We are an organization that encourages the research, education, cultivation, hunting, identification and the cooking of mushrooms. With over 1,200 members, PSMS
is one of the largest mycological societies in the country.
We share our knowledge about mushrooms through meetings, classes, workshops and field trips.
Please join us at a meeting or become a member today!
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There will not be an ID Clinic on Monday, May 27 because of the holiday. The clinic will resume on Monday, June 3.
Bring your spring mushrooms and have them identified by experts! Mondays from 4pm - 7pm at Center for Urban Horticulture (CUH), 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle
David Weitzman, from the Olympic Peninsula Mycological Society, invites you to join their annual mushroom hunt (for primarily morels and spring boletes) at YMCA Camp Dudley over Memorial Day weekend.
Cost is $100 per adults and $75 for children under 12. Infants are free.
For more information and to register, go to their website, olymushrooms.org, and find "Dudley 2013" on the left-hand side of the web page.
The memorial to Patrice Benson occurred Tuesday night November 13th at the member's meeting. There was a slide show with photos of Patrice at various PSMS events and other mushroom related activities which can be viewed here. When that page opens, click on "view Album" right below the picture of Patrice. (you don't need to create an account)
The PSMS library, with about 750 different books – including Ben Woo's personal collection – is available for members to reserve online.
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More Poison InformationSpore Prints is the monthly newsletter of PSMS containing annoucements of coming events and speakers, plus a variety of tidbits, trivia, recipes, and research developements.
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Upcoming Events
Friday, May 24 - Monday, May 27
Find the field trip schedule and locations in your printed copy of SporePrints or in the online version in the members' area of the website.
Friday, May 31 - Sunday, June 2
Free camping for PSMS members. Find the details in your printed copy of SporePrints or in the online version in the members' area of the website.
Tuesday, June 12 – 7:30pm – CUH
This month we welcome our recently appointed Scientific Advisor, Dr. Steve Trudell. The topic of his presentation is: "Getting to Know the Genus Tricholoma."
Most tricholomas are relatively large, showy forest mushrooms that attract the attention of mushroom hunters. Only a few are popular edibles, but tricholomas also have great ecological importance due to their mycorrhizal associations with many of the dominant temperate forest tree species. Unfortunately, when trying to identify Tricholoma species, probably every Northwest field mycologist has struggled. However, with the recent release of "Tricholomas of North America: A Mushroom Field Guide," identifiers should have more success.
Come meet Steve and learn what makes a tricholoma a tricholoma, why identification problems still exist, and meet a number of our Northwest species.
Doors open at 6:30pm.