The Indiana County Chapter of the WPMC will hold a walk at Blue Spruce Park on Saturday July 11 beginning at 9:00a.m. Meet Bob and Ginny Sleigh at the ball field parking lots just inside the park entrance on the right, we will drive and/or walk to locations in the park from there. Blue Spruce has a wide variety of habitat that makes the chance of finding some kind of fungi growing very good. Terrain ranges from flatland wooded and grassy areas to heavily wooded ridgetops and everything in between. More information about Blue Spruce Park can be found at http://www.indianacountyparks.org/parks/bs/bs.html .

 

We request that no one hunts a walk or foray location for at least two weeks
prior to a walk or foray. It is only through your cooperation that we can have
successful walks and forays. All walks & forays will be held rain or shine. Come
15-30 min early and socialize. All walks start on time, so be early, if you are
late we will already be in the woods.

For all walks and forays, bring water and lunch. Dress for the weather. Bring
basket, wax or paper bags (no plastic) to keep mushrooms separated, whistle,
compass, chair, hand lens, insect repellent, cell phone, and books for
identification. Also bring a knife to dig up mushrooms for identification or to
cut edibles off to keep them clean. Try to dig up 3 of the same species at
different stages of development. Don't pick old mushrooms; leave them to drop
their spores. Bring your membership card and a friend or two. You are
responsible for not getting lost, if you have that tendency stick like glue to
others. We won't wait for you, and we won't come look for you.

Don't take the identification of the person standing next to you, they might not
know as much as you do. Only club mycologists and identifiers should be used for
advice. The Walk Leader will tell you when to be back at the walk starting place
where the mushrooms will be put on paper plates and the Walk Identifier or Club
Mycologist will put names on only the mushrooms that they know well. Take notes
and pictures to help you remember the mushrooms. You should go home and check
books yourself. Whether you decide to eat a mushroom, is ultimately only your
decision.