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February 3, 2025
NYMS member Tamar Honig is an investing professional passionate about retooling our financial systems for maximal social and climate impact through impact investing. In her spare […]
February 2, 2025
Our partners, the Natural Areas Conservancy, strives to deepen the connection between people and nature in NYC by increasing access, providing education, and building the environmental […]
January 30, 2025
FUNDIS has just posted an important post on the aggressively invasive golden oyster mushroom in their newsletter. FUNDIS is a non-profit working to protect fungal diversity […]
January 29, 2025
The Myco-consortium Lecture Series has announced a slate of excellent speakers for the coming weeks and months. At this point, there are firm dates through mid-March. […]
January 24, 2025
While cities might conjure images of steel and concrete, New York City pulses with a hidden biodiversity that rivals any forest floor. Forget the Big Apple, […]
January 14, 2025
As an all-volunteer club we rely on our members to get things done. Extra special thanks to Maren Fossi, Aki Fujiyoshi, and David Hutchinson for stepping […]
January 13, 2025
The Telluride Mushroom Festival Lincoff Student Scholarship Application due date: May 21, 2025 Notification of Award winner: June 1, 2025 PURPOSE The Lincoff Student Scholarship was […]
January 2, 2025
Mark Richman, a DC-based naturalist who many know from iNat as Imasongster has created a new project for Diatrype virescens that he is hoping people will […]
January 1, 2025
If giving back, spending more time outdoors or creating community are on your New Year’s resolution list, this email is for you. Despite the drought 2024 […]
December 20, 2024
New Year New News. Here’s the Winter 2024/25 newsletter. What’s inside? The 47th Annual Samuel Ristich Foray: A weekend full of mushrooms, magic, and unforgettable memories, […]
December 11, 2024
The North American Mycological Association (NAMA) is the national organizations for mushroom clubs and mycophiles. They organize forays and events and have a great newsletter, the […]
December 6, 2024
Former NYMS president and science writer Eugenia Bone released a new book at the end of October – Have a good trip, Exploring the Magic Mushroom […]
November 14, 2024
Calling all UI/UX designers and developers passionate about nature, fungi, and myxomycetes! We at the New York Mycological Society are building a new microsite on newyorkmyc.org, […]
October 22, 2024
Thank you all for volunteered for the previous opportunities!!! The club regularly gets approached by outside organizations about spreading our love for fungi far and wide. […]
October 15, 2024
Stephen Russell at Mycota Lab is once again offering free DNA sequencing this summer. Specimens need to have been collected between October 18 and October 27. […]
October 15, 2024
NAMA is the North American Mycological Association, a national club for amateur mycologists. Membership is only $25 a year (since NYMS is affiliated) and comes with […]
October 14, 2024
Hello Mushroom Lovers,
The results are in, and we’re thrilled to announce the winner of our first ever Mushroom Photo Poll! After an exciting round of voting, the photo that will grace the homepage of our website is...
Gymnopus iocephalus by Sea_Lemon!
This stunning image captivated our members with its delicate beauty and striking lilac tones. Gymnopus iocephalus is a true showstopper, and we’re proud to feature this remarkable mushroom as the new face of our website.
A huge thank you to everyone who participated—whether you submitted a photo, cast your vote, or spread the word, you made this a fun and engaging event! Be sure to check out the winning photo on our homepage and keep sharing your amazing fungi finds with the community.
Stay tuned for more exciting ways to get involved, and as always, happy mushroom hunting!
Best,
Elan Trybuch
Secretary of New York Mycological Society
October 4, 2024
Hello Again NYMS Mushroom Enthusiasts, The moment has arrived! After receiving some truly breathtaking iNaturalist submissions from our talented members, we’re excited to kick off the […]
October 1, 2024
World Fungus Day is on October 5th. There will be a full day of talks by speakers from around the world on Fungi Around the World. Although World Fungus […]
October 1, 2024
Club member Tanya Nowossjolka has shot all the photographs for a very thorough and comprehensive article on the Washington Post about the many roles of fungi […]
September 24, 2024
Over 20 adults and kids showed up on Sunday for the Spanish speaking mushroom walk organized by Sol Aramendi, in partnership with Taller del Bosque Migrante […]
September 24, 2024
After four years with no Peck Forays, it’s back! This year’s Peck Foray host is Dr. Patricia Kaishian, curator of Mycology at the New York State […]
September 23, 2024
Just in time for Halloween: let’s meet up at Greenwood Cemetery for a discussion of the eerie, unsettling, The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft. […]
September 19, 2024
We’re excited to announce a fun and engaging way to showcase the stunning mushroom discoveries made by our members! As you know, our mushroom club is built on a shared love for finding and appreciating the fascinating world of fungi. Now, we want to take that appreciation a step further by letting YOU help us choose the next featured photo for our website!
September 16, 2024
Dear NYMS members, volunteers and community, Thank you all for adding your magic touch to make this weekend’s NYBG NYMS collaboration super special. Special thanks to […]
September 11, 2024
Paul Sadowski is not only a 30-year veteran of the New York Mycological Society, its former Secretary, ID meeting host and microscopy workshop instructor but also […]
September 11, 2024
The club had an amazing time collaborating with Brooklyn arts institution Pioneer Works for their Second Sunday event last Sunday. We’re very grateful to everyone who […]
September 11, 2024
Bosque, Museo y NYMS invitan: Caminata 22 de septiembre 11-1 pm Inwood Hill Park Gratis – Inscribirse aquí Taller del Bosque Migrante, Museo del Hongo y […]
September 4, 2024
Leo is a young citizen mycologist and NYMS member, who has recently pivoted from an IT career to pursuing his passion for cultivation, biomaterials, bioremediation and […]
September 4, 2024
Fungal conservation is a topic often overlooked even by people who love fungi. Whitney Bauck in her article in Atmos is shining a light on the […]
August 30, 2024
We were contacted by Tatiana Rubiano Goubert, a PhD student at the University of Tartu in Estonia who is researching Hypomyces hyalinus and needs collections of […]
August 28, 2024
Mushroom Punks is a zine, mushroom field guide and diary by fashion designer and mycology enthusiast Beepy Bella and Nautilus Magazine. The zine includes information, mushroom […]
August 14, 2024
With Tom Bigelow, the club’s current archivist, moving to Maine we were looking for a new archivist. We are delighted to announce that Andrew Cannon will […]
July 31, 2024
Our club has a long and storied past, going back all the way to our founding by avantgarde composer John Cage, artist Lois Long and their […]
July 14, 2024
Fungal Diversity Survey (FUNDIS) is an organization dedicated to engaging community scientists to help protect fungi. We can help them by finding and documenting 20 fungi […]
July 12, 2024
This beautiful zine was created by artist and NYMS member Phyllis Ma based on her extensive research into the history of mushroom clubs in New York […]
July 12, 2024
Rachel Swenie, a Harvard mycologist who many of you will remember from her Chanterelles talk earlier this year, has been working on the genera of Tomentella […]
July 9, 2024
The NEMF Homola Scholarship committees made its choices this year choosing seven winners from a good number of applications. The winners include three promising young mycologists […]
June 21, 2024
Other mushroom clubs typically only have walks three to four months a year. The New York Mycological Society offers walks almost every weekend, year round. This […]
June 21, 2024
Fanny Angelina Hesse (born June 22 1850, died in 1934) changed the world but almost no one remembers her. Thanks to her we use agar (and […]
June 14, 2024
The Eagle Hill Institute is a renowned educational organization located in Steuben, Maine, that offers a diverse range of programs and events all centered on the […]
June 6, 2024
The MycoQuebec website has always been the best resource about North Eastern fungi, but it just got a whole lot better. Now ad-free it covers […]
June 3, 2024
William Padilla-Brown’s highly popular MycoFest returns August 2nd-4th for the 10th time. MycoFest is an annual mushroom and arts festival that showcases the beauty of nature, with an […]
May 29, 2024
Here is an event which may be of interest to NYMS members… Arturo Casadevall: What If Fungi Win? July 18, 2024 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM […]
May 23, 2024
Walk dates might change at short notice based on the weather situation and other unforeseen events. Walks typically last four to five hours and cover often […]
May 17, 2024
We’re trying clear our remaining T-shirt stock, so for a limited time we’re selling all NYMS shirts at $20 only. Shipping and handling is $5 in […]
May 15, 2024
On July 27 the beloved Catskills For the Love of Fungi Mushroom & Arts Festival returns for the third time. The morning will begin with group […]
May 15, 2024
Other mushroom clubs typically only have walks three to four months a year. The New York Mycological Society offers walks almost every weekend, year round. This […]
May 1, 2024
October 11 – October 14 Registration is Open This year’s foray will be held in Hyannis, Massachusetts located about a third of the way down the […]
April 24, 2024
Celebrate the life of NYMS member César Castillo (1980-2023), a beloved naturalist and teacher, at the second annual César Castillo Memorial Queens County Birdathon. In partnership […]
April 22, 2024
This weekend NYMS members have an opportunity to participate in the 8th City Nature Challenge for New York City. You can get involved wherever you are […]
April 20, 2024
NEMF has a limited number of scholarships available for attendees of the annual foray. To apply, please read the below guidelines. The application for a scholarship […]
April 17, 2024
The New York Mycological Society will be participating as an Educational Partner in the Carl Schurz Park Conservancy’s Every Day is Earth Day event on Saturday, […]
April 16, 2024
Within the next few weeks, registration for COMA’s 44th Clark Rogerson Foray will be open. If you should wish to attend, reserve the dates: September 27 […]
April 15, 2024
Greetings, NEMF-member clubs! Registration for the Northeast Mycological Federation’s 47th Annual Samuel Ristich Foray will be opening this Friday, April 19th at 5:00 pm! Find info on speakers, […]
April 11, 2024
Longtime NYMS member Andrew Cannon has set up a very different kind of iNat project – it’s to document the many fascinating fungi sold at New […]
April 9, 2024
We are returning to Soyuzivka (Soy-ya-`zyou-ka) in Kerhonkson, NY for our Catskill Weekend. The NYMS has visited this area many times since the 2000s. Join us […]
April 5, 2024
Tanya Nowossjolka, an artists and NYMS member, needs your ideas and/or technical help for an upcoming exhibition. You might have met Tanya at one of our […]
April 5, 2024
Our valued partners, the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance are doing an event as part of the City Nature Challenge – find out more about the City […]
April 3, 2024
The North American Mycological Association is a great national organization, and it’s open to all mushroom lovers. Membership is only $25 a year, and it gets […]
March 30, 2024
Joey Shiner, Alex Zhang, Manuel Figueroa and Gonzalo Pinilla-Buitrago are New York based software developers with a passion for morels. In their spare time they have […]
March 19, 2024
Did you know that Amazon sells over a 100 mushroom books generated by AI that contain misleading and often stolen information? And did you know that […]
March 14, 2024
Alfred DH, a young mycophile from Scotland who studies dung fungi has written the definitive guide to how to incubate and study these beautiful and often […]
March 13, 2024
NAMA, the North American Mycological Association, is once again offering their very popular Mexico foray in Mexico City & Valle de Bravo; Aug 3-9, 2024. You […]
March 8, 2024
Have you ever wondered about the identity of mushrooms you can buy at the grocery store – what are they really? Well, the first ever North […]
March 8, 2024
The club has two AmScope B120 microscopes for members to borrow and use. Welcome our new microscope coordinator Ying Lai, who will be coordinating loans and […]
March 1, 2024
Duke University has recently decided to close its herbarium, a collection of 825,000 specimens of plants, fungi and algae that was established more than a century […]
March 1, 2024
If you love documenting biodiversity and are interested in conservation, our partner, the Natural Areas Conservancy has several open positions to help document biodiversity for a […]
February 23, 2024
Our friends at the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance have created two new iNat collection projects, one for all the wildlife in the park and one for […]
February 16, 2024
You are surely familiar with the club’s gorgeous newsletter – without a doubt one of the most handsome and engaging newsletter of any mushroom club in […]
February 2, 2024
2023 was a wild ride for the New York Mycological Society – 48 walks, 50 ID meetings, over a dozen lectures, the birth of our very […]
January 28, 2024
Tom Bigelow and Susan Goldhor from the Boston club have curated another great line-up of speakers for our winter/spring lecture series. Make sure to put these […]
January 26, 2024
Rachel gave an amazing presentation discussing common edible chanterelle mushrooms and their relatives. If you were unable to attend live, we got you covered. You may […]
January 24, 2024
Check out Mushroom Monday, your weekly dose of mushroom knowledge, a great newsletter by member Aubrey Carter If you sign up to Mushroom Monday you’ll get […]
January 21, 2024
Have you ever accidentally deleted an email from us, or can't find it? Accidentally didn't receive an email or it went into your spam folder?
Not to worry - we now have an Email Archive.
January 19, 2024
If you are interested in DNA sequencing and love finding out more about rare and interesting fungi consider becoming a FUNDIS sequence validator. FUNDIS is North […]
January 19, 2024
If you’ve ever been on a walk with us you will have noticed that we keep obsessive track of all the species we find. We do […]
January 17, 2024
Join the New York City Nature Drawing Club for a free winter nature drawing meetup Saturday, Jan 27th at Open Source Gallery in South Slope, Brooklyn […]
January 12, 2024
The North American Mycological Association has announced not just one but three forays for the year. The first one, NAMA_MX24 is a repeat of their very […]
January 8, 2024
Embark on a Spore-filled Journey! Since managing the NYMS Social Media accounts, I have been wanting to find ways to incorporate and spotlight our members. Having […]
January 5, 2024
Myxomycetes (Slime Molds): Taxonomy, Ecology, and Moist Chamber Culturing Eagle Hill which has and continues to be a go to institute for learning with many of […]
January 2, 2024
Mark your calendars: the annual Sam Ristich NEMF foray for 2024 will happen October 11-14th in Hyannis, MA, Cape Cod.
December 31, 2023
New Year New News. Here’s the Winter 2023/24 newsletter. What’s inside? Mushrooms for Supper, chilling fiction by Maude Bigelow Alluring recipes for Moo Shi Enoki by […]
December 20, 2023
Dear NYMS members, Thanks to the 60 members who came out to the wilds of Ridgewood on a rainy Sunday night to raise a festive toast to […]
December 15, 2023
Winter is a great season to catch up on your knowledge of fungi. Did you know that your membership entitles you to access our lecture archive […]
December 12, 2023
Dear NYMS Members, At NYMS, we have always aimed to offer unparalleled value to our community. Our commitment to providing top-notch benefits remains unwavering, and we […]
December 2, 2023
Get your 2023 iNat year in review stats here! Every year, iNaturalist.org allows its users to generate an interactive analytical map of their data on the […]
November 29, 2023
If donating to worthy causes is part of your end of year routine, may we put the following organizations on your radar? NYMS has donated to […]
November 27, 2023
MYCRO is an experimental, community-run publication from NYU that illuminates the world of funga and microbes through an interdisciplinary lens with student, faculty, and outside contributors. […]
November 22, 2023
Join FUNDIS‘ first ever live event, Greenpoint, Brooklyn Monday December 11. Panel Discussion: How do fungi perceive us? This panel discussion is a fundraiser for FUNDIS (Fungal Diversity Survey), […]
November 6, 2023
After reading an original tweet and comment thread on [fancy_link title="reddit" link="https://www.reddit.com/r/mycology/comments/162m5vr/psa_warning_as_seen_on_social_media/" target="_blank" style="4" class="" download=""], I ran my own search on amazon and found several books that appeared to be written by AI. It was pretty easy to find a slew of books that appeared to be generated by Artificial Intelligence(AI). A few common traits that will indicate an AI written book, are ones written by unknown authors & the use of Latin names that just don't exist in today's taxonomy, are only some dead giveaways.
November 4, 2023
Fungus Festival 2023 T-shirts sold out in just a couple of hours. We finally got more! This is the final batch – we will not be […]
November 4, 2023
follows Southeast Asian refugees, Latino immigrants, and rural Americans on a year-round migration to harvest wild mushrooms in the American west to supply the global restaurant […]
October 28, 2023
Special shoutout to Ellen Jorgensen and Gene Yetter today. Both have been volunteering for the New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium to accession fungal specimens. In […]
October 24, 2023
The club might be able to get access to a scanning electron microscope. We would however require some assistance from someone who has experience using them. […]
October 17, 2023
It was wonderful to see so many of you at Fungus Festival on Sunday. Fungus Festival 2023 was a huge success, bringing together fungi and the many people and organizations who love them.
Fungi Festival was free and open to all. It only happened because over a 100 people gave so much of their time, passion and energy to it.
It will be impossible to mention and thank everyone who helped but I will try!
Fungus Festival was a nine month process, and several people were along for the full ride.
October 14, 2023
We hope to see you all at Fungus Festival tomorrow! Here are a few answers to common questions to make sure you’re getting the most from […]
October 12, 2023
Our raffle was very popular at last year’s Festival. We’re planning to do another one this year, giving away prizes from the merely fun to highly […]
October 12, 2023
If Festivals aren’t your thing check out this lovely guided mushroom ID hike in Staten Island’s Blue Heron Park that’s happening this Sunday, National Mushroom Day. […]
October 12, 2023
We need lots and lots of fungi for Fungus Festival! If you’re planning on attending we’d be grateful if you could bring whatever you can collect […]
October 7, 2023
Dear Mycologists, For the past year, I have been working behind the scenes to revamp the New York Mycological Society’s website judiciously. The journey began back […]
September 22, 2023
Meet the NYMS members who will be cooking up some fabulous vegetarian creations for our opening reception on Sunday October 1: , an award-winning chocolatier, has […]
August 26, 2023
Amanitas are everywhere right now. Identification to species isn't always possible but identification to section is. For Fungus Festival 2022 Bethany Beech created this beautiful guide to the Amanita sections. Right click the image to download this handy reference guide.
August 17, 2023
We're doing a partnership walk with the Natural Areas Conservancy (NAC) in Highbridge Park, Bronx Sunday September 24, a park that the club has never visited before.
RSVP required.
June 8, 2023
Probably should have been named March To Mycology but here it is. You can practice for your next performance!
May 27, 2023
When: Saturday June 3, 10am Where: Jerome Avenue and 233rd St, North West Corner of the intersection What to bring (only what you have available, don’t stress over what […]
May 26, 2023
We are excited to announce our June Book Club reading of Merlin Sheldrake’s Entangled Life! This “gorgeous” “masterpiece” is “ripe with insight and erudition” and will […]
May 26, 2023
Thanks to everyone who came out for our inaugural book club discussion of The Mushroom at the End of the World by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing. If you have […]
May 26, 2023
The club has walks every weekend of the year, but only in the summer and fall do we schedule them ahead of time, so people can […]
May 5, 2023
We are excited to launch our new Myco Book Club for NYMS members! For the inaugural reading, and in honor of May’s AAPI Heritage Month, we […]
April 10, 2023
Fungi do a lot for us – they delight, feed, educate and inspire us. So what can we do for fungi? Many species of fungi are […]
March 27, 2023
NYMS 2023 MYCO FILM FESTIVAL SAVE THE DATE! SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 AT SVA THEATRE, NYC! Founded in 1962 by the visionary multidisciplinary artist John Cage, […]
March 19, 2023
The Northeast Mycological Federation is busily preparing for this year’s foray that is to be held at Soyuzivka in Kerhonkson, NY September 14-17, 2023. NEMF is […]
February 25, 2023
We’re actively recruiting for the role of Community Partnership Coordinator. The focus of the position is to create and nourish relationships with communities and other organizations. […]
February 22, 2023
New York Mycological Society 2023 business meeting February 19, 2023 2pm Draft Agenda Budget update 2022 numbers Membership […]
February 3, 2023
Two new bills for a State Mushroom for New York State – Lactarius peckii The New York Mycological Society urges New York State residents to support […]
January 31, 2023
The design features an intricate drawing from the first New York Mycological Club founded in 1897. On the left are scientific tools of the field; and […]
November 30, 2022
It is with great sadness to note the passing of Tom Volk. He has been a great friend of the NYMS, delivering lectures, participating in our […]
November 30, 2022
Tom Volk appeared as a performer in the September 2012 celebration 100/50/Cage/NYMS Anniversary, which celebrated the mycological and artistic life of John Cage, founder of the […]
November 21, 2022
The Gary Lincoff Book Auction will be held on Sunday, December 4th at 1PM in TriBeCa, lower Manhattan, New York. Tickets are required to attend the […]