Hi Steve,

I'm not aware of any lobbying efforts by Nik Money in this regard,
public or private. This has not been a hot topic in Ohio and the OMS
has no particular position on the subject. As far as I know, there are
no gathering restrictions in Ohio State Parks or Forests and I'm not
aware of any pending rule changes.

Best Regards,

Jerry Pepera
Chairman - OMS

--- In ohioms@yahoogroups.com, Steven Pencall <spencall@g...> wrote:
> Hi Everyone:
>
> I am not an OMS member and I have no plans to join the Society at
present
> because I live (and collect mushrooms) in Southern California.
However, I
> joined the OMS Yahoo group because I have several questions which
may be of
> interest to many of you.
>
> Professor Nicholas P. Money of Miami University in Oxford has
published an
> article in the February 2005 Journal of Mycological Research
entitled "Why
> picking wild mushrooms might be bad behavior"
> The title page, although not the article, is online here:
>
http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/Publications/Mycological_Research/Mycological_Res\
earch_FEBRUARY_2005.pdf
>
> In his article Money states:
>
> "In the UK, The Wild Mushroom
> Pickers Code of Conduct, published by English Nature
> in 1998 and endorsed by the British Mycological
> Society and many other bodies, urges personal collections
> of `no more than 1.5 kg per visit or no more than
> half of any single species present. ' While I support
> these efforts, and have lobbied for similar injunctions in
> Ohio forests, I am troubled by the prevailing justifi-
> cation for these policies." (Money, p. 132)
>
> Since Professor Money has apparently lobbied for mushroom picking
> restrictions in Ohio I am wondering if any of you were aware of his
efforts
> in this regard? Have there been any public hearings or meetings on
this
> matter at which Professor Money was present or as far as you know,
have his
> contacts been private? Were picking restrictions such as those
advocated
> by Professor Money enacted by the state? If the restrictions were
enacted,
> were the arguments of Professor Money influential or even decisive
in the
> final outcome, in your opinion? If the restrictions were enacted, what
> part of his argument had the greatest influence or impact?
>
> I am preparing a response to Professor Money, possibly in
conjunction with
> other concerned amateur mycologists. Any information you can
provide is
> gratefully appreciated.
>
> You may respond privately (off list) to <spencall@g...> in confidence,
> if you prefer.
>
> Mycologically,
>
> Steven
>
> P.S. Although most of us would disagree with Professor Money, he
does have
> a right to his views. I hope that no one contacts him in a manner that
> reflects poorly on the amateur mycological community.
>
> Money, N. P., Why Picking Wild Mushrooms May Be Bad Behaviour,
Mycol. Res.
> 109 (2): 131–135 (February 2005).