The Mycophile, March/April 2008 Volume 49:2 March ⁄ April 2008 www.namyco.org McCall, Idaho: Come Early, Stay Late and Play! In this issue: Saying Goodbye: Sam and Ben .... 2 Forays & Announcements ............. 3 New Online Course! ...................... 5 The NAMA Archive ....................... 6 2007 Digital Photo Winners ........... 8 New DVDs from M. Beug .......... 10 Foray ‘08 Registration .......... 11–12 Photo Contest Rules .............. 14–15 Photo Contest Entry Form ........... 15 Mushroom of the Month ............. 16 1 NAMA invites you to the 2008 Annual Foray in McCall, Idaho, a mushroom center that our host, Southern Idaho Mycological Associa- tion (SIMA), has forayed nearly every year since its founding in 1976—and where NAMA itself forayed that year. This is where Orson and Hope Miller spent their summers while Dr. Miller taught at Virginia Tech and where they retired. They wouldn’t have gone to a fungally boring place, now would they? This foray is dedicated to the memory of our friend and teacher, Dr. Orson K. Miller, Jr. It was at McCall that Orson found, described, and named Hygrophorus caeruleus, an eerily beautiful mushroom chosen as our foray logo. One of Orson’s students, Dr. Cathy Cripps, will be our Chief Mycologist. She too has spent quality time in this neighborhood, becoming an authority on its fungi. Forays will range in all direc- tions around McCall in the public lands of the Payette National Forest and in private holdings that have pretty much escaped tourism devel- opment and recent logging. Forayers to private sites will have the privi- lege of inventorying fungi for the first time ever at the special request of the owners. McCall (elev. 5,000 ft.) is a small town on the southern shore of Payette Lake, a natural lake created by the outwash from an alpine glacier 75,000 years ago. The glacier also gave us beautiful fungi-rich meadows and a good excuse to examine large rocks for striations left when the glacier scraped against the sides of the mountains. At 290 feet the lake is deep enough to house Sharlie, a cousin of the Loch Ness creature seldom photographed but seen (rarely) by children. In McCall’s evolution as an escape for desert-dwelling Idaho- ans, many churches acquired prime locations for educational centers and summer camps—Episcopalians, Quakers, and Baptists, among others. Surrounding the lake is a glorious mix of conifer forests, those meadows, streams, high- mountain lakes, even sagebrush prairie. Foray headquarters will be Camp Pinewood, a Baptist camp on Payette River. Pinewood is three blocks from the lake and four from the center of McCall. The town, by the way, has the usual services of civilization— supermarkets, pharmacy, motels, gasoline stations, hospital, restau- Just imagine what fungal treasures await you in the environs of Payette Lake. Continued on page 4
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Volume 49:2 March ⁄ April 2008 www.namyco.org
McCall, Idaho: Come Early, Stay Late and Play!
In this issue:
Saying Goodbye: Sam and Ben .... 2
Forays & Announcements ............. 3
New Online Course! ...................... 5
The NAMA Archive ....................... 6
2007 Digital Photo Winners ........... 8
New DVDs from M. Beug .......... 10
Foray ‘08 Registration .......... 11–12
Photo Contest Rules .............. 14–15
Photo Contest Entry Form ........... 15
Mushroom of the Month ............. 16
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NAMA invites you to the 2008Annual Foray in McCall, Idaho, amushroom center that our host,Southern Idaho Mycological Associa-tion (SIMA), has forayed nearlyevery year since its founding in1976—and where NAMA itselfforayed that year. This is whereOrson and Hope Miller spent theirsummers while Dr. Miller taught atVirginia Tech and where theyretired. They wouldn’t have gone toa fungally boring place, now wouldthey? This foray is dedicated to thememory of our friend and teacher,Dr. Orson K. Miller, Jr.
It was at McCall that Orsonfound, described, and namedHygrophorus caeruleus, an eerilybeautiful mushroom chosen as ourforay logo. One of Orson’s students,Dr. Cathy Cripps, will be our ChiefMycologist. She too has spentquality time in this neighborhood,becoming an authority on its fungi.
Forays will range in all direc-tions around McCall in the publiclands of the Payette National Forestand in private holdings that havepretty much escaped tourism devel-opment and recent logging. Forayersto private sites will have the privi-lege of inventorying fungi for thefirst time ever at the special requestof the owners.
McCall (elev. 5,000 ft.) is a smalltown on the southern shore ofPayette Lake, a natural lake createdby the outwash from an alpineglacier 75,000 years ago. The glacieralso gave us beautiful fungi-richmeadows and a good excuse toexamine large rocks for striationsleft when the glacier scraped against
the sides of the mountains. At 290feet the lake is deep enough tohouse Sharlie, a cousin of the LochNess creature seldom photographedbut seen (rarely) by children.
In McCall’s evolution as anescape for desert-dwelling Idaho-ans, many churches acquired primelocations for educational centersand summer camps—Episcopalians,Quakers, and Baptists, amongothers. Surrounding the lake is aglorious mix of conifer forests,those meadows, streams, high-mountain lakes, even sagebrushprairie. Foray headquarters will beCamp Pinewood, a Baptist camp onPayette River.
Pinewood is three blocks fromthe lake and four from the center ofMcCall. The town, by the way, has
the usual services of civilization—supermarkets, pharmacy, motels,gasoline stations, hospital, restau-
Just imagine what fungal treasures await you in the environs of Payette Lake.
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Reflections on Samuel Ristich
[This memorial by David Rose is alsobeing printed in the spring issue of theCOMA newsletter, Spores Afield. It isused here by permission of the author.]
The death of Dr. Samuel Ristichhas left an enormous void in ama-teur mycology and in the world. Samwas an old-school natural historianfully at home in 21st-centurybiology, a consummate educatorsupercharged with the most infec-tious curiosity, and a sprightlywizard whose knowledge of theworld of mushrooms seemedboundless.
Spending any time with Samwas quite simply a life-changingexperience. If late in his life hesometimes styled himself “themushroom guru,” he was in reality aguru of generosity, for as much ashe loved the fungi and all of nature,he lavished his attention most onpeople. He never stopped teachingand cultivating the educationalinstinct in others, and he neverstopped writing to his legions ofdevoted students. His exuberancefor the world was so profound andso contagious that the lessons hetaught us will continue to thrive inus all, and thus we hope will thrivethe spirit of Sam Ristich.
I once asked Sam for a bibliogra-phy of his early publications, and he
modestly complied with my requestwith the mild complaint, “You arespending too much valuable timeremaking Sam.” Yet I was glad I hadmade that request, for I learned ofthe breadth of his scientific scholar-ship apart from mycology, coveringthe ecology of digging wasps, buriedseeds, plant galls, aquatic plants,benthic invertebrates, and preda-cious mites.
Though to us he was foremost amycologist, Sam was first an ento-mologist, having earned his Ph.D. inentomology at Cornell University in1950. An all-around naturalist, herediscovered the cahow (a petrelonce thought to be extinct) inBermuda in 1945. As a mycologisthe discovered Amanita ristichii andWynnea sparassoides as well as theimperfect stage of Oligoporus rennyi.
Beyond his mycological discover-ies, there are three points of per-sonal philosophy that outshine allelse. The first involves education.Sam always insisted that the finesttalent of a teacher is to find andcultivate the talent for education inothers. Sam made it his personalmission to stimulate the educationalimpulse wherever he found it.
Second, he always drew atten-tion to not just the science, but tothe wonder of nature. If scienceever seems dull or clinical, it is due
Sam’s spore print entitled “Pisquamosus Mastodon” won a Judge’s Option prize in the2007 NAMA photo contest. (See page 8, 9, and 15 for other winners.)
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F O R A Y S & A N N O U N C E M E N T S
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MushRoaming in Tibet,Two Expeditions for 2008
Logistics will be expedited by HighAsia Expeditions. Details at www.MushRoaming.com. Address inquir-ies to <[email protected]>.
Tibet is not only endowed withan incomparably rich, ancient,spiritual culture but also has a longtradition of collecting and tradingmushrooms. Today, with unprece-dented demand for caterpillarfungus (Cordyceps sinensis), matsu-take and morels, Tibet has thehighest fungal income per capita inthe world.
Our “mushroaming” tours toTibet are once-in-a-lifetime fungal,botanical, and cultural experiencesin some of the most stunning land-scapes on the planet.
Cordyceps Expedition to KhamMay 26–June 9
Our goal is to track the elusivecaterpillar fungus endemic to theTibetan Plateau, explore its grass-land habitat, meet collectors, andvisit fungus markets. We’ll alsosearch for morels in the valleysablaze in spring flowers. In additionto exploring fungi, we will visitTibet’s famous monasteries, sacredsites, and hot springs.
Fungal & Floral Foray in TibetAugust 2–19
During the summer, mushroomcollection and markets are peaking.We will encounter matsutake,boletes, caesars, chanterelles,ganoderma, gypsies and many otherexotic species throughout the tour.We will explore the forests, mead-ows and mountains of Kongpo,Tibet’s extremely biodiverse south-eastern region. In addition we willexperience sacred sites in Lhasa andbeyond.
Daniel Winkler leads the tour,supported by Tibetan guides.
2008 Bryology Seminars,Humboldt Institute
In support of field biologists, modernfield naturalists, and students of thenatural history sciences, Eagle Hilloffers specialty seminars and work-shops at different ecological scalesfor those who are interested inunderstanding, addressing, and solv-ing complex ecological questions.
Seminar topics range fromwatershed-level issues and subjectsin classical ecology, to highlyspecialized seminars in advancedbiology, taxonomy, and ecologicalrestoration. Eagle Hill has long beenrecognized as offering hard-to-findseminars and workshops that pro-vide important opportunities fortraining and meeting others who arelikewise dedicated to the naturalhistory sciences.
Eagle Hill field seminars are ofspecial interest because they focuson the natural history of one ofNorth America’s most spectacularand pristine natural areas, the coastof eastern Maine from AcadiaNational Park to Petit MananNational Wildlife Refuge andbeyond. Most seminars combinefield studies with follow-up labstudies and a review of the litera-ture. Additional information isprovided in lectures, slide presenta-tions, and discussions. Seminars areprimarily taught for people whoalready have a reasonable back-ground in a seminar program or inrelated subjects or who are keenlyinterested in learning about a newsubject. Prior discussions of personalstudy objectives are welcome.
June 29–July 5 Calicioid Lichens and Fungi: Identi-fication, Ecology, and Role inAssessing Forest Continuity—StevenSelva
July 6–12Lichenicolous Fungi: NorthAmerica’s Second Sick LichenMasterclass—David L. Hawksworth
August 3–9Polypores, Tooth Fungi, and CrustFungi—Thomas Volk and SeanWestermoreland
August 31–September 6Mycology for Naturalists: Diversity,Biology, and Ecology of Fungi andFungal-like Organisms—DavidPorter
September 28–October 4Advanced Mycology: Freshwater andMarine Ascomycetes—Ann Shearer
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Descriptions of seminars may befound at www.eaglehill.us/mssemdes.html. Information onlodging options, meals, and costsplus a printable and online applica-tion form may be found atwww.eaglehill.us/mapinfo.html.Syllabi are available for these andmany other fine natural-historytraining seminars on diverse topics.For more information, please contactthe Humboldt Institute, P.O. Box 9,Steuben, ME 04680-0009; othercontacts are phone (207) 546-2821;fax (207) 546-3042; e-mail<[email protected]>. Onlinegeneral information may be found atwww.eaglehill.us.
32nd Annual NEMF Foray—The Samuel Ristich ForayJuly 31–August 3
Hosted by the Connecticut ValleyMycological Society at ConnecticutCollege in New London, this smallprivate college, home of the Con-necticut Arboretum, sits on a 750-acre site in the southeast corner ofthe state and overlooks the ThamesRiver and Long Island Sound.Programs, workshops, fun andforays for mycophiles at all levelsare planned. Info atwww.nemfdata.org or contactChairman Terry Stoleson at<[email protected]>.
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to our own diminished sense ofwonder, which Sam refueled andrecharged again and again. On slimemolds, he invariably emphasized thewonder of their various stages andthe drama of their transformation.Of course, wonder depends on closeobservation, and Sam was the firstto proclaim, “We need more astuteobservers and fewer doctors!”
Finally, Sam promoted “deepstewardship.” He believed that weare stewards, not possessors, of thisearth, and that our sense of steward-ship must be greatly amplified if theearth’s species, particularly thehuman species, are to survive. Inthis, Sam practiced what he preached.
Sam’s everyday observations,witticisms, and news about thefungi are enshrined in his bookSam’s Corner. Read this book and youwill hear his voice. His colorful andexpressive language was unparal-leled, always serving to instruct as itkept us entertained with mycologicalmarvels. All of science should be sopoetic and so vividly presented. I canhear his grainy voice now, explaininghow large polypores are “insectcondominiums.” To a particularly softTyromyces chioneus Sam gave the zanydesignation “a No. 2 Charmin.”
Sam was always ready to offercompliments and praise. To EdBosman he once wrote, “I run on100 octane seven days a week. EdBosman runs on 110 octane ninedays a week.”
Sam was the stimulus to thefounding of at least two mycologicalclubs: the Connecticut-WestchesterMycological Association (COMA)and the New Jersey MycologicalAssociation (NJMA); of this heboasted, “All I had to do was pumptwice!” Sam pumped, and the nativetalent and enthusiasm gushed forth.Of his many catchy titles in hiswritings on mushrooms, my favoriteone is “Exploded, Fimbriated Caps ofPhlogiotis helvelloides.” Unquestion-ably, Sam had a genius for clever,humorous expression.
We will miss Sam Ristich deeplybecause his spirit is engrained in us
all. I will never forget the closing ofa particularly meaningful letter thathe once sent to me; he wrote: “TenHail Calostomas and Love, Sam.”
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Benjamin Woo1923–2008
“Ben Woo,recipient ofNAMA’s Awardfor Contribu-
tions to Amateur Mycology in2002, died a few days ago, leaving alot of sad people in the Northwest.”Those were the words that DickSieger used in writing to me withthe sad news of Ben’s passing.Similar sentiments were expressedby many in the NAMA communityand beyond. Both the Seattle Timesand the Seattle Post-Intelligencerprinted lengthy obituaries com-memorating Ben’s great life. To readthe entire story in the Seattle PI goto http://seattlepi.nwsource .com/local/350820_wooobit11.html.Ben was born in Seattle in 1923, buthis family moved back to Shanghaiwhen he was still very young. Bensurvived the Japanese invasion ofShanghai in the years leading up toWorld War II, returning to the USAin 1932 and ultimately settling backin Washington.
Originally trained in Meteorol-ogy (and even serving as a meteo-rologist in the US Army duringWWII), Ben later studied engineer-ing at the University of Washington.After leaving an architecture firmthat he had founded, he became anengineer for King County and,ultimately, a director of a KingCounty construction and facilitiesmanagement department. One of hisnoteworthy accomplishments wasdesigning the King County Fair-grounds. He retired in 1995.
To the mycophilic community,Ben was known as an expert amongexperts. Never shying from achallenge, Ben committed himself tospecializing in the Russulas, one ofthe most vexing taxa for us all. His
friendly attitude and warm smilewere infectious, and he always waswilling to take the time to share hisenthusiasm of mushrooms. In 1964Ben led the inception of the PugetSound Mycological Society. Ben wasalso a prominent leader withinNAMA. His ashes will lie in one ofhis favorite mushroom spots in thePacific Northwest.
Ben is survived by his secondwife, Ruth, whom he married in1975; daughter Teresa; sons John,Jeffrey, Roger, and Philip; step-daughters Teresa and Janice; and 11grandchildren.
Remembrances for Ben can besent to the Wing Luke Asian Mu-seum, 407 Seventh Ave. S., Seattle,WA 98104, or to the Ben WooScholarship at the Puget SoundMycological Society, UW Center forUrban Horticulture, P.O. Box 354115,Seattle, WA 98195.
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rants, golf course, and plenty ofpaved roads leading to morefungally interesting unpaved forestroads.
NAMA’s Board of Trustees willmeet at Pinewood’s ConferenceCenter on September 3–4, arrivingon the 2nd. Alas, the Trustees’moment of private-bathroom luxurywill be short-lived, as they will haveto vacate the Center on the 5th by 11am and bunk elsewhere.
The Foray proper is September5–7, but plan to register on Septem-ber 4. Early arrivals can foray (about2 pm, but time TBA). You’ll attend areception at McCall Golf Course, amile from camp (transportationprovided), and then enjoy dinner at6:30 pm.
Rooms are distributed among alodge and smaller retreat buildings.Each bedroom has its own bath-room, queen bed, and a set of eitherbunk beds or twins. Expect to sharerooms, bathrooms and showerrooms. All linens are provided.
Pinewood has 12 well-shadedRV sites with electricity and water
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New Online Course fromMichigan State U:The Biology of the Fungi
Several NAMA members, myselfincluded, have recently completed acomprehensive, well-organized,college-level Internet mycologycourse entitled “The Biology of theFungi.”
The course was designed lastsummer by Dr. Frances Trail andother members of the Plant Pathol-ogy Department at Michigan StateUniversity and was first offered inthe Fall 2007 semester. It was taughtby Dr. Trail in tandem with the sameclassroom course she taught at theUniversity. I highly recommend thecourse to all those who would like toexpand their knowledge of fungi toinclude all the members of theFungi Kingdom.
The combination of written andillustrated material, including the
hookups. Ponderosa State Park (nearthe golf course) also has full-hookupRV sites. Pinewood rules are nosmoking inside, no alcohol, and nopets. We will expect some of the(maximum of) 200 attendees to stayat McCall motels.
Pinewood’s bicycles, trails, floattubes, horseshoes, frisbee course,climbing wall, and other fun gearwill be available at no extra charge.Non-mycological spouses andyoungsters can stay busy right incamp, but the treats of the regionare your reason to plan an earlyarrival or a lingering stay after theforay: the boating, the fishing, thehiking, the horse riding, the history,the bird watching, the whitewaterrafting.
McCall is about 100 miles northof Boise, the nearest airport. Theroute to McCall is a gorgeous two-hour drive partly along the banks ofPayette River, through the forest,and across some of the most stun-ning high-mountain valleys inIdaho. More details in the nextMycophile.
supplementary articles we down-loaded from listed Web sites, refer-ences, video lectures, quizzes, andreview/evaluations, worked wellthroughout the course. In all, therewere 27 lessons. Lessons #1 and #27were about the new Phylogeneticsof Fungi and the Fungi Tree of Life.In Lesson #1 we downloaded thearticle on the Fungi Tree of Lifefrom Clark University. The lastlesson was a video presentation onPhylogenetics.
The course is organized accord-ing to the new Phylogenetic group-ings. The first ten lessons aredevoted to the True Fungi, theBasidiomycota and the Ascomycota,which include the macro fungi withwhich you are familiar, as well asthe rusts and smuts, the yeasts andother less recognized groups.
Some of the other topics in-cluded in the remaining lessonswere the Zygomycota, the Chytridio-mycota, the Chromista, the Mito-spora Fungi, the Trichomycetes, theLichens, Mycorrhizae, the ProtistFungi, Spore Dispersal, FungalToxins, Medical Mycology, DungFungi and Mushroom Cultivation.
A basic knowledge of Biology ishelpful for the course but notnecessary. To supplement the courseDr. Trail recommended severalbooks and articles. I found TheIllustrated Dictionary of Mycology(Ulloa and Hanlin; St. Paul, MN:APS Press, 2000) very helpful. Forup-to-date research, The Biodiversityof Fungi, Mueller, Bills, Foster(Elsevier Academic Press, 2004).
The course was offered as anoncredit course. I hope that it willbe offered for both college credit andfor noncredit next fall. It will bescheduled again during the Fall,2008, semester, beginning at the endof August.
For information contact Dr.Frances Trail at <trail@ msu.edu>.
—-Sandy Sheine
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Mycology Meets History:The NAMA Archive
by David W. Rose
When Harry S. Knighton foundedthe People-to-People Committee onFungi in 1959, he had scant ideathat his modest effort would flourishto become the North AmericanMycological Association, the leadingamateur mycological organization inthe United States. The People-to-People Committee—Mr. Knighton’sinternational network of mushroomaficionados—prompted a vision of anational organization that wouldserve the mycological communitythrough science, education, andregular communication; and thecommittee was officially recon-structed as NAMA in 1967. Alongthe way, the early newsletter, TheToadstool Picker’s News (a namesome purists found objectionable),was transformed into TheMycophile, and the rest is history,as they say.
However, this history is the verypith and gist of the present article,for Harry Knighton also had theforesight to preserve his records, andhis photographs, and his ToadstoolPickers from the very first issue in1960. The collection of materialsgrew and grew, added to by asuccession of executive secretaries,until it arrived en masse into the careof Judy Roger. Judy and the NAMAboard decided in 2005 to archivethese records documenting theassociation’s origins and history, andI am delighted to announce that theyare completely organized as anarchival collection—the NorthAmerican Mycological AssociationRecords, now permanently housedat the New York Botanical Garden.
Archives are the prerequisite forwritten history, and in addition toindividual memory, whose reachendures only as long as the humanlife-span and often less, they are thefoundation for our knowledge of thepast. Mycology (i.e., taxonomy) itselfis inherently historical, and thoughwe don’t commonly ponder historyin the pursuit of our favorite fungi,the succession of names awarded to
countless species of mushroomsattests to the need to trace namesback to their sources.
When the NAMA documentsarrived on my doorstep in the formof sixteen oversized banker’s boxesshrink-wrapped in a shroud ofplastic on a forklift pallet, I antici-pated history aplenty, and I wasn’tdisappointed. Archival processing isboth a science and an art, and as thearchivist selected by NAMA toorganize this superb collection, Iwas soon immersed in the tedium ofremoving paper clips, staples, rubberbands, and the dirt and detritus thatruins paper. I painstakingly trans-ferred all the documents to specialacid-neutral file folders and boxesfor maximum protection. This isstandard procedure, and not nearlyas boring as it sounds, for in theprocess one also reads, evaluates,and organizes.
Thankfully, the collection hadalready been fairly well preservedand had never encountered damageby water. Any mycologist readingthis knows what that means. Manyof my best friends are fungi, but, asan archivist, I reserve a cultivateddislike for the enemies of paper:Cladosporium and its allies are notmy friends, and they’re not yourseither if you’re interested in preserv-ing paper documents.
I have spent my most enjoyablehours trawling through archives. Myyears of work at the New YorkBotanical Garden archives wereespecially pleasurable since manycollections there were intrinsicallymycological. The job of archivalprocessing brought forth a multitudeof tantalizing findings: the genea-logical correspondence of Neuro-spora expert Bernard Ogilvie Dodge,whose ancestor Rebecca Nourse waspersecuted as a witch in the 1692witchcraft trials in Salem, Massa-chusetts; the meticulous photo-graphic documentation of theDictyostelids by Kenneth Raper; thevoluminous correspondence of ClarkRogerson; the hand-written Latininventories of Lewis David vonSchweinitz: the list of myco-histori-cal treasures at the Garden seemsendless.
When the papers of WilliamAlphonso Murrill emerged from thecloset (they were literally excavatedfrom the depths of an herbariumcabinet in the course of movingherbarium collections), I wasecstatic. Though the collection is farfrom Murrill’s entire corpus of work,we now have his notes on meetingswith Giacomo Bresadola as well asletters to Luther Burbank and others.
In 2000, I organized the CharlesHorton Peck Papers at the New YorkState Museum in Albany, and it’sdifficult to convey the palpable,nostalgic thrill of meeting themycologist Peck through his letters,and discovering hand-writteninventories of Vermont boletes fromCharles Frost and Peck’s ownheavily annotated copy Elias Fries’sHymenomycetes Europaei.
Much the same is true of theNAMA records: the Knightoncorrespondence, photographs of theearly mushroom forays in Pellston,Michigan, and the supportive workof Orson Miller and AlexanderSmith comprise an in-depth andmulti-faceted portrait of the expan-sion of American amateur mycologyin the second half of the 20thcentury and into the 21st.
I organized the NAMA Recordsinto eight archival “series” (compo-nent parts) based primarily onsubject matter. There are separateseries, for example, on NAMAadministration, mycological science,annual forays, affiliated organiza-tions, and a complete run of TheMycophile from 1960 to 2005. Thereis also much more.
The final product of an orga-nized archival collection is a findingguide, the archivist’s tool to locatefiles in the collection. At some point,we may add the NAMA findingguide to our Web site for all tobrowse; but until the guide isavailable online I will gladly e-maila copy to any one who requests it(see below). The finding guidedescribes each series in detail andprovides a container list of every boxand file, informing any researcherabout the collection’s contents.
I am often asked, “Why notdigitize the whole collection?” Of
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course, this may more readily bedone by university or governmentarchives, but it requires a budget,equipment, time, and labor. For dataand documents that are “borndigital” there are a host of additionalarchival complexities, but the easeof making data quickly availableonline is an obvious advantage.Perhaps some of the NAMA Recordswill be digitized and placed onlineone day, but for now the collection ishoused and available for research atthe LuEsther T. Mertz Library of theNew York Botanical Garden in theBronx, a repository that holds manyother fine mycological collectionsand is therefore a major attraction toresearchers and to the public at large.
While the work of processingthe NAMA Records is now com-pleted, there may yet be smaller,individual collections of documents,photographs, or films in the posses-sion of former and current NAMAmembers that could properly beadded to the collection. Anyone whowishes to make a contribution oforiginal records relating to the NorthAmerican Mycological Associationmay contact me to discuss donatingmaterials to the NAMA Records. TheNAMA Records also containssubstantial, but incomplete, informa-tion on affiliated mycological clubs;and if members of affiliated clubswish to make donations of clubdocuments, that, too, is worthy ofdiscussion.
Harry and Elsie Knighton, 1971
Alexander H. Smith and Harold H. Burdsall, Jr., at the first Smith Foray, 1976
On the other hand, local myco-logical organizations may wish toestablish their own archives. Thesalient point here is that records thatdocument an organization’s activi-ties are an asset to the organizationand an important record of itsaccomplishments. Such records areworthy of preservation. Records thatare misplaced, dispersed, destroyed,or rendered worthless by damagefrom water, mold, or infestationmean one thing only: HISTORY ISLOST. The most cogent argument Ican make in favor of preservation isto point out that in the case of theNAMA records, there is, for ex-ample, a file of documents on everyannual foray complete with pro-grams, board agendas and meetingminutes, mushroom collection lists,participant lists, and photographs;and this detailed abundance is atestament to an organization thattakes science, history, and itseducational mission very seriously.The foray example is but one ofmany: the Knighton Award, thework of the toxicology committee,and many unusual pieces of myco-logical literature are evidenced inthis archival collection. The NAMARecords will prove to be an invalu-able resource for mycologists andhistorians for years to come.
The moral about “history lost”
bears repeating, in an anecdote thatshould have special resonance formycologists. One huge collectionthat I processed in my archival workat the New York Botanical Gardenwas the William Jacob RobbinsPapers. Robbins was a plant physi-ologist and Director of the Gardenfrom 1938 to 1958, and though he isscarcely remembered for his mycol-ogy, he conducted a lengthy series ofchemical assays of many species offungi in the 1950s in the attempt todetermine potential sources ofantibiotics. Most of this researchcame to naught, but his laboratorynotebooks for this project wereextensive, and I organized andcatalogued them all. All his note-books were clearly labeled by genusor by species: Poria, Morchella,Clitocybe illudens, etc. Most were ingood condition; some were in badshape. The final lab notebook in theseries was labeled “Various Molds,”and it had been damaged, unfortu-nately: completely covered by—youguessed it—various molds.
[To discuss further contributions oforiginal records to the NAMA archive,to discuss organizing archival collec-tions of local mycology clubs, or torequest a finding guide to the NAMARecords, please contact David Rose [email protected].]
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Pictorial OpenFirst Place:Hygrocybe psittacina, by Noah M. Siegel ................. ASecond Place:Microglossum rufum, by David C. Work ................... BThird Place:Mutinus caninus, by Charles R. Fonaas ..........page 15
Honorable Mention:Clavaria purpuria, by Michael J. QuaintanceLeucopholiota decorosa, by Noah M. SiegelNeolecta irregularis, by David C. WorkOmphalotus illudens, by Jacqueline Beaudry DionSuillus pictus, by David C. WorkXeromphalina campanella, by David C. Work
Documentary OpenFirst Place:Hemitrichia serpula, by David C. Work ...................... CSecond Place:Chroogomphus vinicolor, Noah M. Siegel ............... DEntoloma abortivum, by Charles R. Fonaas .............. EThird Place:Tremella foliacea, by David C. Work ........................... F
Honorable Mention:Tricholoma magnivelare, by Noah M. SiegelCortinarius semisanguineus, by Noah M. SiegelAgaricus sp., by Charles R. Fonaas
2007 Digital PhotoContestWinners
Judges’ OptionAscobolus asci and spores,
by John W. Dawson ............................. page 15“Alien Emerging” (Mutinus caninus),
by Charles R. Fonaas ............................ page 15“Identical Twins” (Amanita muscaria),
by Michael J. Quantance ............................... GCortinarius semisanguineus dyed wool,
by Noah M. Siegel ......................................... HCyathus olla peridioles,
by John W. Dawson ........................................ J“Pisquamosus Mastodon” Spore Print,
by Sam S. Ristich ................................... page 2
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See pages 2 and 15 for more winning
photos.
Rules and entry blank for the 2008
NAMA Photo Contest appear on pages
14 and 15.
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New NAMA DVD
Programs for 2008
Dr. Michael Beug, a member of theNAMA Education Committee, hascompleted 13 new mushroom iden-tification DVDs and is nearing com-pletion of three more for a total of16 new programs.
Starting in Spring 2008 theseprograms will be available on loanonly to NAMA members and affili-ated clubs, through the NAMA Website: www.namyco.org. These pro-grams are the first step in creatingreplacements for the existing NAMAslide-tape programs. Each DVD willcontain a PowerPoint® presentationwith embedded narration. Theprograms are designed so that theycan be customized by individualclubs and the DVDs include Instruc-tions for deleting slides or addingadditional slides of special interest.
The images in the programsdraw heavily on the slide collectionof Dr. Beug, augmented by thebeautiful collections of Kit ScatesBarnhart, Peter Katsaros, andEleanor Yarrow as well as numerousslides from other NAMA membersincluding Harley Barnhart, EmilyJohnson, John MacGregor, ChuckBarrows, Bill Blanton, and BillRoody. In 2009, Dr. Beug plans tocomplete additional new programscovering other orders in the Basidi-omycetes and the Ascomycetes.
The new programs fall intothree series of PowerPoint programs.The first series, in nine parts,emphasizes the Agaricales of NorthAmerica. Dr. Beug features the bestedible species and the most poison-ous species in each group, stressingthe distinctive characteristics of eachspecies. Spectacular species as wellas species with fascinating ecologi-cal roles are also included.
The second series, in four parts,focuses on how to recognize themajor genera of gilled mushrooms.The idea behind the second series isthat once you can recognize themajor genera on sight, you will bemore successful at keying out the
identity of new species.The third series which will be
complete by late spring of 2009 willfocus on the major genera of non-gilled mushrooms. These programsinclude multiple illustrations ofcommon mushrooms found in mostfield guides and many species rarelyillustrated elsewhere.
A brief description of eachprogram follows:
Widespread Agaricales of NorthAmerica Part I: Pluteaceae andPleurotaceae (50 min). This pro-gram begins with Amanita, coversthe most widespread members ofthe genus and some interestingregional endemics, and also includesLimacella, Volvariella, Pluteus, andPleurotus in the broad sense.
Widespread Agaricales of NorthAmerica Part II: Agaricaceae (50min). This program starts withAgaricus and then covers Lepiota andCoprinus in the broad sense.
Widespread Agaricales of NorthAmerica Part III: Tricholomata-ceae Part 1 (60 min). The Tricholo-mataceae is such a large family thatto cover it in any depth, two pro-grams were needed. This programfocuses on the large genera in thefamily, especially Tricholoma andClitocybe. Additional included generaare Catathelasma, Tricholomopsis,Lyophyllum, Calocybe, Leucopaxillus,Panellus, and Cystoderma. Somewhite-spored mushrooms from otherfamilies and other orders, includingOmphalotus and Hygrophoropsis, arealso covered.
Widespread Agaricales of NorthAmerica Part IV: Tricholomata-ceae Part 2 (58 min). This programincludes Mycena, Omphalina, Hygro-phorus and Collybia, all in the broadsense. In each case, the centralgenus and most of the new generathat have been created based onrecent DNA work are discussed.Mushroom ecology is also covered.
Widespread Agaricales of NorthAmerica Part V: Puffballs, Clubs,and Corals (60 min). This programincludes species both in the Agari-cales as well as species that have
traditionally been included in thesegroupings but are now consideredparts of other orders. Thus tradi-tional puffballs, large and small, arediscussed along with desert stalkedpuffballs. Scleroderma species, bird’snest fungi and Ramaria species areincluded with Clavaria species andother club and coral mushrooms.
Widespread Agaricales of NorthAmerica Part VI: Cortinariaceae(57 min). This program covers manyspecies of Cortinarius and Inocybenot covered elsewhere. It alsoincludes Gymnopilus, Phaeocollybia,Crepidotus, Galerina, and some othergenera in the Cortinariaceae.
Widespread Agaricales of NorthAmerica Part VII: Strophariaceaeand Psathyrellaceae (45 min). Thisprogram covers Stropharia, Psilocybe,Hypholoma, Kuehneromyces, Pholiota,Psathyrella, and some other distinc-tive genera.
Widespread Agaricales of NorthAmerica Part VIII: Entolomata-ceae, Marasmiaceae, Schizophylla-ceae and Hydnangiaceae (46 min).This program covers Entoloma andits segregate genera, Schizophyllum,Laccaria, Armillaria, Marasmius,Rhodocollybia, and some otherdistinctive genera.
Widespread Agaricales of NorthAmerica Part IX: Bolbitiaceae,Gomphidiaceae, Paxillaceae andHygrophoropsidaceae (34 min). Tocomplete the coverage of the gilledmushrooms, this program covers theBolbitiaceae and other orders ofBasidiomycetes not discussedpreviously. The genera included areAgrocybe, Bolbitius, Conocybe, Hebe-loma and Panaeolus from the Bolbi-tiaceae. Other genera included areGomphidius and Chroogomphus fromthe Gomphidiaceae. This programconcludes with Phylloporus, Paxillus,Tapinella, and Hygrophoropsis.
Guide to the Major Genera ofGilled Mushrooms: The LightSpored Mushrooms I: Pluteaceae,Pleurotaceae, Entolomataceae,Marasmiaceae, and Others (52.5
Continued on page 13
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The North American Mycological Association
2008 Orson K. Miller Jr. Memorial ForaySeptember 4–7, 2008 • McCall, Idaho
(Trustees: Sept. 2–3)Hosted by the Southern Idaho Mycological Association
Susan M. Stacy, Registration • 1718 N. 17th Street, Boise, ID 83702 • Tel. (208) 344-7371 • <[email protected]>
R E G I S T R A T I O N
Name(s):
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Phone: E-mail:
Names and club affiliation for name tags:
Assign roommate: ❏ Male ❏ Female I want to share a room with
Lodging at Camp Pinewood consists of cabins and lodges with multiple bunks per room, as well as full hook-upcampsites. Go to www.simykos.org for more information about the conference.
REGISTRATION
Full registration with housing at Camp PinewoodThurs. dinner through Sun. breakfast .................................................. #_______ @ $250 each $_____________Includes 3 nights lodging – Thurs. arrival, Sun. departure
Top bunk discount .................................................................................. # ______ @ –$10 each $ (___________)
Full registration with RV site at Camp PinewoodForayer option:
Thurs. through Sat. night, meals as above, for one ........................ #_______ @ $250 $_____________
Second and each other person at site (all meals) ............................. #_______ @ $165 each $_____________
Trustee addition, if using RV site at PinewoodLodging Sept. 2 and 3, Tues. dinner–Thurs. lunch .......................... #_______ @ $ 80 $_____________
Each add’l person at site Tues. dinner–Thurs. lunch ....................... #_______ @ $ 40 each $_____________
Registration for campers and commutersHousing on your own (hotels, campgrounds, etc.)—see www.simyoks. org for ideas.
Full meals option: Thurs. dinner through Sun. breakfast ................... #_______ @ $165 $_____________
If you can help in any way, please let us know. The volunteer time of our members is what continues to makeNAMA forays such a success and great time for everyone. The coordinator will contact you with details prior tothe foray.
Display & identification area: ❏ Set up ❏ Assist identification ❏ Clean up
Mycophagy: ❏ Set up ❏ Preparation ❏ Clean up ❏ Bring mushrooms
Presentations: ❏ Assist with audio-visual set-up
❏ I have CDL with passenger endorsement and am willing to drive a bus to forays.
❏ I am willing to drive a van to forays.
NAMA/SIMA must have a signed release for all adults attending the foray. Please sign below.
LIABILITY RELEASE AND PROMISE NOT TO SUE
I understand that there is some risk in participating in a mushroom foray and conference: all those risks one assumes by beingaway from home, risks associated with moving about in fields and woods, risks involved in eating wild mushrooms, risks of losingpersonal property by theft or misplacement, and all other expected and unexpected risks. In registering for or attending this foray,I agree to assume total responsibility during this event for my own safety and well-being, and that of any minor children under mycare, and for the protection of my and their personal property. I release the North American Mycological Association (NAMA), itstrustees, officers, employees, contractors, and all other persons assisting in the planning and presentation of this event fromliability for any sickness, injury, or loss I or any minor children under my care may suffer during this event or as a result of attendingand participating. I further promise not to file a lawsuit or make a claim against any of the persons listed above, even if theynegligently cause me or my minor children injury or loss. Finally, I agree to hold NAMA harmless from any liability it may incur asa result of any damages to Hinton Training Center property that I may cause. This release and promise are part of the considerationI give in order to attend this event. I understand that it affects my legal rights. I intend it to apply not only to me but to anyone whomay have the right to make a claim on my behalf.
Signature 1: Date:
Print Name 1:
Signature 2: Date:
Print Name 2:
NAMA Trustee meeting additionsMeals: Tues. dinner through Thurs. lunch ........................................... #_______ @ $ 40 each $_____________
Lodging: If not sleeping in Retreat Center room, add ......................... #_______ @ $ 30 each $_____________
Lodging: If sleeping at Retreat Center (Tues./Wed./Thur. night ONLY*)then making private arrangements .................................................... #_______ @ $ 90 each $_____________
*Trustees must relocate from Retreat Center by 11 a.m. Friday for Friday–Saturday night. Retreat Center roomshave private baths, each with one queen bed plus bunks or twin beds. Maximum for each room is 5. List nomore than 4 roommate preferences:
Please make check out to SIMA. TOTAL .................................................................................. $_____________
Do you have any dietary restrictions?
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min). This program covers the bestedible and most poisonous mush-rooms from roughly half of themajor genera of light-spored mush-rooms.
Guide to the Major Genera ofGilled Mushrooms: The LightSpored Mushrooms II: Tricho-lomataceae, Hygrophoraceae andRussulaceae (52.5 min). Thisprogram completes the coverage ofthe major genera of light sporedmushrooms not included in Part I.
Guide to the Major Genera ofGilled Mushrooms: The DarkSpored Mushrooms I: Agaricaceae(Dark Spored Members), Bolbitia-ceae and Cortinariaceae 1 (52 min).This program covers Agaricus,Coprinus in the broad sense, Agro-cybe, Bolbitius, Conocybe, Panaeolus,Hebeloma, Cortinarius, and Inocybe.
Guide to the Major Genera ofGilled Mushrooms: The DarkSpored Mushrooms II: Cortinaria-ceae 2, Strophariaceae, Psathy-rellaceae and Some GilledBoletales (51.5 min). This programcompletes the coverage of majorgenera of dark spored mushroomsincluding Gymnopilus, Phaeocollybia,Crepidotus, Galerina, Pholiota,Stropharia, Psilocybe, Hypholoma,Psathyrella, Gomphidius, Chroo-gomphus, Paxillus, and some otherdistinctive genera of dark sporedmushrooms.
Guide to the Major Genera ofAscomycete Mushrooms (50–60min.) available May or June 2009.This program is an introductoryoverview of the fleshy ascomycetesthat will include widespread speciesplus distinctive regional mushrooms.It will focus on the Pezizales thatincludes morels, helvellas, pezizas,and true truffles.
Guide to Boletes and Polypores(50–60 min.), available May or June2009. This program will be anintroductory overview of distinctiveand widespread Boletes andPolypores.
Guide to Chanterelles, TeethFungi, Jelly Fungi and SlimeMolds (50–60 min.), available Mayor June 2009. This is an introductorycatch-all program of distinctive andwidespread non-gilled mushroomswith some elements of significantinterest to mycophagists and otherelements for the pure naturalist inall of us.
2008 Mexican Mushroom ToursAugust 17–24
After considerable planning andinput from others, including manyprevious participants, we’ve chosenas our base location the colorfulcentral state of Michoacan. Thisrich, green, region has a wide bio-diversity along with history, culture,and crafts ideal for a foray traveladventure.
We’ll meet in the state’s elegantcapital city, Morelia (the name itselfsounds promising!). Morelia has goodaccess from both the Mexico Cityand Toluca airports. Speaking offlying, eastern Michoacan is also thespecial location that millions ofMonarch butterflies migrate to eachyear.
The region is equally famed forits Day of the Dead spectacles on theisland of Janitzio, its copper artisansat Santa Clara del Cobre, and thearcheological site (and straw-weaving magic) at Tzintzuntzan.
The wood carvers at Patzcuaro,guitar makers in Paracho, andunique ceramics creators inCapula are but a few of the othercolorful attractions, not to mentionthe 50-year-old Paricutin volcanonear Uruapan that burst out of afield to spew lava all over a nearbyvillage, appropriately sparing thetown church.
What about the mushrooms?Michoacan is full of forests andlakes harboring an abundance ofdifferent fungi. Leading our small-ish group—maximum 20—will be atop mycologist, the biligual, friendly
and very knowledgeable Dr. ArturoEstrada, who has headed many ofour forays since 2000.
Tour fees will again be underUS $2,000 p/p dbl. (All-inclusive ex-cept for travel to and from Mexico.)Final pricing and itinerary detailswill be confirmed soon. See www.mexmush.com for developinginformation.
Meanwhile, earlier MMTforayers have already booked morethan half the available Michoacantour spots, so others interested maywant to contact us soon to hold atentative reservation. ContactMexican Mushroom Tours, Apdo#73, Tlaxcala, Tlax., 90000 Mexico;Tel/Fax (from El Norte): 011-52 (246)461-8829. Web site: www.mexmush.com; e-mail <[email protected]>.
Telluride Mushroom FestivalAugust 20–24
Join Paul Stamets, world-renownedexperts, and other mycologists forthis fascinating fungal foray! Youare invited to sunny Telluride, CO,high in the San Juan Mountains, forthis annual celebration of all thingsfungi.
Learn how to identify gourmettreats and how to prepare them.Hike the beautiful mountains onwild-crafting forays. Listen toexperts reveal the latest discoveriesof the Fungal Kingdom. Not animal,not plant—what secrets does thisKingdom hold? Can mushroomssave the Earth? Are mushroomsconscious? What unknown proper-ties do fungi possess?
Healing, nutritious, magical,mushrooms have affected humanitysince prehistory. Come to Telluridein August and discover how theymay change the future!
For information, visit www.tellurideinstitute.org.
New DVDs, cont from page 10
Forays and Announcements,cont. from page 3
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Eligibility: The contest is open to all paid-up NAMAmembers. Non-members may enter if a separatecheck for 2008 dues ($35.00) is enclosed with theentry. Slides that have previously won (includingHonorable Mention) are not eligible.
Closing date: All entries must be received by theContest Director(s) on or before June 15, 2008. Allowat least one week for mailing.
Subject material: For Pictorial and Documentary,organisms from the Myxomycota (slime molds) andthe classes Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes of theEumycota (“true fungi”) are eligible. For Judge’sOption, nearly anything goes as long as the themerelates to fungi and fungi are a key element of thephotograph.
Entry divisions:
• Pictorial: Single photos that illustrate the beautyand variety of fungi in form and color. The objectiveis a photo suitable for display or illustration in a finebook. Judging criteria include consideration of bothtechnical (focus, depth of field, exposure, lighting,color, absence of distracting elements) and artistic(composition, color, background, lighting) aspects.Limited to 6 entries.
• Documentary: For single photographs especiallysuited as illustrations in a field guide or monographor for use in a lecture. Emphasis is placed onportrayal of key morphological characteristics suchthat the usefulness of the image as an identificationaid is maximized. Subjects may be shot in the field,laboratory, or studio, and the photographer hascomplete freedom to process, manipulate, or orientthe specimen in any desired manner to achieve thegoal. Close-ups of single features andphotomicrographs are acceptable. Judging criteriawill be the same as in the Pictorial category, butthey will be of secondary importance to the overallmycological utility of the photo. Accurateidentification of the subject will be a consideration.Limited to 6 entries.
• Judge’s Option: For single photos or series whichdo not fit into the Pictorial or Documentarydivisions. Examples include time-lapse series,ecological relationships of fungi (e.g. fairy rings),fungi with animals, people enjoying fungi.Limited to 3 entries.
Awards: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes will be awarded inPictorial and Documentary in both Limited and Openclassifications. Additional Honorable Mentionawards are given at the judges’ discretion up to a
2008 NAMA Photo Contest Rulesmaximum of 15% of the entries in that particularcategory. There will be no ranking in the Judges’Option division, and up to 20% of the entries may beselected. Prizes such as film, subscriptions, books,certificates, etc. are awarded, depending on thecontest director’s resourcefulness and the generosityof donors.
Format: Send color transparencies of any size thatwill fit into two-inch-square plastic or cardboardmounts that function in a standard 80-slide carousel.Glass mounts will not be accepted. Slides may becropped, retouched or otherwise reprocessed.
Marking, listing, and submitting slides: Mark eachslide with a projection spot at the lower left corner ofthe mount when viewed right-side up out of theprojector. The same side should include the entrant’sinitials, division initials, and slide number (e.g. OQK-P-1), Use 1a, 1b, 1c, etc. for sequences. Fill outand submit the Entry Form along with your slides.Send by first-class mail. Acknowledgment of receiptwill be sent to you. If possible, arrange yourpackaging so that it can be reused for returning yourslides.
Marking, listing, and submitting digitals: Whatinformation should you include in the digital photo’sfilename? If your computer program will permit, welike to have at least these three things in yourfilenames: D (for Documentary), JO (for JudgesOption) or P (for Pictorial), and the photographer’sinitials in three spaces, followed by the Genus andspecies of the fungus or myxomycete if you canidentify it, and your title for the photo (unless it isthe same as the previous), and of course the fileextension. If you have enough space for your fullname, the entry number, etc., or you wish to includeother info, that is a bonus but not required.
Entry Fee: Your $4 fee allows you to enter up to 15images in either the film or digital contest. Write thetitles of your photos on the lines in the entry form.
Reproduction: Entry in the contest constitutes theconsent of the photographer to allow NAMA toreproduce copies of each winning slide or digital(including Honorable Mention, etc.) for circulation bythe Education Committee among the membershipand affiliated societies. NAMA also reserves the rightto post images of the winning slides or digitals onthe NAMA web pages and in The Mycophile. Allcopyrights remain with the photographer.
Questions? Contact NAMA Photo Committee Chair:John Plischke III, 411 Center Ave., Greensburg, PA15601; (724) 832-0271; <[email protected]>
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2008 NAMA Photo Contest Entry Form
Name:
Address:
Phone: E-mail:
Classification (for 35mm slide contest): Open [ ]
Your $4 fee allows you to enter up to 15 images in either the film or the digitalcontest. Please enter the titles of your photos (or digital filenames) on the linesbelow. Use 2 entry forms if you enter both the digital and the film contests.
D 1
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Entry Fees Enclosed:❏ $4.00 for 35mm Slide Contest ❏ $4.00 for Digital Contest
Digital images must be mailed on a CD or DVD and will not be returned. Slideswill be duplicated, then returned. For additional Photo Contest information, seehttp://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/NAMA_Mushroom_Photography.
Mail 35mm slides, entry forms, and entry fees (check payable to NAMA) to:
John Plischke III – Digital201 Culbertson AveGreensburg PA 15601<[email protected]>
Noah Siegel – Slides25 Prospect Hill RoadRoyalston, MA 01368<[email protected]>
All entries must be received by June 15, 2008.
2007 Digital Photo WinnersSee pages 2, 8, and 9.
“Alien Emerging” (Mutinus caninus),by Charles R. Fonaas(see page 8)
Mutinus caninus, by Charles R.Fonaas (see page 8)
Ascobolus asci and spores, byJohn W. Dawson (see page 8)
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Mushroom of the Month
It’s that time of the year again . . .finally. Morchella photo courtesy ofAndrus Voitk.
