Hiles Foray 2023

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2023 will be the 15th Annual Hiles Foray!
July 20th to July 23rd
Thursday to Sunday
* day-passes are available for 7/21 & 7/22 *
Registration below

Hiles: the “Mushroom Capital of Wisconsin!”
This region features a diverse mix of trees, including beech, hemlock, spruce, tamarack, paperbark and gray birch, sugar maple, hop hornbeam and red oak, primarily, leading to a diverse mix of mycoflora. You can see just a fraction of what we found last year here, in this iNaturalist project for the 2022 event.

Schedule Summary:
Thursday: Check-in, sign up for your trails, go on a mini-foray right around the check-in area, meet up at Mainstreet Ed's for dinner (everyone on their own checks, unless someone buys a round), and get to know each other.

Friday: First day of forays into the woods! There will be multiple trails, each with their own foray leader, to sign up for. Each of these trails will be described for you when you check-in and sign up for your forays. Some will be all-day, others in the morning or afternoon only. We will meet back for a potluck and social followed by a talk with the foray leaders about what we have found, going over the specimens in person. At least one of these trails should have chanterelles in profusion, and at least one will focus on the intense myco-diversity in this part of our state.

Saturday: Second day of forays, with all-day, morning-only and afternoon-only options once again. Our final table talk will end with our total species count, announced by the lead mycologist, and a comparison to previous Hiles foray counts and unique species found. Prizes may be given for various categories of "best find", and we will then enjoy a presentation on mycology by an expert lecturer.

Sunday: One last mini-foray on-site in Hiles available in the morning, clean up, check out, and saying goodbyes.

These tickets are to the event itself; each person arrange our own lodging and food unless otherwise specified above, as in the potluck on Friday evening.
Click here: for more information on lodging in and around Hiles, WI

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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