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WMS Volunteers


Get involved with your Wisconsin Mycological Society!

Volunteers help lead forays,  give presentations,  hold mushroom cooking classes,  help identify mushroom species on forays,  provide photos and stories for a Mushroom of the Month,  write a WMS Mushroom Dinner reviews, and send in material for our new cookbook. 

Fungi Identification & Education

Help identify fungi on the forays. This can be at in-person forays once they resume, or with our virtual forays on iNaturalist, which now have 2 years - 2020 & 2021.

By posting and identifying fungi on iNaturalist & Mushroom Observer, you can learn by trial and error and in conversation with other fungi-identifiers.

On Facebook, you can post on our page or in Wild Food Wisconsin or Mushroom Identification Group.

One book we suggest that covers a wide range of fungi is the National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms.

Check out our other education resources & recommendations... once we have added them! For now, please send in your recommendations and experiences with learning from them. 

 You can contact Mariah, Peg, or Al if you'd like to help or have questions!

Foray Leading/Hosting

Host a foray in your neck of the woods! It's fun, easy and you don't have to give up your favorite foraging spots. You can pick the place & set the terms with us.
Mushroom Cookbook
Help with the WMS Cookbook.  This cookbook will be a WMS fundraiser organized by member Theresa. Submit your recipe with or without photos.  
Click here to email Theresa  ...
Calling All Illustrator-Artists, Amateurs Included!
You too can send in your mushroom/fungi illustrations for the website & cookbook!

Photography

Send in fungi photos to our Facebook  page, to our Instagram, or on iNaturalist after joining our 2021 and 2020 virtual forays! We love to see and share them.

This can be with or without their ID already being known.

Some subject matter ideas include...
1. Fungi found in the wild.
2. Fungi you have cultivated
3. Friends foraging in the woods
4. Happy mushroomers showing off finds
5. Culinary creations involving fungi

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.
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 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.

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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 and the Northwestern Wisconsin MycoEnthusiasts.

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