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Mushrooms Rocked Electronic Edition, optimized for screen viewing only. Autumn 2006 NewNew YorkYork MycologicalMycological SocietySociety NewsletterNewsletter 2 Inside is Issue 2 Mushrooms Rocked What I Did on my Summer Vaca- tion—Reports from the forays: starting the Summer of 2006 on page 2 Th e year 2006 has been shaping up as a great one for mush- Practical advice—tips for collecting to rooms! While the early spring was rather dry, Gary Lincoff ID fi nds, what to eat, and not —reminder about Monday night Foul reports that June, July and August gave us six inches of rain Weather Friends ID sessions each. Inside this issue are the reports from near (Central Park), July in Central Park: Certain mushrooms far (Hinton, Alberta, Canada) and points in between on the certainly observed and counted summer mushroom fi nds. Gorgeous pictures accompany the Looking ahead—Ideas for winter activi- articles and some of them tell the story of a thousand taste ties, reviews and art Recipe—Sarah’s chicken mushroom buds. primavera Right after Labor Day (and the NEMF foray in Quebec), we were treated to more exotic and also gorgeous pictures during Taylor Lockwood’s talk at the Natural History Museum. As I left the museum after the lecture, the full moon was rising over Central Park, giving the night a feeling of lingering summer and the anticipation of a fall har- a Upcoming Events a vest. Th e most important upcoming event is Th e Catskills Weekend yielded a variety of delicious mushrooms. Claudine’s report your membership renewal —it’s that time gives a brief wrap-up of that “take.” Th e fall season continues on and the remaining again! Th e membership coupon for 2007 walks will tell what we want to know about the rest of the year’s forest happenings. We is on page 11. are in a good position to chart small and large ecological changes and challenges over Details on the following events can be the years as well. In the last issue, we reported some stories of fungicide plants intro- found on the NYMS web site. duced into forests and their possible deleterious eff ects. In this issue, the tales from the fi eld are on a more promising note. Gary’s account from Central Park has detailed Saturday, October 14 information on the mushrooms right under our feet. I hope to continue to report on Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N. Y. tree trends in our area in the future. Or, maybe to research the history of certain trees Monday, October 16 and the ramifi cations of their changes on the forests and the fungi, such as the elm and Foul Weather Friends ID Study Group the American chestnut. If anyone is interested in writing tree reports or in contribut- Sunday, October 22 ing photos or drawings, I would like to hear from you. Tallman State Park, Rockland Co., NY. On that note, our membership includes many artists, some of whom may be working Monday, October 23 with images of mushrooms or related themes. Maria and I would like to do a winter FWF ID Study Group “art” issue. So, send us your printable art. Or, if you know of any artist whose work we might be able to use, feel free to connect us with it. Saturday, October 28 Bethpage State Park, Long Island. Inside this news-packed issue are Society notes and announcements, calls for re- views, memories, recipes and any other mushroom-related or NYMS-related articles. Monday, October 30 Th is issue is virtually completely member-written. It has been a tremendous pleasure FWF ID Study Group to bring it from us to us. Saturday, December 2 Enthusiastically, Winter Banquet, invitation to come Pam BREAKING NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS WWW FOUL WEATHER FRIENDS We have a new website! Since our web- The Monday night ID sessions, aka Foul master, Julie Falsetti, has moved away Weather Friends, have been in full swing from our area, we have discovered new since August. Most meetings take place web talent in Gene Yetter. He agreed to at Maria Reidelbach’s loft in Manhattan. to redesign our site with the new web Whereas in past years the ID sessions address: http://www.newyorkmyc.org. have started at 7 pm, this year we are NYMS Newsletter s Bookmark the address! meeting at 6:30 to try to get more ac- s Currently, the site’s opening page wel- complished earlier and leave room for Editor–Pam Kray comes the reader, whether member or tasting if that is possible. Definitely rsvp Graphic design–Maria Reidelbach general public, and links to pages on by Sunday for the following night to give Printing and mailing–Paul Sadowski the New York Mycological Society, our an idea of how many people can make it. A quarterly publication of the walks and events, mycophagy, serious The appearance of mushrooms has been New York Mycological Society, mycology, the mushrooms of Central varying widely from week to week as you distributed to its members. Park specifically (see report in this news- know. Rsvp and get directions by call- President–Maggie Vall letter issue also), archived newsletters, ing/emailing Maria Reidelbach (212/431- Vice President–Dennis Aita picture gallery (to which members can 1887 or [email protected]). Secretary–Paul Sadowski upload works*), and links to other mycol- Treasurer–Alice Barner ogy websites. Eventually, the site will also COMING UP Another year racing along…Watch for Walks Coordinator–Dennis Aita contain special pages for members only. the winter lecture dates in the next news- Lecture Coordinator–Gary Lincoff Thank you, Gene, for making this hap- letter. Also coming: memoirs and recol- Study Group–Paul Sadowski pen. And, thanks and good luck to Julie Archivist–Ralph Cox lections of the New York Mycological in her new situation. Articles should be sent to: Society from the early years, mushroom Pam Kray $$$ art, recipes, and more… 633 E. Street, #2 The NYMS is looking for a replacement The Glorious Mushroom New York, NY 0009 for Alice Barner, our treasurer, who is NYMS member Frank Spinelli’s new [email protected] stepping down at the end of this year. We book is out—it’s a gorgeous coffee-table Membership inquiries: need a volunteer for this important posi- tome with full-page photographs of our Alice Barner tion. Job description: manage the Society favorite subjects, shot as if they were 220 E. 73 St., #0A bank account: make deposits (member- haute couture fashion models. Frank New York, NY 002 ship, banquet and activity receipts, etc.), adds identifying notes, info, lore, remi- [email protected] balance checkbook, pay invoices. The niscences and even a few recipes. Address corrections: treasurer keeps the books, prepares an- We’d like to run a full review in Paul Sadowski nual operating statements for the busi- the next issue; if you’re interested in 205 E. 94 St., #9 ness meeting and coordinates with the writing it, please contact Pam Kray New York, NY 028-3780 secretary in keeping the membership ([email protected]) and we’ll get [email protected] rolls in good order. Thank you Alice, for a copy of the book to you. All statements and opinions written in taking on these yeoman chores for these this newsletter belong solely to the in- many years, from the entire Society. Dining Out dividual author and in no way represent This winter, I’d like to start a group to or reflect the opinions or policies of the MMM go out to eat mushroom dishes at ethnic New York Mycological Society. The annual banquet is on the horizon. Mark the date: Saturday, December restaurants in the boroughs of New York Submissions for the winter issue of the 2, 2006. The place: Giovanni’s Atrium City. We’d meet once a month on a week- NYMS newsletter must reach the editor night in January, February, and March. I by December 1, 2006. Various formats Restaurant in the Wall Street area of participated in something like this once are acceptable for manuscripts. Address lower Manhattan. The restaurant serves before and it worked out quite well. The questions to Pam Kray, editor. See above Italian cuisine in the Roman style. for addresses. Details and rsvp form will be out in meals were under $25. If you are interest- [email protected] the mail by mid-October. Dennis Aita ed please email me: . If (212/962-6908 or [email protected]) there are enough interested people I will and Claudine Michaud (718/638-0118 or organize it. [email protected]) are the contacts Maria Reidelbach 2 for the eagerly-awaited event. July in the Park with Mushrooms 3 Remember! 4 Gary Lincoff Stay responsibly in touch with us. If your Introduction telephone number, mailing or email ad- The month of July is usually very dry in the New York City area. This year we had over dress changes, please contact Paul Sad- six inches of rain in Central Park. Not only that, but the rain was nicely distributed so owski, secretary with your new informa- that we had measurable-to-hard rain on July 2, 5, 6, 3, 8, 2, 23, and 28. tion. An additional note for listserv users: please remember to set your spam filter I made 9 forays into the park specifically to look for mushrooms. (These were on to be able to receive listserv emails. July 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 0, 4, 5, 8, 9, 20, 2, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 3.) The importance of these dates has to do with the rainfall during July.
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