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Notice: The September Meeting will be held on Monday, 9/21/2026
The Society’s September 2026 meeting will take place on September 21 (third Monday) instead of September 14.
Mushroom Cultivation 101
Matthew Johnson presents this introduction to mushroom cultivation for both edible and functional mushrooms. This free non-OMS class is hosted by the Mycelium Outlet, where you can purchase growing supplies following the seminar. Sept. 26th, 1-4 pm
iNat Founder Quits
2026 Jan 07 Many OMS members use iNaturalist’s citizen-science platform to record or identify their finds. iNaturalist is in many ways the brainchild of Ken-Ichi Kueda. Kueda is an iNaturalist co-founder who played a leading, continuing role in creating and developing its software. In…
Gyromitra and Related Lorchels
2025 Feb 27 In a paper published this January, a team headed by Dr. Alden Dirks revises (one might say “scrambles”) the taxonomy and names of Gyromitra and related mushrooms. Dr. Dirks also presented those finding in a webinar which you can view on…
2024 January Survivor’s Banquet
Back in the cold winter month of January, OMS members gathered together to share the warmth of homemade food, myco-minded comradery, and to celebrate that our mushroom identification skills and field safety let us “survive” to forage another year! This year we had a…
Lost Mushroomer Season
(Photo from 2022 Clackamas County Search and Rescue mission.) A brand-new Facebook post serves as a reminder of the hazards of getting lost while mushrooming. For the sixth time this fall, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team was called to search…
2022 OMS Scholarship Winner
OMS Scholarships – 10 years of supporting mycology students! It is my pleasure to announce our scholarship winner for 2022. Nathan Stewart is a PhD student at Portland State University studying in the laboratory of Dr. Daniel Ballhorn. Nathan’s research is exploring the interactions…
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Focus on Forums
There are several forums set up to enable OMS members to engage with each other on topics of interest. Your participation is encouraged! Logged-in members can explore, participate in, and subscribe to the following topics: Cooking with Mushrooms Cultivation Dyeing with Mushrooms Identification Self-Led…