SPRING & FALL FORAYS
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Important, Please Read! FORAY & etiquette NOTES All foray participants meet by 9:45 a.m., then head for the foray location. Forays end at about 12:30-1:30 p.m. or later if you wish to stay for further identification of fungi. Since we may drive some distance from the meeting place to the foray location, please be on time to avoid the disappointment of missing the group. "Forays are always held rain or shine!" About
Etiquette
and how to prepare for the foray, please click on the red square for
information Directions to foray meeting places are mailed to members only. Lost your copy? Members may request a replacement from our Membership Director. Non-members are welcome to attend one foray or one meeting as a guest, prior to joining the Society. For information about an upcoming foray and directions to the meeting place, please e-mail the Foray Director
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Our scheduled Spring forays usually take place from early May to the beginning of June. The complete schedule of forays, with directions to meeting places, is mailed to members in April with the spring issue of "Mycelium", the newsletter of the Society. |
2010 - Spring Forays ScheduleALL FORAYS MEET AT 9:45 A.M. Please come early! For Driving Directions To Meeting Place -- Non-Members to e-mail Foray Director first! (please refer to Foray Notes above to make contact ) |
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Foray # |
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Leader |
Foray Area |
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Saturday , May 1 |
Alan Gan & Joan Kuang |
Palgrave (Bolton Area ) |
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Sunday, May 2 |
Nick Trainos & Peter Barclay |
Dufferin Forest Main Tract (Alliston Area) |
| 3 | Saturday, May 8 |
Vito Testa & Tom Yarmon |
York Forest (Ballantrae Area) |
| 4 | Sunday, May 9 |
Mike Dunaev & Umberto Pascali |
Midhurst Area (Barrie Area) |
| 5 | Wednesday, May 12 | Andy Tanas & Ernie Gallo | Palgrave (Bolton Area) |
| 6 | Saturday, May 15 | Tony Wright & Alan Gan | Dufferin Forest Main Tract (Alliston Area) |
| 7 | Sunday, May 16 | Michael Warnock & Vito Testa | York Forest (Ballantrae Area) |
| 8 | Wednesday, May 19 | Gene Koczkur & John Werner | Durham Forest (Goodwood Area) |
| 9 | Saturday, May 22 | Ernie Gallo & Gene Koczkur | Nashville (Kleinburg Area) |
| 10 | Sunday, May 23 | Nick Trainos & Andrew White | Palgrave (Bolton Area) |
| 11 | Saturday, May 29 | Diane Borsato & Mike Dunaev | York Forest (Ballantrae Area) |
| 12 | Sunday, May 30 | Joan Kuang & Alan Gan | Dufferin Forest Main Tract (Alliston Area) |
FALL FORAYS |
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Our scheduled Fall forays take place from early September to the end of October. The complete schedule of forays, with directions to meeting places, is mailed to members in August usually with the summer issue of "Mycelium", the newsletter of the Society. |
2010 - Fall Forays ScheduleALL
FORAYS MEET AT 9:45 A.M. |
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Saturday, September 4 |
Ernie Gallo & Gene Koczkur |
Dufferin County Forest |
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Sunday, September 5 |
Alan Gan & Joan Kuang |
Rouge Park |
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Saturday, September 11 |
Howard Bogusat & Andy Tanas |
Niagara Area |
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Sunday, September 12 | Vito Test & Michael Warnock |
York Regional Forest |
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Wednesday, September 15 |
Mike Dunaev & John Werner |
Barrie, Midhurst Area |
| 6 | Saturday, September 25 | Kriss Gandier & Ernie Gallo | Kitchener Area |
| 7 | Sunday, September 26 | Andy Tanas & Peter Barclay | Palgrave Area |
| 8 | Saturday, October 2 | Nick Trainos & Umberto Pascali | York Regional Forest |
| 9 | Sunday, October 3 | Peter Barclay & Andrew White | Dufferin County Forest |
| 10 | Saturday, October 9 | Sonia Bukata & Alan Gan | Erin Area |
| 11 | Wednesday, October 13 | John Werner & Gene Koczkur | York Regional Forest. |
| 12 | Saturday, October 16 | Vito Test & Ernie Gallo | Barrie, Midhurst Area |
| 13 | Sunday, October 17 | Pat Burchell & Tom Yarmon | Durham Forest |
| **14 | Saturday, October 23 | Kriss Gandier & Larry lamb | Kitchener Area |
| 15 | Sunday, October 24 | Umberto Pascali & Mike Dunaev | Barrie, Midhurst Area |
*Foray #2 is an inventory foray intended for members interested in collecting species to observe fungal diversity so as to compile a species list for Toronto and Region Conservation. Picking that day is for identification purposes only and not for the pot!
** Foray #12 is a special foray in combination with a group from RARE (Charitable Research Reserve).
Gourmet Mushroom Feast
Menu and Registration Form
(click on Menu and Registration Form after March 2011 )
NOTE!
This description of the Fungi Fair from 2004 has been left
2004 Fungi Fair - A Special Event |
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Fungi Fair Monday, September
20, 2004 Discover the Fascinating World of Wild Mushrooms! Over 200 species of identified mushrooms and other fungi will be displayed, together with other mushroom related exhibits. Bring your questions and bring your mushrooms for identification by the experts. Admission: Non-members $3.00; Members and Children under 16 are admitted without charge. Free parking is available. For further information contact us by email. |
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On Display:
*200+ Wild Mushrooms *Books and Magazines *Mushroom Stamp Collection *Posters *Photographs and Art *Mushroom Novelties *Mushroom Cultivation |
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For Sale: * T-Shirts *Books about Mushrooms and other related subjects * Mushroom Cultivated Logs * Novelties *One or two year Club Memberships - $30/yr. or $55/two yrs. Pick up free copies of various past issues of the Society's Newsletter. |
FUNGI FAIR – Held traditionally the 3rd Monday of September
The Fungi Fair is an annual event which follows our annual Cain Foray in Muskoka. It is held at the Toronto Botanical Garden, in Toronto, from noon to 9:00 p.m. An collection of about 225- 250+ species of fungi are found by participants at the weekend foray and identified by professional mycologists in attendance. Following the successful weekend foray, the mushrooms are carefully packed and brought back to Toronto for display at the Fungi Fair. The morning following the weekend Foray, each of the species with its respective label was gently unpacked, sorted and systematically arranged on long display tables by the enthusiastic and hardworking volunteers. At first glance, the large volume of mushrooms looks overwhelming, but this apprehension is soon laid to rest as everyone soon discovers that all the mushrooms are labelled and classified by their Family name, Genus and Specie. Each of the species is identified by an accompanying identification card that gives all the necessary details of information about it.
The event is very much appreciated by both our members and the many visitors who attend the Fair. People are simply amazed by the variety of species displayed, and delighted by the shapes and colours of the different mushrooms! Volunteer members are on hand to answer the many questions that are posed, and as well, to help identify the variety of mushrooms that are brought to the Fair for identification.
We always look forward to another bountiful year for mushrooms and to be able to display them for your viewing at the next Fungi Fair.
