These are the former WMS pages archived here temporarily while the files
are converted and transferred to the new site.
You can browse these files for many of the text files, newsletters and photos from forays and events.

Wisconsin Mycological Society

The Wisconsin Mycological Society is primarily an amateur organization dedicated to the study and enjoyment of wild mushrooms and other fungi. Professionals in mycology and related fields provide their support and expertise. While centered in southeastern Wisconsin, membership ranges throughout the state and members travel far and wide in search of spring, summer, and fall mushrooms.

WMS members are mainly interested in learning how to collect and identify wild edible and poisonous mushrooms and their relatives. Numerous educational activities are available to teach beginners as well as more advanced collectors various techniques for learning about wild fungi.

An obvious closely related and very popular topic is cooking and preservation of many different mushrooms.

A significant number of members are involved in mushroom/nature photography and related artistic endeavors.

Also of considerable interest is the home cultivation of various mushroom species such as Shiitake, oyster Mushroom, Morels, and others.

The society offers:

Here are a few photos of some of our members and functions.during the late 80's and 90's
Here are some photos taken at the fall forays in 2002
Here are some photos taken at some of the forays in 2003
  Also see Richard Seaman's page of photos from 2003 Devil's Lake Foray.
Here are some photos taken at some of the forays last year (2004)
Here are some photos from this year (2005)

Steve Nelsen on "PLUTEUS"
Steve Nelsen on "BOLBITACEA"
Steve Nelsen on "PSATHYRELLA"
Contact Steve at nelsen@chem.wisc.edu
An Introduction to Fungi and the WMS
Pictorial Key to Common Genera

Newsletters:

Be sure to visit the wonderful Fungi Pages of Tom Volk in La Crosse, Wisconsin