Melissa Klotka has been a board member since 2019 and is on the Events Committee. Her focus when she started was to have more events to cover the entire state of Wisconsin with events all of our members in the state can attend.
In 2022 she set up the schedule of one-day forays, and was the Foray Director for Rustic Camping which she created with Arne Martinson. Along with Jeremy Hooper, she was the event organizer for Fungi Fair for 2022. Melissa is also the Foray Director for the Barronett Tri-County Foray which is a 3-day mushroom retreat in northern Wisconsin. Melissa has actively been focusing on increasing the online presence of WMS on Facebook and Instagram as well. Melissa is currently the committee chair for the Wisconsin Wild Mushroom Certification Class WMS has been asked to develop for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Melissa attends many events, and loves to meet and get to know all of the members. She can't wait to see all of the new and familiar faces at next year's events for WMS!
Wisconsin Mycological Society is a North American Mycological Association (NAMA) affiliated club. Melissa helps manage their Facebook page and is on the NAMA arts committee. She attended her first national NAMA event this year, and hopes to become even more engaged with NAMA in the future.
Melissa has a Bachelor's of Business Administration from UW-Whitewater and has her own business doing art restoration. Check out her work here: https://hummingbirdhoneybeeart.weebly.com/
In 2022 she set up the schedule of one-day forays, and was the Foray Director for Rustic Camping which she created with Arne Martinson. Along with Jeremy Hooper, she was the event organizer for Fungi Fair for 2022. Melissa is also the Foray Director for the Barronett Tri-County Foray which is a 3-day mushroom retreat in northern Wisconsin. Melissa has actively been focusing on increasing the online presence of WMS on Facebook and Instagram as well. Melissa is currently the committee chair for the Wisconsin Wild Mushroom Certification Class WMS has been asked to develop for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Melissa attends many events, and loves to meet and get to know all of the members. She can't wait to see all of the new and familiar faces at next year's events for WMS!
Wisconsin Mycological Society is a North American Mycological Association (NAMA) affiliated club. Melissa helps manage their Facebook page and is on the NAMA arts committee. She attended her first national NAMA event this year, and hopes to become even more engaged with NAMA in the future.
Melissa has a Bachelor's of Business Administration from UW-Whitewater and has her own business doing art restoration. Check out her work here: https://hummingbirdhoneybeeart.weebly.com/
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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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