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Winter 2021 & Spring 2022 Schedule, Upcoming Events:

December Meeting: evening of Thursday, Dec. 16th, 6:30 PM CST

WMS Board Elections - please see our volunteer board candidates here.

"Festive Food & Drinks with Fungi" mini-cooking demonstration with board member Melissa Klokta

Fungi Trivia 'Pub Quiz' with Prizes to compete for & Lottery Prize drawn from everyone who sticks with it to the end of the night!

 
January 20, 2022 - WMS on Zoom, featuring a presentation by Gabriela D’Elia
(fungal ecologist and Conservation Coordinator for the Fungal Diversity Survey (FunDiS) - meeting opens 6:30 PM CST, presentation at 7 PM.

February 17, 2022 - WMS on Zoom, featuring a presentation by Patrick Murphy
(Psychedelia filmmaker) - meeting opens 6:30 PM CST, presentation at 7 PM.


March 17 2022 - WMS on Zoom featuring a presentation by Long Litt Woon
(anthropologist, Norwegian Mycological Association–certified mushroom professional, and author of new book - The Way Through the Woods
On Mushrooms and Mourning)
- meeting opens 6:30 PM CST, presentation at 7 PM.

Currently Planned In-Person Event Dates for Spring 2022:

*more dates may be added but these are set *


A "foray" is a trip out into the woods and fields to search for fungi, whether for scientific, artistic, or culinary (eating!) interests. All WMS forays will have at least 1 designated expert foray leader to guide the group, be available at a table talk at the end of the hike, and help compile a species list for each site.

Single day forays are open to all of WMS, no RSVP needed, & to your guests... plus anyone who may end up behind us on the trail. What we can do will vary from site to site, but often will involve collecting mushrooms and being able to venture off trail. Times and exact meeting places are TBD and will be sent to WMS members by email closer to the dates.

Our larger events go over multiple days, and will have sign up required (limited space). Sign up goes toward paying for multiple mycologists as foray leaders & extra materials for events only available to those at these events.

May 14 2022 - Southern Kettle Moraine Foray!

May 21 2022 - Saturday Morel Foray - Trempeleau State Park

July 21 - 24th, Hiles, WI Foray (sign up will be posted)

August 25 - 28th, Bayfield Rustic Camping (sign up will be posted)

September 3 Saturday, Mosquito Hill Foray near New London, WI

September 8 - 11th, Northwoods, Cable WI (sign up will be posted)

October 8 - Fungi Fair! An open event to WMS and the wider public. Multiple cooking demos, foraged & farmed fungi vendors, meeting up with fellow enthusiasts, and a table of interesting fungi samples to examine and explore. Last year we were graciously hosted at the Polish Center of Wisconsin, and look forward to working with them again.

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Monthly Meetings will often start at 6:30 PM of the Third Thursday of the Month with iNaturalist and Mushroom Observer identifications and tutorials, as people join on Zoom.

Lectures & Presentations then start at 7:00 PM CST.
A typical lecture wraps up by 8 PM, with time for 30 min Q&A.

Check the email you used to sign up as a WMS member for Zoom address links, foray meeting places and foray leader phone numbers, and additional details necessary for all our events.

Please make sure your email is up to date with us!
And if you are missing emails, check your spam folder.
Any questions?
Contact us here

Summer/Fall 2021 Schedule, Recently Past Events:

Telluride Mushroom Festival Aug 18 - 22 - Telluride, CO
More information Here

WMS 1st Annual Rustic Camping Foray August 27 - 29 - Bayfield, WI
Foray Leaders - Bruch Reed, Arne Martinson, Tavis Lynch and Melissa Klotka


Mosquito Hill Nature Center Foray with Foray Leader Matthew Normansell
Saturday, Sept. 4 (watch your emails) 
N3880 Rogers Road, New London, WI 54961.
The phone number is: (920) 779-6433  

Barronett Tri-County Foray Sept 9- 12 - Barronett, WI
More Information Here

THE CROWN JEWEL of Forays
THE 2021 NORTHWOODS FORAY
Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 6:00 PM – Sun, Sep 19, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT
Fungi Magazine has welcomed WMS as a community partner for this event - more information to come to member emails.
Location Lakewoods Resort & Golf 21540 County Highway M Cable, WI 54821

Mycelium Mysteries by Midwest Women's Herbal - September 24, 25, & 26, 2021 •  Dodgeville
More Information Here


Mitchell Park Domes  September 26 2021 - Mushrooms, Mosses and Mums, we were in the lobby from 9 AM to 4 PM.  But even if you missed the date, or the whole show, you can find images and news reports about this Fall Floral & Fungal Show featuring WMS fungi sculptures, paintings by Tess Kenney, and a mural by Kristen Schueffner.

The show ran from SEPTEMBER 25 - NOVEMBER 7 and focused on unique forest species of moss and fungi sculptures, set alongside a fall mum collection.

Coral Woods Foray, Saturday October 2nd 2021, 9 AM - Noon
Illinois Mycological Society invites WMS to join them at Coral Woods Conservation area. You will meet up with foray leader Lorinda Sues for a day out in autumnal Coral Woods searching for fungi. "Table talk" discussing all finds to follow the end of the walk. Coral Woods is located at: 7400 Somerset Dr, Marengo, IL 60152

2021 FUNGI FAIR - October 9, 2021  10 AM till 5 PM
We had a wonderful return of the Fungi Fair this year, open to all and hosted at the Polish Center of Wisconsin (6941 S. 68th Street Franklin, WI 53132-8237) Thank you to out-going WMS Vice President Gary Schlipaski for helping organize this event!