Walk scheduled on 11.09.22

Please join us for a pop-up walk in Forest Park, Queens this Sunday

The more typical gilled fungi are becoming scarce this time of year and will not be back in any number until late spring. Instead we'll be seeing a greater number of crusts and ascomycetes ("bumps on sticks"). Be prepared to look for the tiny, inconspicuous and otherwise overlooked.

Bring lunch and water. Tick and mosquito season is not over yet - make sure to protect yourself.

If you've never been on a mushroom walk with us before, here is what to expect.

We highly recommend using the iNaturalist app to document the fungi you find. Find out how to use it here.

Please join us for a pop-up walk in Pelham Bay Park, Bronx this Saturday!

The more typical gilled fungi are becoming scarce this time of year and will not be back in any number until late spring. Instead we'll be seeing a greater number of crusts, polypores and ascomycetes ("bumps on sticks"). Be prepared to look for the tiny, inconspicuous but often quite spectacular.

Bring lunch and water.

If you've never been on a mushroom walk with us before, here is what to expect.

We highly recommend using the iNaturalist app to document the fungi you find. Find out how to use it here.

Trade your turkey sandwiches for turkey tails this Saturday and join us for a Thanksgiving weekend pop-up walk in Prospect Park

Gilled fungi are scarce this time of year and will not be back in any number until late spring. Instead we'll be looking for crusts, polypores and ascomycetes ("bumps on sticks"). Be prepared examine branches and logs for tiny, inconspicuous but often quite spectacular fungi. Walks typically last 3+ hours.

Bring lunch and water.

If you've never been on a mushroom walk with us before, here is what to expect.

We highly recommend using the iNaturalist app to document the fungi you find. Find out how to use it here.

Please join us for a pop-up walk in Seton Falls Park, Bronx this Saturday!

Gilled fungi are scarce this time of year and will not be back in any number until late spring. Instead we'll be looking for crusts, polypores and ascomycetes ("bumps on sticks"). Be prepared examine branches and logs for tiny, inconspicuous but often quite spectacular fungi. Walks typically last 3+ hours.

We will joined by two special guests on this walk - Garrett Taylor and Tyler Bailey. Both are renowned collectors, identifiers, microscopists and mushroom photographers and we're thrilled to have them. You will have met them in our weekly ID sessions or on iNaturalist where they are known as fungee and phroxian.

Bring lunch, water and rain gear - light rain is forecast for Saturday.

If you've never been on a mushroom walk with us before, here is what to expect.

We highly recommend using the iNaturalist app to document the fungi you find. Find out how to use it here.

Please join us for a pop-up walk in Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx this Sunday!

Rain is forecast for this Sunday. The bad news is that we'll probably get a bit wet. The good news is that the combination of rain and warm weather will have coaxed out lots of beautiful crusts, parchment, ascomycetes and jelly fungi. Be prepared to examine branches and logs for inconspicuous but often quite spectacular fungi. Walks typically last 3+ hours.

Bring lunch, water and rain gear.

If you've never been on a mushroom walk with us before, here is what to expect.

We highly recommend using the iNaturalist app to document the fungi you find. Find out how to use it here.

Please join us for a pop-up walk in Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island this Saturday!

We finally return to one of our favorite boroughs, Staten Island. The recent rain promises beautiful crusts, parchment, ascomycetes and jelly fungi. Be prepared to examine branches and logs for inconspicuous but often quite spectacular fungi. Walks typically last 3+ hours.

Bring lunch and water.

If you've never been on a mushroom walk with us before, here is what to expect.

We highly recommend using the iNaturalist app to document the fungi you find. Find out how to use it here.

Please join us for our annual New Year's Day Mushroom Count in Central Park, Manhattan, January 1, 2023

Please join us for our annual New Year's Day Mushroom Count in Central Park. Due to the recent frigid temperatures, expect to be looking for "dots on sticks," aka ascomycetes and other small fungi, plus the remains of any polypores from earlier in the season.

Bring lunch and water.

If you've never been on a mushroom walk with us before, here is what to expect.

We highly recommend using the iNaturalist app to document the fungi you find. Find out how to use it here.

Please join us for a pop-up walk in Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan, this Sunday!

The club will again return to Manhattan for a pop up walk, this time in upper Manhattan. Expect to find crusts, ascomycetes, and jellies after this week's rain. Walks typically last 3+ hours, with the option to depart at any time along the way.

Bring lunch and water.

If you've never been on a mushroom walk with us before, here is what to expect.

We highly recommend using the iNaturalist app to document the fungi you find. Find out how to use it here.

Please join us for a pop-up walk in Forest Park, Queens, this Sunday!

The club is headed to Queens this week! This is a joint walk with Torrey Botanical Society. The Torrey Botanical Society was founded in the 1860’s under the aegis and inspiration of Columbia College Professor John Torrey, and is thought to be the oldest botanical society in America. Today, their mission is to "promote interest in botany, and to collect and disseminate information on all phases of plant science."

Walks typically last 3+ hours, with the option to depart at any time along the way.

Bring lunch and water.

If you've never been on a mushroom walk with us before, here is what to expect.

We highly recommend using the iNaturalist app to document the fungi you find. Find out how to use it here.

Please join us for a walk Alley Pond Park, Queens this Sunday!

This week we are partnering with New York City EcoFlora, a citizen science project created by the New York Botanical Garden to document and conserve the biodiversity of New York City. You may recognize EcoFlora from their iNaturalist project, which automatically scrapes many observations from within city limits and compiles information about the City’s plants and their relationships with other organisms, such as birds, insects, and mushrooms.

This month, EcoFlora is running an EcoQuest challenge called Begin the Year with Basidiomycetes. The aim of the challenge is to record observations on iNat in the given category. We're sure to have many opportunities to contribute on our walk!

Bring lunch and water.

If you've never been on a mushroom walk with us before, here is what to expect. We highly recommend using the iNaturalist app to document the fungi you find. Find out how to use it here.