The Foray was held in Perrenoud Wildlife Habitat Area – approximately 1 hour drive NW from Calgary Centre. On our arrival, we spotted a couple of other people who were not part of the AMS but who had collected a small amount of morels. Our AMS group then ventured into this 321 acre area to try our luck. Although a few morels were found, the numbers were not large. An interesting number of other mushrooms however were found and are noted below.
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024. 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Perrenoud Wildlife Habitat Area.
Foray Leader(s): Christine Costello, Sean Campbell
Attendees: 42
Weather: Comfortable temperature around 16°C average. Cloudy with a mild wind.
Terrain: Fairly flat with some hilly areas. Mix of aspen, poplar and spruce.
Finds: Listed below are the names of some of the specimens found – names may not necessarily reflect the most current scientific genus.
- Morchella spp.
- Gyromitra esculenta
- Gyromitra montana
- Cortinarius spp.
- Discina perlata
- Xeromphalina campanella
- Nolanea spp.
- Fomitopsis spp.
- Phellinus tremullae
