On Wednesday, October 3rd, the MMS will host a presentation by World Renowned photographer Taylor Lockwood. He will present photos, talk about special places he has been, and discuss photo techniques and equipment he uses to create some of the most astounding fungal photos anyone has ever seen! Taylor is the author of two books – Treasures from the Kingdom of Fungi and Chasing the Rain, and several video programs including two popular educational mushroom ...

Enjoy the outdoors and connecting with new and old friends from all over North America and beyond at the annual North American Mycological Association foray this fall. The foray mycologist is Dr. Joseph Spatafora, former president of the Mycological Society of America, and recently appointed to Department Head for Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. During his 23 years at Oregon State University, he has maintained an active and successful record ...

Please note: AS OF JULY 3, THIS CLASS IS NOW FULL. Registration is now open for our summer mushroom foraging certification class to be held on July 15. Every year, the MMS holds two mushroom certification classes for edible mushroom foraging.  One in early spring covering Morels, Chanterelles, Black Trumpet, and Sulphur Shelf, and then one in the summer covering Lobster Fungus, Hedgehog, Hericium species, Giant Puffball, and Hen of the Woods. This certification is ...

Welcome to the Minnesota Mycological Society's new web site! We hope you find it informative and appealing. If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact: webmaster@minnesotamycologicalsociety.org Here are the winners from our latest photo contest. Click on a photo below to open the photo slides viewer. Enjoy! "] ...