Learn about the exciting world of mycology, fungi and mushrooms.
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Fungi Fair is back!
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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.
Upcoming presentation by Rose Tursi at our October 21st meeting on Zoom
"Fun and Fungal: Facts you didn't even know you didn't know about the world's most commonly eaten mushrooms!"
We host a wide variety of educational fungi lectures, mushroom-happy chef demos, and community science naturalist roundtables at WMS monthly meetings. You can find upcoming meeting presentation topics here. These meetings are currently held on Zoom.
Wisconsin Mycological Society is also on YouTube!
Enjoy our videos at the channel, here & contact us to propose your own video topics!
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Mitchell Park Domes & WMS
Mums, Mosses & Mushrooms!
Fall Floral & Fungal Show: Sept. 25 - Nov. 7
Mums, Mosses & Mushrooms!
Fall Floral & Fungal Show: Sept. 25 - Nov. 7
WMS mushroom sculptures, fungi paintings by WMS President Dr. Tess Kenney, and a mural by Kristen
Check it out on the news!
And learn more about this Show Dome special here!
At the link above you will find more on the show, the "Mushroom or Beer?" game, and what local Milwaukee artist Dwellephant did with Wisconsin Mycological Society member's fungi photos!
Meet your 2021
Board of Directors
click here
Emerging "hexagonal polypore" Polyporus alveolaris.
By Mariah Rogers.
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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. |
Wisconsin Mycological Society
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