Arne Martinson is the co-owner of Northern Mushroom Tours with his wife Peyton. It is a company based in Bayfield specializing in personalized outdoor mushroom education.
Arne first became interested in mushrooms when he was a child picking mushrooms with his uncle Loras. However the real obsession didn’t begin until he received an advertisement when he was 14 for Telluride mushroom festival and he went with his mother. There, Arne met so many wonderful people like Britt Bunyard, Tradd Cotter, and Gary Lincoff. Britt advised Arne to join the Wisconsin Mycological Society and he has been a member for many years since then.
Arne has become a frequent foray leader for WMS in the northern part of the state and he has had the pleasure of hosting and helping to organize the Rustic Camping Foray in Bayfield, WI. Arne also teaches a standalone month-long course on beginner mushroom foraging for the Cable Natural History Museum.
Arne first became interested in mushrooms when he was a child picking mushrooms with his uncle Loras. However the real obsession didn’t begin until he received an advertisement when he was 14 for Telluride mushroom festival and he went with his mother. There, Arne met so many wonderful people like Britt Bunyard, Tradd Cotter, and Gary Lincoff. Britt advised Arne to join the Wisconsin Mycological Society and he has been a member for many years since then.
Arne has become a frequent foray leader for WMS in the northern part of the state and he has had the pleasure of hosting and helping to organize the Rustic Camping Foray in Bayfield, WI. Arne also teaches a standalone month-long course on beginner mushroom foraging for the Cable Natural History Museum.
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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. |
Wisconsin Mycological Society
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.
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