2013

WALKS & FORAYS by John Plischke III black text

We request that no one hunts a walk or foray location for at least two weeks prior to a walk or foray. It is only through your cooperation that we can have successful walks and forays. All walks & forays will be held rain or shine. Come 15-30 min early and socialize. All walks start on time, so be early, if you are late we will already be in the woods. You can find last minute additions or changes by going to our Yahoo Groups at groups.yahoo.com/group/wpamushroomclub April 6 - 10:00-12:00 Hampton Township Park, Allegheny County. Meet Dick Dougall and Dick Duffy at the swimming pool parking lot. From Route 8, turn onto Wildwood Road Extension (not toward North Park). Then turn right onto School Road to Hampton Middle School. Go past the school to the end of the parking lot where the road makes a hard left. Turn left into park at sign to Tennis Courts, just across from Hampton High School. Turn left at another sign to the Tennis Courts. Turn right at the stop sign to the swimming pool. April 21 Earth Day Frick Park 12PM to 4PM starting at the Frick Park Nature Center. Meet Jim Tunney. There will be 4 walks, each starting on the hour and lasting about 45 minutes. I will be posting this on the yahoo groups, I'll be asking for volunteers to help by leading some of the walks. I haven't heard back from the organizer yet so all of the details aren't set. The mushroom walks are at 12:00 and 2:00 http://apps.pittsburghpa.gov/citiparks/2013-earth-day-flyer.pdf Sunday April 21 9:45am . Ryerson Station in Greene County meet Bonnie and Brian Davis and Park Manager Alan Johnson and activities director Jarred. Meet at the Ranger Station; walk leaves from there by vehicle promptly at 10 April 27 10:00-12:00 Twin Lakes Park, Westmoreland County. Meet John Plischke III and Kim Plischke. Directions From Points East and West: Take Rt. 30 towards Greensburg. Turn onto Donohoe Rd. at the traffic light at Wendys in front of Westmoreland Mall. From the east, this is a right turn. From the west, it is a left turn. Follow the road to the right towards the Toys R Us store. Continue straight through a traffic light and two stop signs. Turn left after the second stop sign onto Twin Lakes Road and follow the signs to Twin Lakes Park. Park in the first parking lot, Tamarack Parking Lot Sunday April 28 9:45am . Ryerson Station in Greene County meet Bonnie and Brian Davis and Park Manager Alan Johnson and activities director Jarred. Meet at the Ranger Station; walk leaves from there by vehicle promptly at 10 May 4 10 AM-Noon. Meet Jim Wasik. Frick Park, Pittsburgh PA. Meet near the Blue Slide Playground (Beechwood and Nicholson). In the past several years, Morels have been found in Frick Park. Sunday May 5..Meet Brian Davis at Mingo. Meet at the OLD abandoned ranger station (across from shelters 3 & 4) @ 9:45. Walk begins promptly at 10:00. May 11 at 9:00am. Sewickley Heights Park Meet Fluff Berger. Meet in the parking lot (theres only one.)

May 18 9:45-12:00 Meet John Plischke III to search for morels in a secret morel spot. Meeting at Shop and Save Rt 66 parking lot in Greensburg and will travel by car to the location (about 15-20 minutes away) May 25, 2013-- Meet Dick Dougall Hartwood Acres, 10AM-Noon, at the parking lot in front of the Mansion (on the opposite side of the park from the Performance Center). From PA Turnpike: Take Allegheny Valley (Exit 48). Stay right on the exit ramp. Turn right onto Route 910 West. Go 4 1/2 miles and turn left onto Saxonburg Blvd. at the red blinking light. Follow Saxonburg Blvd. about 2 1/2 miles, entrance will be on your right. This is about a mile and a half from Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve. June 15th at Camp Guyasuta in Sharpsburg Meet Barbara Deriso, at 10am. From Route 28 (north or south) take the Highland Park Bridge exit and then the Sharpsburg exit ramp before getting onto the bridge. At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Main Street. In Sharpsburg turn north onto 23rd St. Cross the tracks and bear right onto the 23rd St extension. Follow the signs to enter Camp Guyasuta. We will meet in the parking lot. Dogs are not permitted in the Camp. NowJune 8 - 10 - Noon - Camp Guyasuta, Sharpsburg, PA - Barbara DeRiso. From Route 28 (north
or south) take the Highland Park Bridge exit and then the Sharpsburg exit ramp before getting onto the bridge. At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Main Street. In Sharpsburg turn north onto 23rd St. Cross the tracks and bear right onto the 23rd St extension. Follow the signs to enter Camp Guyasuta. We will meet in the parking lot. Dogs are not permitted in the Camp. Camp Guyasuta, Boy Scouts of America, Laurel Highlands Council, 300 23rd Street, Sharpsburg, PA 15215

June 21 - 23, 2013. Meet Walt Sturgeon, Blackwater Falls, West Virginia. for the 2nd annual Mountain BioDiversity Weekend. A hands-on approach to exploring biodiversity in the mountains of West Virginia. The event kicks off Friday evening with The Lilly Boys Bluegrass Band, continues Saturday with field trips to various locations throughout the area with experienced and knowledgeable leaders and concludes Sunday morning with live birds presentation by Three Rivers Avian Center. An event for the entire family. Contact: 304-2595216. Bluegrass and mushrooms - what a combo! June 22 10am-12, Meet John Stuart meet at North Park Alleghney County at the Swimming Pool parking lot. North Park has a variety of habitats, we always find mushrooms here. From Pittsburgh go north on Rt. 8. Turn left onto Wildwood Road onto the Yellow Belt (Ford Dealer and Boston Market on the right). Go 1.3 mi. to a red light; go straight (W Hardies). Continue another 1.6 mi. to a red light at North Park Entrance, road name changes to Ingomar Road at this intersection, Turn left on Babcock Blvd. Follow the signs to the walk location. www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/parkphon.asp June 22 and 23 at Destiny Hill Farm in Washington Bonnie and I will each be doing mushroom talks both days between 11 and 2 at the annual Lavender festival. Her topic will be "Mushrooming in Western Pennsylvania" common varieties than can be found in parks and backyards. My topic is "Mushroom Foraging".concentration finding large quantities of morels, black trumpets, chickens, hens, chanterelles, where to look for them, tree identification, and how to freeze/dehydrate/and cook them once you learn to find them. Also talk about Verpa's, JackO-Lanterns to know to avoid. Leave out gilled mushrooms such as Honey's and Oystersthis is beginner foraging 101 with confidence they're choice edibles. There is food , music, crafts, horse rides for kids; a nice family event. For information, photo's (2 of Bonnie teaching from last year) and directions go to http://www.destinyhill.com/#!lavenderfestival/czc4 Admission is 10 dollars

July 10th Ashville July 20th 9:30 AM Meet Jack and Valerie Baker and the Westmoreland Botany Club at the North Park at swimming pool parking lot. North Park has a variety of habitats, we always find mushrooms here. From Pittsburgh go north on Rt. 8. Turn left onto Wildwood Road onto the Yellow Belt (Ford Dealer and Boston Market on the right). Go 1.3 mi. to a red light; go straight (W Hardies). Continue another 1.6 mi. to a red light at North Park Entrance, road name changes to Ingomar Road at this intersection, Turn left on Babcock Blvd. Follow the signs to the walk location. www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/parkphon.asp Saturday July 20 9:45am . Ryerson Station in Greene County meet Bonnie and Brian Davis and Park Manager Alan Johnson and activities director Jarred. Meet at the Ranger Station; walk leaves from there by vehicle promptly at 10. Besides more Chants than I care to pick, usually find black Trumpets and many Boletes including Boletus Frosti (the red one that's edible). Roughly 70 different species on one walk late July is the norm

July 19-21 Ohio Mushroom Society Lake MetroParks Penitentiary Glen Nature Center, Kirtland, OH More information at:

www.ohiomushroom.org July 27 WVMC Foray at Cannan Valley WV The

Assembly of God fellowship hall is located on route 32, just 5 miles north of Harman and 4 miles south of the entrance to Canaan Valley State Park (aka Canaan Valley Resort). Remember - the fellowship hall is not located in the church, but about 1/2 mile north of it, right near the only bridge in Dry Fork. The GPS coordinates are 38.57.29N and 79.29.53W The foray fee is $35.00 per person http://www.wvmushroomclub.org/
July 27, 2013--Salamander Park, Fox Chapel in Allegheny County, 10AM-Noon Leaders--Dick Dougall and John Stuart Salamander Park is located on Fox Chapel Road just North of junction with Squaw Run Road. Take route 28 either going north or south. Get off at exit 8 and turn onto Fox Chapel Road. Go north. At the forth with Squaw Run Road, bear right. Salamander Park is 0.2 miles further on the left. August 2-4 EPM Miknis Foray. Mont Alto campus August 6-10 NEMF - Campus of University of Qubec at Rimouski (300, Alle des Ursulines, Rimouski, QC) For details on location, program and registration visit the Cercle des
Mycologues de Montral website <http://mycomontreal.qc.ca/> then click on the NEMF - FQGM - 2013 link my talk is Friday morning 8:45

August 9-11 4th Annual CPWMC Wild Mushroom Foray. The Central Pennsylvania Wild Mushroom Club (CPWMC) invites you to attend the 4th Annual Central PA Wild Mushroom Foray August 9-11 at the beautiful Sieg Conference Center near Lock Haven. Join us for a weekend of hunting, identifying, and learning about the prolific fungi of Central PA (see registration form for schedule). You must be at least 18 to attend. The Sieg Center is provided by courtesy of Lock Haven University and Dr. Barrie Overton. It is located in rural Pennsylvania

in an old growth forest of hardwoods and hemlocks. A trophy trout stream (Fishing Creek) flows through the heart of the conference center. See their website for a registration form and details. http://www.centralpamushroomclub.org/events THE DATES ABOVE MAY BE INCORRECT NOW AUG 16-18 August 24 Bradys Run August 25 -- 9:00-12:00 The Outdoor Classroom, Boyce-Mayview Park, Upper Saint Clair. Fee: $15 or $10 for mushroom club members with a current membership card. John Plischke III will present a slide show and lead a walk. Bring mushrooms from home for identification. To register, contact Jessica at (412) 838-0064. From Rt. 19, Heading north (from Washington County): Follow Rt. 19 to intersection with Boyce Road. Turn left onto Boyce Road. Follow Boyce all the way to the intersection with Mayview Road. Turn right on Mayview. Follow Mayview past Mayview State Hospital, across Chartiers Creek, until you see the barns and the sign for 1571 Mayview Road on your right. Turn right at the 1571 sign. Follow the road to the parking area, and then walk through the parking area to the Outdoor Classroom. See their website for more information, other directions and a park map. www.theoutdoorclassroompa.org August 30-Sept 2 Connecticut-Westchester Mycological Association - COMA 35th Annual Rogerson Foray, Camp Hemlocks, Hebron, Connecticut. September 8-14 Boletes of North America: A Field Seminar and Workshop Eagle Hill, Maine for more info a pdf is at http://www.eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/seminar-flyer-pdfs/2013%20Bessette %20and%20Bessette.pdf

September 20-22 Peck Foray at Mckeever Do Not add to NEWSLETTER

September 21- WPMC Gary Lincoff Mid-Atlantic Mushroom Foray North Park, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh PA. Dont miss it. WPMC Website September 27-29 - Mycological Association of Washington, Camp Sequanota, Jennerstown, Somerset County, theyve had excellent foray weekends in September of every year but two since 1988. The record number of species there was about 260, and sometimes found vast quantities of choice edibles (well, pretty good amounts) like black chanterelles, horse mushrooms, and Boletus separans. Details and registration form is on their web at www.mawdc.org October 5th 10am south park nature center Mushroom Mania - Learn the lore, see the strange, taste the terrific of local wild mushrooms.this is a park event open to the public October 5, 201310 a.m. - noon: Raccoon Creek State Park, Beaver County. Meet Dick Dougall. Meet in the Parking Lot by the Park Office. The entrance to Raccoon Creek State Park is located on the southwest side of Route 30 in Beaver County. Go to their website by Googling "Raccoon Creek State Park" for directions. Directions from Pittsburgh: Take I-376 W. Get off Exit 60A to merge onto US-22 W/U.S. 30 W toward Weirton. Then take the PA-18 exit toward Florence/Burgettstown. Turn left onto PA-18 N. PA-18 passes directly through the park Oct. 5, 6. Fall Foray-Ohio Mushroom Society Deep Woods-Hocking Hills St. Pk. Details to follow. Camping is available. Andrea Moore

Sat.Sun.Oct. 5-6 AutumnForay Deep Woods-Hocking Hills Start Park. Andrea Moore. Download 2013 OMS Autumn Foray or contact Andrea for more details at Chickenmom64@yahoo.com
Oct 13 Friends of Murrysville Parks 1 pm Pleasant Valley Park Mushroom Walk led by Scott Hamilton October 24-27 NAMA: Shepherd of the Ozarks,Arkansas (which is about 115 miles and 2.5 hours north of Little Rock) Website: http://www.sotocamp.com/ Shepherd of the Ozarks is a year-round 460 acre Christian Conference/Retreat center located in the heart of the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas. Here you can enjoy many activities including hiking, exploring, horseback riding, swimming, canoeing, fishing, floating, snorkeling, volleyball, Frisbee golf, and the extreme adventure sports of High personal challenge Ropes Cource, Paintball, as well as visiting the petting zoo and watching the natural wildlife. Nestled in this wilderness setting are ten luxurious log cabin style lodges varying in dcor and size to sleep from 6 to a group of 400 people. All of them include kitchens, meeting rooms, private bedrooms and bunk areas. Massive rock fireplaces, chairs on the porch and comfortable beds invite you to come away For refreshment and relaxation. (Jay Justice) Washington Greene County Chapter April 21 Ryerson Station State Park Contact Brian Davis magnumdavisb@verizon.net for more detail. 10:00 For all walks and forays, bring water and lunch. Dress for the weather. Bring basket, wax or paper bags (no plastic) to keep mushrooms separated, whistle, 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 edibles off to keep them clean. Try to dig up 3 of the same species at different stages of development. Dont pick old mushrooms; leave them to drop their spores. Bring your membership card and a friend or two. You are responsible for not getting lost, if you have that tendency stick like glue to others. We wont wait for you, and we wont come to look for you. Dont take the identification of the person standing next to you, they might not know as much as you do. Only club mycologists and identifiers should be used for advice. The Walk Leader will tell you when to be back at the walk starting place where the mushrooms will be put on paper plates and the Walk Identifier or Club Mycologist will put names on only the mushrooms that they know well. Take notes and pictures to help you remember the mushrooms. You should go home and check books yourself. Whether you decide to eat a mushroom, is ultimately only your decision

Programs Mushroom talk weeked after April 9 WPMC