Mushroom Walks

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

Posted by Jill on September 9, 2011 at 11:59 am

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 [...]

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

Posted by Jill on August 14, 2011 at 6:03 pm

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 [...]

Breitenbush Foray

Posted by Jill on April 12, 2011 at 12:01 pm

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 [...]

2011 Morel Walk #1 MEMBERS ONLY (you can join on the spot)

Posted by Jill on April 5, 2011 at 6:49 pm

Our first Morel walk this year is scheduled for Saturday April 30, rain or shine!
Hyde Park, Culinary Institute of America Main Parking Lot -
Plan to arrive at 8:30 to stretch out, sign in and apply tick spray. This area has lots of ticks!
Introductory Info For Beginners 8:40am & Walk Starts Promptly At 9:00am
It is pretty [...]

MHMA’s Annual Locust Grove Walk

Posted by Elmer on September 14, 2010 at 8:38 am

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 [...]

Ferncliff Forest Update and Directions

Posted by Ira Weiss on August 18, 2010 at 8:40 pm

We did a looksee on Sunday and the mushrooms are starting to come alive due to the increased rain we've had. Lots of russulas, slime molds, LBMs, a waxy cap or two, chickens of the woods, oysters and we didn't cover nearly all there is to offer.
Directions have been posted:
http://www.midhudsonmyco.org/walks-events/august-mhma-mushroom-events/
Directions
 For directions from your house,I checked [...]

Colgate Lake This Sunday!!!!! August 15th

Posted by Ira Weiss on August 13, 2010 at 12:05 pm

We apologize for the quick changes and scheduling this year. The whacky weather has caught us off guard.
The Colgate Lake Walk in Greene County which was scheduled in July has been rescheduled for this Sunday, August 15th.
MHMA Walk & Swim! - Colgate Lake in Greene County
10 am – 1 pm
Meet in the parking lot – Please [...]

Ashokan Walk Update

Posted by Ira Weiss on August 7, 2010 at 8:54 pm

We did a looksee this evening to see what was out there. It's dry as a bone at the Asokan Reservoir. All we found were 4 dry chanterelles. However, we have an alternate site that has fruiting mushrooms.
We're still meeting at the Ashokan reservoir at 8:30 am. At 9 am we'll be heading to another location [...]

August Events/Walks have been posted!

Posted by Ira Weiss on July 30, 2010 at 11:18 am

http://www.midhudsonmyco.org/walks-events/august-mhma-mushroom-events/
Colgate Lake may be penciled in also – stay tuned.

Hurley Rail Trail Mushroom Walk Results

Posted by Ira Weiss on July 24, 2010 at 3:19 pm

Thanks to everyone who made it to the Hurley Rail Trail today. We found Russelas, Boletes, lots of LBM's, a possible Angel's Wing, Scrambled Egg Slime, many unidentified 'shrooms and a small patch of Cinnabar Chanterelles that may be ready later in the week.