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Culinary Applications Committee
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OBJECTIVE(S)
The Culinary Applications Committee supports MSU’s mission statement through culinary exploration and contribution, providing MSU members with opportunities and experience in cooking and eating wild mushrooms safely.
TYPICAL TASKS
The Culinary Applications Committee typically helps with food prep for MSU events, and organizes cooking demonstrations and the large potluck dinners at the Fall Foray. Other items that have been discussed or carried out in the past include summer potlucks, recipe books, cooking workshops, and cooking forays.
2025 PROJECTS
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January Business Meeting Feast
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Spring Cookout
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Summer Fermentation Workshop
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Online Member Recipe Share Folder
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MEMBERS
CHAIR - Isaac Taylor
BOARD REP - Aimée Nguyen
GENERAL MEMBERS - Rebecca Gifford-Taylor & Steve Sprague
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CONTACT - culinarycommittee@utahmushrooms.org
Scientific Contributions Committee
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OBJECTIVE(S)
The Scientific Contributes Committee aims to establish and manage research experiments of interest, collect & document data, collaborate with and contribute to academic research and academic institutions in Utah.
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2025 PROJECTS
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Citizen Science Initiative
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Northern Utah Funga
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Mysteries of the Morchella
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DNA sequencing procedures & protocols
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- MSU Fungarium Database
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MEMBERS
CHAIR - Tyler Hacking
BOARD REP - Chris Kleine
GENERAL MEMBERS - Cole Hughes
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CONTACT - dr.gaia@yahoo.com
Mycelial Network Committee
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OBJECTIVE(S)
The Mycelial Network Committee aims to deepen the social aspect of the society through opportunities that prioritize community building and/or socializing at least once every season.
TYPICAL TASKS
The Culinary Applications Committee typically helps with food prep for MSU events, and organizes cooking demonstrations and the large potluck dinners at the Fall Foray. Other items that have been discussed or carried out in the past include summer potlucks, recipe books, cooking workshops, and cooking forays.
2025 PROJECTS
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Winter: Post-lecture get togethers
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Spring Social
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Summer Social
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Fall (Post-FF) Social
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MEMBERS
CHAIR - Not Yet Established
BOARD REP - Jesse West
GENERAL MEMBERS - Mark Kelly, Rori McDaniel, & Kimberly Whitefield
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CONTACT - jesse@utahmushrooms.org
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The Fungophile Team
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OBJECTIVE(S)
The Mushroom Society of Utah's newsletter aims to produce a publication for the organization once per quarter with the intention of keeping members informed and connected to the society and mycological world as a whole.
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF - Aimée Nguyen
COPY EDITOR & DESIGNER - Bennet Lane
LINE EDITOR - Melissa Simons
WRITERS - Aimée Nguyn & Logan Seat
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CONTACT - aimee@utahmushrooms.org
Fall Foray Organizing Committee
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The 2025 committee will be established soon - contact Aimée if you are interested in helping to plan this weekend-long event!​
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We are especially interested in a volunteer to take the lead on organizing a fundraiser!