A HAUNTING IN THE WOODS!

Exact survey locations and details will go to members via email. Renew or join here.

Halloween is right around the corner and no one loves the spooky season more than our Events Chair, Kate Ghoulemboohski, whose birthday falls on the date of this very scary survey!

Let’s celebrate by haunting the woods together in Halloween costumes as we search the forest floor for spectacular specimens of the season!

Costumes are highly encouraged and feel free to bring a spooky treat to share too!

Attending a survey is a great way to get involved and begin your education in fungal identification (mushrooms, lichens and other fungi). Learn how to hunt for morels in spring, identify chanterelles in the middle of summer, or search for boletes in the fall. Here you will learn the numerous characteristics necessary to help identify mushrooms and other fungal species, while discovering their important ecological roles and making new friends and acquaintances.

These surveys are intended to educate IMA members on fungal (mushrooms, lichens, and other fungi) identification, while documenting the fungal diversity of the region. The specimens obtained during these surveys enrich the scientific collections of the Field Museum and serve as a record of fungal diversity of individual locations at specific points in time. They also are used to track changes in our fungal community.

The survey schedule is a benefit of IMA membership. If you are interested in starting your education right away, join us and we’ll be happy to introduce you to the world of fungi through one of our surveys.