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Glow-in-the-Dark Mushrooms Discovered
View MSNBC Article
Submitted by Stacey Zorn.
Risk Management Survey of North American Mushroom Clubs Bill Miknis participated in this survey for our club. The results of the survey are of interest to all club members and are now available to all in the article "Risk Management Survey of North American Mushroom Clubs" in the Fall 2009 edition of Fungi Magazine. It is also accessible through the magazine’s website: http://www.fungimag.com.
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Eastern Penn Mushroomers Winter Meeting Schedule
2010 January 16, 2010 - 10AM to 12PM -“Introduction to
Polygenetics and DNA” Glenn Boyd Glenn is a very enthusiastic and knowledgeable
mushroomer from the New Jersey Mycological Association (NJMA). He
will explain this interesting subject to us, and teach us about how
DNA helps us learn more about mushrooms and their origins. February 20, 2010
- 10AM to 12PM “Widespread Agaricales of This program includes species both in the
Agaricales as well as species that have traditionally been included
in these groupings but are now considered parts of other orders.
Thus traditional puffballs, large and small, are discussed along
with desert stalked puffballs, Scleroderma species and bird's nest
fungi. Ramaria species are included with Clavaria species and other
club and coral mushrooms. (CD - 60 minutes) March 27, 2010- 10 AM to ? Mushroom Growing
Workshop Dr. Gene Varney of the NJMA will give a short
introduction on mushroom cultivation. This will be followed by a
workshop where you will have the opportunity to make an oyster
mushroom kit to take home with you.
IMPORTANT!!!! NEW
Winter 2010 President’s Message It is time to remind everyone that election of officers
will take place at our meeting in January. This event will
occur prior to the presentation by Glenn Boyd (which I have seen,
and highly recommend). Please
advise me or one of the other current officers if you would be
willing to be a candidate for any position. In
particular, I have been president for a very long time now,
and I would welcome someone else taking over. In addition, no
one presently holds the position of Director at Large, whose
duties, as described in our club’s bylaws, are: “to provide assistance to other officers for
specific projects” and “to provide general assistance and counsel”. Please let me know if you would consider serving the club
in that appointive, rather than elective, role. Our club has recently purchased liability coverage, which
should allow us more flexibility in booking sites for meetings and
forays. Details will be given at the business meeting in
January, as part of the treasurer’s report. Also on the agenda for determination at the January meeting
is whether our club should take out a “business membership” in the
Graystones Preserve. Information about that preserve was given
in the last issue of the newsletter, but some clarification of
their policies has taken place since then, which may affect our
decision. Please try to attend to voice your opinion on the
matter. Please notify me prior to the January meeting of other items
that should be brought up then. Finally, on a sad note, I wish to extend condolences to
Chris and Kathy Snyder, whose Chesapeake Bay retriever Orion
(affectionately known as “Ri”) was recently diagnosed with bone
cancer. To spare him further suffering, Ri was euthanized
Thanksgiving weekend, to the great sorrow of the Snyders and all of
us who had grown fond of Ri in our encounters with him at club
forays and tastings. His presence will be sorely missed.
Messages of condolence may be sent to the Snyders by email at
cwsnyder@frontiernet.net, or by regular mail to
their home address, 2009 NEMF foray at Cheryl and I
were pleased to participate in the Northeastern Mycological Foray
last month, and to represent EPM at the trustees’ meeting there.
I only regret that no other club members were able to join us.
Despite having to contend with a nor’easter that hit the Cape that
weekend, collecting was good, and there were a number of very
interesting workshops, including a microscopy session on ascomycetes
that I attended, a presentation by Sue Hopkins on identification of
tooth fungi, and a show of projected stereo photographs of mushrooms
(viewed through polarized glasses, as at IMAX presentations).
The accommodations for the event were excellent, and attendance was
an all-time high. For the first time ever, registrations had
to be closed. Matters discussed at the trustees’ meeting were
for the most part routine, but looking ahead to the future, our
club’s turn to co-host the NEMF foray (in collaboration with the New
Jersey Mycological Association) will come around in 2012, one year
earlier than had previously been scheduled, so it is time now to
begin long-range planning for that event. New
Year’s Resolutions With the collecting season soon to wind down, it is time to
look ahead to next year (with visions of morels dancing in our
heads). As the holidays approach, I like to reflect on the
accomplishments of the past season and to resolve to do certain
things in the coming year to expand my appreciation and enjoyment of
matters mycological. So here are my resolutions for 2010: 1. Get better at tree identification, so as to more
productively search for particular mushroom species. 2. Pay more attention to lichens. 3. Visit more Pennsylvania State Parks. 4. Explore mycological web sites and DVDs in greater depth. 5. Take more stereo photos of fungi, and make more and
better use of lighting equipment
John Dawson
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