Ethan and Mel led a foray in the Tawatinaw Valley. They found morels, oysters, and a variety of other interesting things Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024. 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Tawatinaw Valley Foray Leader(s): Ethan Zapach, Mel Hohn Attendees: 23 Weather: Normal, dry Terrain: Maintained Trails, Animal
The natural area visited was well-populated with dead and decaying poplar, especially the Balsam poplar, the preferred specimen for oyster mushrooms. The site did not disappoint, and a small cluster of oyster mushrooms were foraged. The consensus is that likely we were just about one week too early. With
Karen Slevinsky, President of the Alberta Mycological Society recently shared stories with us from her Ukrainian heritage about what to forage, when and how to forage - with a specific focus on local wild mushrooms. She will introduce us to a variety of mushrooms and teach us how
On May 23, 2024, Karen Slevinsky and Ryan Armishaw appeared on "This Morning With Stacey Brotzel And Daryl McIntyre" on 630 Ched. Have a listen.
From Ryan: To my understanding, this marked AMS's inaugural expedition at Genesee NA. The location boasted picturesque landscapes adorned with sprawling trails, mature trees, and diverse ecosystems. Twenty-seven enthusiasts embarked on this quest in anticipation of discovering elusive morels. While fortune favoured a select few with sightings, others stumbled
46 people showed up for a nice walk in the river valley at Whitemud Creek. Several people came back with a few handfuls of verpae (135 in total), and one morel, but most arrived with only a few curiosities. A mother and son found a garter snake down by
The parking lot at Sherwood Park Natural Area was bursting at the seams with the 59 people participating in the foray. It was an enjoyable walk and the weather held up well. Participants returned with a few verpa, though only three were fortunate enough to discover a single morel
Cold, wet, and windy. That didn't stop 30 AMS members from making the journey out to Pieter Van Der Schoot's property near Breton, Alberta. Pieter was gracious enough to welcome us back to his land for a verpa/morel hunt. The soil temps were averaging around 7C and it was
We enjoyed beautiful warm weather and a fantastic turnout of 39 people, all welcomed by a friendly host, along with adorable dogs and goats. We found 590 Verpa bohemica and 49 Morchella esculenta. Many first-time foragers joined us, and I believe they couldn't have been happier with the outcome.
The mating dance of the grouse could be heard in the near distance and as luck would have it a foray participant flushed it out of the bush. This was an early morel foray and it was extremely successful - with at least 143 Verpa bohemica foraged. One lucky
