The Mid Hudson Mycological Association » Mushroom Hunting

Locust Grove Walk – Saturday September 24, 2011 8:30am

Jill — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:59:05 +0000

8:30am – noon ish

This walk is a group favorite with beautiful tasty mushrooms, sometimes in large quantities..

The Morse Estate, where the walk is held, is a nature preserve. Our annual walk is the ONLY time at which anyone is permitted to pick mushrooms there. Please do not abuse our relationship with the generous administrators of the estate by picking mushrooms any other day of the year.

We will meet outside of the visitors center.

We usually don't cancel a walk due to rain (unless it's deemed too dangerous…hurricane)

Please bring…

a basket, a knife for harvest, mushroom foraging guides, camera, rainwear and jacket/sweatshirt, water to drink, boots/footwear suitable for hiking, friends!

Joint Walk with COMA – Behind Petes Famous Restaurant, Hyde Park, NY – Sunday August 21 9:30 am

Jill — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:03:19 +0000

The COMA Group will be joining us on this walk. As this is prime time for mushrooms, it should be an awesome day!

Winnakee Nature Preserve, Hyde Park, NY
4204 Albany Post Rd (Rte 9)
Hyde Park, NY

Sorry for the location change. This spot is just up the road a bit. With all the rain we've had and more coming, we should have a really nice walk!

It's on the North side of Rte 9. There is plenty of parking BEHIND the restaurant.

There are Deer Ticks in this area… It is recommended to wear light colored clothing to help detect them, and to spray yourself with some repellent. Aside from tick spray, don't forget water, a basket for supplies and mushrooms, a knife, your mushroom book, a friend or two…

Breitenbush Foray

Jill — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:01:13 +0000

October 20-23. Breightenbush Oregon

http://web.me.com/mushroominc/Annual_Mushroom_Conference_at_Breitenbush_Hot_Springs_Website/Welcome.html

This is from their website!

The 2011 Breitenbush Mushroom Gathering will celebrate 26 years of gathering, enjoying, and learning about mushrooms at Breitenbush Hot Springs. Since that first gathering, many important discoveries have been made about the ecology, medicinal, artistic and culinary uses of the fungi. Learn about these and other interesting facts about fungi during the evening lectures.

Guided field trips, evening lectures, cooking, art, and identification workshops for all levels of mycology enthusiasts fills the days with time in between for soaking in the hot waters of the natural springs. Treat yourself to an educational, delicious, and relaxing autumnal event in the midst of the old growth forests of Oregon.

MHMA’s Annual Locust Grove Walk

Elmer — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:38:46 +0000

Hi Mushroomers,

Please join us for a walk (rain or shine):

Saturday, September 18 · 8:30am – 12:00pm

Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie, NY

This walk is an MHMA favorite often times with beautiful tasty mushrooms, and sometimes if conditions are right in large quantities. The Morse Estate, where the walk is held, is a nature preserve. Our annual walk is the ONLY time at which anyone is permitted to pick mushrooms there. Please do not abuse our relationship with the generous administrators of the estate by picking mushrooms any other day of the year.

We will meet outside of the visitor’s center.

Directions To Morse Estate, Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie, NY:

–From The Thruway: Take Exit 18 off the Thruway (New Paltz). Turn right after toll plaza onto Route 299 East. Go 5 miles. Turn right at the end of Route 299 onto Route 9W South. Go 2.5 miles. Turn right onto the ramp for the Mid-Hudson Bridge. Turn right immediately after the bridge onto Route 9 South. Go 2 miles. Turn right at second traffic light (Locust Grove parking lot).

– From Interstate 84 – Take Exit 13 (Route 9 – Poughkeepsie). Take Route 9 North. Go 11 miles. Turn left at Beechwood Ave. traffic light (Locust Grove parking lot).

–From the Taconic State Parkway southbound – Take the exit for Route 44 (Poughkeepsie). Turn right onto Route 44 West. Go 8.5 miles. Bear right onto Routes 44/55 West. Go 2.5 miles. Turn right just before the Mid-Hudson Bridge onto Route 9 South (Wappingers Falls). On the exit ramp, bear left to go south on Route 9. Go 2 miles. Turn right at second traffic light (Locust Grove parking lot).

Helpful things to bring/remember: water, snacks, good shoes or boots for tramping around in the woods, a small knife and basket for carrying mushrooms, camera, mushroom field id guide and notebook. Ticks have been prolific this year so tuck pants in socks, spray if you want.

Check out the club’s facebook page: HERE

Where are the Mushrooms This Year?

Ira Weiss — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:06:10 +0000

Paul Nelson has a good question, "This is the least fruiting season I've ever seen in 20 years. Could the drought and high temperatures have destroyed the mycelium? And if so what is the impact on future seasons? Any ideas?"

My theory is that it may have damaged the mycelium and some better weather will bring about a late fruiting season.

I revisited the Hurley Rail Trail Sunday and did see some sings that mushrooms are starting to come back. The cinnabar chanterelles that we found last week didn't make it. The field of small buds had dried up without developing further. But not far from there we found some young chicken of the woods and white oysters. There are also a lot of boletes.

More experienced Mushroomers: Please help answer this question.

May the Chanterelles Begin!

Ira Weiss — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:08:15 +0000

It's never an easy decision, deciding where to go mushroom hunting on your day off. Living in the Mid Hudson Valley there are SO many options. Seriously, do you continue to travel down the paths you're familiar with or head to new territories? Mushroom season is so short when you really come down to it – particularly for specific tasty edible mushrooms. If you only have 2-4 hours per week to go hunting (foraging actually. I like the term hunting because it makes me think of Elmer Fudd from Bugs Bunny – sorry Elmer!) you really have to pick your locations carefully.

Right now chanterelles are just starting to fruit. Last year, our first foraging for mushrooms, we found them in Hyde Park. Not a lot, just a small patch, enough for a cheese and chanterelle omelette; that location hasn't shown any activity yet though, and we haven't hit that mother lode spot that many veterans have. So, off to explore new spots.

Tuesday we ventured to Wilcox Park in Milan, Dutchess County. It's a county park that offers swimming, ball fields, camping and a number of hiking trails. Any day that we actually find something good in the mushroom family we consider a good day. Sometimes you find what you're looking for; sometimes you find something new and unusual. Being that I haven't hiked at Wilcox Park in at least five years, and didn't have mushrooms on my mind back then, I had no idea what we would find.

We took to the trail off the parking lot and got pooped really quick going up and down some fairly steep hills. Eventually we found the hiking trail I had traveled once before. Unlike last year at this time, the ground was exceedingly dry. We quickly realized that if we were to find anything today we would need to stick to creek beds and wet spots. Though, I say wet spots loosely. The ground was so dry many of the wet spots were pretty much dried with the plants starting to brown out. We knew we were getting to better spots when the mosquitos forced us to get out the pest sprays.

It's rather fun meandering through dry or semi-dry creek beds. You get to see the lay of the land from a different perspective. And it's easier to see under the plant growth along the edge of the bed. Coming around a bend we finally found what we were looking for: chanterelles! Just getting started, there were a few taking shape with a few dozen little orange spots scattered throughout the leaves where others would be popping up any time soon.

For us, it's officially chanterelle season now. We can just hope for a little more rain…