The Mushroom Society of Utah's events follow the mushroom seasons.
During the off-season, we host our Winter Speaker Series where we invite guest speakers from within and outside of the state to give lectures on their field of study. These talks are great opportunities to keep up with the quick-moving pace of mycological advancements and learn about niche corners of the fungal world.
In the spring, to get ready for foraging season, we offer our Spring Summit, an educational crash-course for members who are new to foraging. During this time, we also focus on social events for our community to come together before we're all in the mountains for the season!
Summer is for forays! Throughout the months of June, July, and August, volunteers within MSU lead small group mushroom-hunting trips. Forays are a fantastic way to learn from the community, meet new folk with your shared interest, and gain experience in foraging and identification.
At the peak of our fall mushroom season (and season of our state mushroom, the Boletus edulis), we hold a weekend-long event full of fungal-focused lectures, workshops, forays, and fun! The Fall Foray is our biggest and most involved event of the year—you don't want to miss it!
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Details are disclosed via email at the beginning of the month and two weeks prior to each event. Want in on the fun? Join us to get event details in your inbox!
January
MSU EVENT:
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Thursday, Jan 18th - Board Elections
COMMUNITY EVENT:
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Friday, Jan 19th - Psychedelics in Beehive conference with Paul Stamets, hosted by The Divine Assembly
February
MSU EVENT:
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Thursday, Feb. 22nd - Fungal FAQ's lecture with Chris Kleine
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Dinner & drinks post-lecture social
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NAMA EVENT:
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Friday, Feb. 23rd - Virtual Fungi Film Fest with Peter McCoy
March
MSU EVENTS:
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Tuesday, March 12th - Dentinger Lab & Fungarium Tour
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Thursday, March 14th - Lives of Fungi lecture with Britt Bunyard
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Dinner & drinks post-lecture social
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NAMA EVENT:
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Monday, March 13th - Virtual Mushroom Movies from Around the World by Filmmaker Hamilton Pevac
April
MSU EVENT:
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Thursday, April 25th - Industrial & Medical Mycological Technologies lecture with Tyler Hacking
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Dinner & drinks post-lecture social
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NAMA EVENT:
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Monday, April 19th - Using Phylogeneomics to Resolve the Evolutionary Radiation of Boletaceae, virtual lecture with Utah Mycologist Bryn Dentinger
May
MSU EVENTS:
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Saturday, May 24th - Spring Summit
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Sunday, May 25th - Spring Summit Attendee Foray
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NAMA EVENT:
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Sunday, May 5th - Understanding Burn Morels: Where, When and Why they Grow webinar with NAMA President Trent Blizzard
July
MSU EVENTS:
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July 19th - Brewery Tour Social
June
MSU EVENTS:
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Mixed Dates - June Forays
COMMUNITY EVENT:
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June 27–30th - Revival, hosted by The Divine Assembly
NAMA EVENT:
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Monday, June 3rd - Summer Mushrooms: Culinary Arts webinar
August
MSU EVENTS:
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August 23–25th - 2024 Fall Foray
NAMA EVENTS:
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August 3–9th - NAMA Boutique Foray (Mexico City & Valle de Bravo)
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August 22nd - 25th - NAMA Regional Foray (Arizona)
September
October
MSU EVENTS:
NAMA EVENT:
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October 31–November 3, 2024 - Pacific Northwest NAMA Camp (Randle, Washington)
November
MSU EVENTS:
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Tuesday, November 12th - In Search of the Xiao Ren Ren Lecture with Colin Domnauer
December
MSU EVENTS:
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Thursday, December 19th - Fungi of the Great Salt Lake with Bonnie Baxter & David Parrot
Details are disclosed via email at the beginning of the month and two weeks prior to each event. Want in on the fun? Join us to get event details in your inbox!