Rustic Camping Foray

Join us for Rustic Camping
2025 in Bayfield, WI

Registration is open! Scroll to the bottom to sign up.

Our 5th year at this magical spot!

August 7 to 10, Thursday to Sunday

With day passes for 8/8 Friday & 8/9 Saturday available!

We will be sending out the exact address of our 'base camp' to attendees by email.

The land is the private residence of WMS members! If you have any questions about the accommodations, the campsites, please contact us.

Prepare for overflowing baskets of edible fungi! Our foray leaders really know this area. Especially Bayfield's own local mushroom expert, Arne Martinson. Featured here: Lobster mushrooms, chanterelles, & black trumpets. Photo taken by Jessica Wolff.

Lobster mushrooms sizzle on the campfire griddle. Photo taken by: Jessica Wolff

Russell's bolete, Aureoboletus russellii -- check out that decorated stipe! This is an edible species we have foraged, cooked in cast iron over the campfire, and sampled together. Photo taken at Bayfield Rustic Camping 2022 by Brennon Strnad.

Foray leader Bruch Reed finds happiness (Craterellus species)

Both photos above taken by Jessica Wolff

The above photos from Bayfield Rustic Camping 2022 taken by: Jessica Wolff (including one photo from a drone!)
Her Vimeo page with film projects can be seen here: vimeo.com/jessicakempken

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.

We are affiliated with NAMA, a society that covers all of North America and includes many affiliate clubs. We also love to support regional Wisconsin clubs and fungi related events. This includes the Madison Mycological Society, the Northwestern Wisconsin MycoEnthusiasts, and the Door Peninsula Mushroom Club.

If you run or want to start a regional group, or one focused on a unique mycological topic, please do reach out to us.

Wisconsin Mycological Society
7440 W Greenfield Ave
PO Box 14461
Milwaukee WI 53214

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