, Send your registration in to­ day! Mail Registration to: Barbara DeRiso (see address next page). Signing and dating the release is an absolute requirement for attendance. No Refunds Make check payable to : Western PA Mushroom Club

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