Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024. 14:00-16:00 hr. Location: Two Pine Trail - Bragg Creek area Foray Leader(s): Christine Costello, Barb Shworak, Nadia Shiwdin Attendees: 25 Weather: The weather was warm at around 20' C and mostly sunny. Terrain: The forest is a mix of spruce, pine, poplar and aspen.
Date: Friday, September 20, 2024. 16:00-18:00 hr. Location: Perrenoud Wildlife Habitat Area Foray Leader(s): Christine Costello, Barb Shworak Attendees: 25 Weather: The weather was pleasant at around 18' C with some cloudy periods. Terrain: The forest is a mix of spruce, pine, poplar and aspen. Mostly flat terrain.
It was another wonderful weekend at Weald thanks to Elizabeth Lakeman! Everyone who attended picked copious amounts of White Hedgehogs, Yellowfoot Chanterelles, Suillus, and more. I can't wait to do it again next year! Date: September 13-15, 2024 Location: Weald PRA Foray Leader(s): Elizabeth Lakeman Foray Attendees: 20
Marie graciously agreed to host a foray on her land near Tomahawk, Alberta with the aid of Martin Osis. It was well attended with 22 people. There were mushrooms to find, albeit maybe a little older in the heat. As always, Martin was a wonderful host and had great
Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024. 18:00-20:00 hr. Location: Mesa Butte PLUZ area in Kananaskis Country Foray Leader(s): Christine Costello, Barb Shworak Attendees: 36 Weather: The weather Wednesday evening was a little cloudy with temperatures around 12-16C. Terrain: The forest is a mix of spruce, pine, poplar and aspen. A
The Great Alberta Mushroom Foray 2024 was held in Cold Lake, Alberta at the Cold Lake Energy Centre. We had 12 official forays and 2 pre-forays. Everything was photographed and logged into iNaturalist. Our expert mycologists, and army of volunteers, worked tirelessly to ID and log every specimen they
It was a wonderful foray at Terwillegar Park in Edmonton. Several groups of new members showed up for the foray. We found a variety of items, including some delicious edibles: Blewits, Hericium, etc. Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Terwillegar Park, Edmonton Foray
The Foray was held in Perrenoud Wildlife Habitat Area - approximately 1 hour drive NW from Calgary Centre. This is a 321 acre natural area. Christine and Barb had foraged for mushrooms the day before in the Pigeon Lake area. These mushrooms were initially displayed on the table in
Big thanks go out to Bruno for inviting us to his fabulous piece of land near Perryvale. Stunning property with real history. So many different habitats. We were blessed with some very interesting finds. Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024. 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Location: Perryvale, Alberta Foray
It was a beautiful day at Ethan Zapach's family farm. We ventured out into his forest and found an interesting variety of specimens. I found a few patches of Leccinum and made sure newcomers went home with some edibles to try. Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024. 10:00 AM
