We work together to provide mycological education, celebration, and community.
WMS is also an outlet for fungal-focused hobbies including community science, cooking/preservation, home cultivation, artistic endeavors and more.
Anyone can be a member of the Wisconsin Mycological Society.
WMS members receive our quarterly newsletter, notices of all mushroom hunting forays, dinners, meetings, online and in-person lectures, workshops, and socials.. We are supported by members and volunteers and our volunteer board is elected by the membership.
WMS is also an outlet for fungal-focused hobbies including community science, cooking/preservation, home cultivation, artistic endeavors and more.
Anyone can be a member of the Wisconsin Mycological Society.
WMS members receive our quarterly newsletter, notices of all mushroom hunting forays, dinners, meetings, online and in-person lectures, workshops, and socials.. We are supported by members and volunteers and our volunteer board is elected by the membership.
Our society offers:
Spring, Summer and Fall Forays — Educational nature hikes throughout the state including our Annual Northwoods Weekend Foray & Morel Forays to observe & collect fungi. Check our events page. Foray leaders with mycological expertise are employed by WMS for many of these events and are available to help with identification and learning.
Lecture Series with expert mycologists, fungi-specializing chefs, and other presenters. In-person meetings are free and open to all. Meetings are currently online with Zoom with access link sent to members. Meetings are the 3rd Thursday of the month.
Social events throughout WI — In a regular year, we have Winter Wine & Cheese Social, Summer BBQ, and Multi-Course Gourmet Mushroom Dinners, Potlucks, Camping. While some of these events will resume, eating-focused events are currently postponed.
Education on WI fungi species on our social media & iNaturalist projects and at public events, workshops, festivals, and fairs. Our virtual forays now have 2 years - 2020 & 2021.
Newsletter — Upcoming events, recipes, humor, book reviews, fungi ID tips, personal anecdotes, and more. We archive it here. And you can contribute to the newsletter!
The company of other mushroom lovers - Meeting others with a love of the outdoors and a yearning to understand the world of fungi and how it relates to our planet.
We are an affiliated club with the North American Mycological Association (NAMA) and work with other regional mycology groups such as the Madison Mycological Society.
As forays and other events resume over this coming year, they will be held with care, up-to-date information about the pandemic, and evidence-based rules in place to maintain the health and safety of all attendees and our loved ones.
Contact us if you have any concerns, would like help finding transportation to events, or to discuss any other accommodations we can make.
Spring, Summer and Fall Forays — Educational nature hikes throughout the state including our Annual Northwoods Weekend Foray & Morel Forays to observe & collect fungi. Check our events page. Foray leaders with mycological expertise are employed by WMS for many of these events and are available to help with identification and learning.
Lecture Series with expert mycologists, fungi-specializing chefs, and other presenters. In-person meetings are free and open to all. Meetings are currently online with Zoom with access link sent to members. Meetings are the 3rd Thursday of the month.
Social events throughout WI — In a regular year, we have Winter Wine & Cheese Social, Summer BBQ, and Multi-Course Gourmet Mushroom Dinners, Potlucks, Camping. While some of these events will resume, eating-focused events are currently postponed.
Education on WI fungi species on our social media & iNaturalist projects and at public events, workshops, festivals, and fairs. Our virtual forays now have 2 years - 2020 & 2021.
Newsletter — Upcoming events, recipes, humor, book reviews, fungi ID tips, personal anecdotes, and more. We archive it here. And you can contribute to the newsletter!
The company of other mushroom lovers - Meeting others with a love of the outdoors and a yearning to understand the world of fungi and how it relates to our planet.
We are an affiliated club with the North American Mycological Association (NAMA) and work with other regional mycology groups such as the Madison Mycological Society.
As forays and other events resume over this coming year, they will be held with care, up-to-date information about the pandemic, and evidence-based rules in place to maintain the health and safety of all attendees and our loved ones.
Contact us if you have any concerns, would like help finding transportation to events, or to discuss any other accommodations we can make.
Emerging "hexagonal polypore" Polyporus alveolaris.
By Mariah Rogers.
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Virtual Zoom Lectures
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Meet your 2021
Board of Directors
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Common Bird's Nest Fungi, Crucibulum laeve, by Andrew Khitsun
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Wisconsin Mycological Society (WMS) is dedicated to the study and enjoyment of mushrooms and other fungi throughout the state of Wisconsin. Education, safety, sustainability, community, and connecting with nature are our goals. We are affiliated with NAMA, along with our 2 other Wisconsin Clubs, the Madison Mycological Society and the Northwestern Wisconsin MycoEnthusiasts.
We do not ID mushrooms through this website. If you are in need of an ID consider uploading quality photos and descriptions of your find to Mushroom Observer or iNaturalist including our projects or post in Wild Food Wisconsin or Mushroom Identification Group. If You Suspect a Poisoning
If you suspect you have consumed a poisonous mushroom, contact a physician, the closest hospital ER, poison control center, or dial 911, depending on the severity of the reaction. US Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222 The North American Mycological Association (NAMA) has information that may also be of help. Click here. |
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