No Meeting May 2^nd, Party Instead

No meeting in May. Instead, we will have our traditional end-of-season potluck party on May 2nd. The party will be at the home of Jean Leighton in Point Loma. The festivities will start at 7:00 p.m. on May 2^nd. To our new members, if you have not seen the fabulous garden at Jeans, don’t miss this chance.

Bring a dish to share.  If your dish includes wild mushrooms, please provide a label identifying the species. 

Bring your own alcohol if desired.  Water, plates, plastic cups, silverware and napkins will be provided.

Address
1402 Willow Street
San Diego (Point Loma Area)
(619) 222-5360

Directions:

From most places, go to I-8 and head West till it ends.  Turn left on Sunset Cliffs, go a little way, and turn left on Nimitz Blvd.  Take Nimitz to Rosecrans, turn right.  Go past the Von’s and turn right on Keats.  Go up three blocks and turn left on Willow, and go about six blocks to 1402.

If you are coming via the I-5, there is no ramp to get on 8 West.  From the North, take the Sea World Drive exit and go West.  Sea World Drive becomes Sunset Cliffs, from there follow the directions above.

From the South, it is better to take Harbor Drive past the airport to Rosecrans, and turn left.  At the Von’s at Nimitz, follow the directions above.

If you get lost, call (619) 222-5360, after noting where you are.

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LAMS Morel Foray, May 6-8, 2011

The foray is scheduled for Mother's Day weekend, May 6--8, 2011 (Fri-Sun). Long experience has shown that the second weekend in May is most often the peak of the very brief morel season in the San Bernardino Mountains. We will stay at Camp Nawakwa in Barton Flats in the San Bernardino Mountains with enclosed heated cabins, kitchen and dining hall. There will be cabins for couples and families as well as unaccompanied men and women. Lodging is comfortable and clean, but it is not a five-star hotel. Meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch (six meals) will be included.

There will be guided forays to morel habitats on Saturday and on Sunday morning. We also plan an entertaining and informative program for Saturday evening. The cost, including lodging for 2 nights, meals and forays is shown below:
Adults and children 11 or older: LAMS/SDMS members--$130 per person
Non-members--$140 per person
Children, age 3-10 (if accompanied by member)--$75
Children, age 3-10 (if accompanied by non-member)--$80
There is no charge for children under three
Early Registration ends Friday, April 29. ALL adult registrations will be $10 more from April 30--May 3. Youth registrations will be $5 more.
No registrations will be accepted after May 3.

The registration form is available on the LAMS web site.

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Interview with Elio

Graham and Bonni Mackintosh are members of the San Diego Mycological Society. They interviewed club founding member Dr. Moselio Schaechter about his life and work. You can read the results here.

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Summer Programs

Usually, we do not meet during the summer months. This year, the SDMS Board is planning to extend our season with some summer programs. Information will be sent via the email list when we get the room reservations and meeting topics lined up. If you are not yet signed up for the email news, you can use this link to sign up.

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Mushroom News

• Mushroom Travels
• Anti-malaria Fungus
• Not a hallucination
• A hallucination?
• You can read the NAMA publications online.

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Mushroom Views

• Amanita velosa
• Genome Sequencer FLX System Workflow
• The Funky Fungi Freak Show
• Adventures of an amatuer mycologist

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Spring is Morel Festival Time

• Midwest
• Boyne City, Michigan
• Muscoda, Wisconsin
• Brown County, Indiana
• Mesick, Michigan
• And More,
• And many more

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NAMA Forays

Pennsylvania

The Western PA Mushroom Club is hosting the 2011 NAMA Dr. Richard Homola Memorial Foray on August 4-7 at Clarion University in Clarion, PA, just off Interstate 80. It is going to be an action packed foray with presentations, workshops, walks, and mycophagy.

We invite you to visit the NAMA website at www.namyco.org for more information.

Arizona

Southwest Regional Foray
September 2-5, 2011 in Portal, Arizona

NAMA members will have the opportunity to hunt mushrooms at the Southwestern Research Station (SWRS) at Portal, Arizona, over Labor Day weekend with Dr. Jack States! Recognized as the authority on Southwestern fungi, Dr. States will serve as mycologist for this new regional foray.

The SWRS, supported by the American Museum Natural History and dedicated to scientific research, is located in the Chiricahua Mountains, part of the almost two million acre Coronado National Forest. Because biomes range from desert to high elevations, these mountains are considered to be the most biologically diverse in the entire country.

The NAMA Regional Foray will be held September 2-5, 2011. This should be the optimal time of year to find fungi in the extensive habitats surrounding the station. Registration will cover room and board, and all facilities at $260 per person, dormitory style.
Registration will be limited to 40 NAMA members.
Registration is now open. Click here for the registration form.

Note: NAMA membership is required to attend annual and NAMA-endorsed forays.

And More

The NAMA Events page lists more regional forays.

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What's Cooking?

Fungi as Food

Morel Recipes (I hope you need them)

• The Great Morel
• Muscoda
• Wild About Mushrooms
• and many more

Recipes of the Month

Two sources for a "Recipe of the Month".
BAMS, and MAMS

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Fungi of the Month

Now there are two "Fungus of the Month" sites:
Tom Volk's long-running series at : http://tomvolkfungi.net/.
And a new one at: http://www.bayareamushrooms.org/mushroommonth/index.html.

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Liability Waiver Forms

Participation in SDMS Forays requires a signed liability waiver. To save time at the start of forays, you can download a form here, sign it, and turn it in with your membership renewal.

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SDMS Information