February 20 (Thursday) in-person presentation by mycologist, Dr. Else Vellinga! Waukesha Public Library starting at 6:30 pm on Fascinating Mushroom Spores
February 27 (Thursday) in-person presentation on Fungi of the Amazon Basin by mycologist, Larry Evans! We will meet at Cowley Hall Rm 151 at the UW La Crosse campus - time to be determined, but will be in the evening when parking is more available.
March 2 (Sunday) our "Snowshoes and Shrooms" foray, famous for the past few years for predicting the coldest, most icicles-out-of-your-nose-est day of the year! And we did it again by first trying to schedule this for February. Join us at 10 AM to see what lichens and cold-hardy fungi there are to see at Storrs Lake Wildlife Area. Meet at the trailhead by the largest/main parking lot by the park sign. This is easy to find but as a backup here are the GPS coordinates: 42.778992, -88.918042
February 27 (Thursday) in-person presentation on Fungi of the Amazon Basin by mycologist, Larry Evans! We will meet at Cowley Hall Rm 151 at the UW La Crosse campus - time to be determined, but will be in the evening when parking is more available.
March 2 (Sunday) our "Snowshoes and Shrooms" foray, famous for the past few years for predicting the coldest, most icicles-out-of-your-nose-est day of the year! And we did it again by first trying to schedule this for February. Join us at 10 AM to see what lichens and cold-hardy fungi there are to see at Storrs Lake Wildlife Area. Meet at the trailhead by the largest/main parking lot by the park sign. This is easy to find but as a backup here are the GPS coordinates: 42.778992, -88.918042
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. We do not ID mushrooms through this website.
If you are in need of an ID consider uploading quality photos with multiple views of your specimen 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 contact us and provide a way to get back to you, we may be able to provide suggestions for more identification resources you can use. You are always responsible for your own decisions taken on the basis of identification resources. |
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