Scheduled walk: Stony Brook NY, Sunday August 20
Please join us for our annual walk at the Stony Book trail in Harriman State Park this weekend! We usually find plenty of gilled fungi, boletes, and others in good years. Make sure to bring plenty of water, sun protection, and a lunch. This walk, unlike our city park walks, is over uneven and rugged terrain. Make sure to wear suitable shoes/boots and bring a walking stick if you feel shaky or unstable on trails. This walk is away from public transportation, so if you plan on leaving before the walk ends, make sure you have arranged your own transport.
Online ID Meeting Monday August 21, 2023
Join us for our online ID meeting on Monday, August 21st. Come share what you've found, see what others have found or to ask more general questions about anything fungi-related.
Beech Brook with Dennis Aita
Please join us for our Beech Brook walk this Saturday, August 26. Beech Brook is located within Harriman State Park, NY. Make sure to bring plenty […]
Greenbrook Sanctuary Pop-Up Fungus Survey
This walk will be a bit different from our usual NYC Park walks. The Greenbrook Sanctuary prohibits the removal of material from their property. This optimizes the survey baseline: the environs are not foraged thus providing a more natural venue for surveying the fungal biome.
Online ID meeting Monday August 28, 6:30 pm
Join us for our online ID meeting on Monday, August 28. Come share what you've found, see what others have found or to ask more general questions about anything fungi-related.
Pop-up walk Sunday September 3 2023, Cunningham Park, Queens
Please join us for a pop-up walk in Cunningham Park, Queens this Sunday!
We don't have a scheduled walk programmed for Labor Day weekend so we'll be checking in on what's going on New York City parks. Cunningham Park has lots of ponds and downed wood so it should be a good walk for wood-decaying fungi.
But ponds also mean mosquitoes, lots of them! We recommend bringing a full armory of bug repellents and protective clothing.
If you've never been on a mushroom walk with us before, here is what to expect. We highly recommend using the iNaturalist app to document the fungi you find. Find out how to use it here.
Whimsical Mushroom Adventure: A Hands-On Mushroom Walk for Children
NYMS community partnership coordinator, herbalist, educator and forager Journei Bimwala will lead a captivating kids' expedition this Saturday September 30 in Pelham Bay Park.
Fun activities will include Mushroom Spore Printing Mushroom hunting, Mushroom Dissection, Mushroom Stamping and a Murder mushroom mystery! Kids will discover different fungal lifestyles and the various roles that fungi play in nature.
Woodlawn Cemetery walk
Please join us for our scheduled walk in Woodlawn Cemetery this Sunday! Bring water and lunch. If you've never been on a mushroom walk with us […]
Myco Film Festival
ID meeting Monday October 2, 6:30 pm
Join us for our online ID meeting on Monday October 2. Come share what you've found, see what others have found or to ask more general […]
