Welcome to The Susquehanna Valley Mycological Society
"The Apple is the fruit of the apple tree,
Mushrooms are the fruit of the mycelium,
Beer is a fruit of yeast,
and
Spores are the fruit of mold!"
-Richard F. Progovitz
President of S.V.M.S.
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The Susquehanna Valley Mycological Society (S.V.M.S.) is a
non-profit organization and was founded in 1992 by ten people
in the south central New York State region who had a common interest in mushrooms. Over a decade
later, our club is thriving and our membership fluctuates between seventy and
ninety members each year.
What's New
A Wealth of Knowledge
Most of our activities are in Broome and Tioga counties in New York, and Susquehanna county in Pennsylvania.
S.V.M.S. is charter member of North America
Mycological Association (N.A.M.A.) and
Northeast Mycological Federation (N.E.M.F.). Both of these
organizations are comprised of almost all of the Mycologists in the Western Hemisphere. We
have a wealth of knowledge at our fingertips. You could have that also.
Look, Learn and Laugh
"If you are not finding mushrooms, you are not on your hands and knees"
-David Fischer
coauthor of "Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America and Mushrooms of Northeastern North America"
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Join our club and walk the mycologically
rich forests of New York and Pennsylvania with us. We have three to four annual
forays from the spring through
the fall each year. These forays offer you a chance to learn more about the local varieties
of fungi and enjoy the company of fellow mushroom minded people.
Feel Right at Home
Our membership spans all knowledge levels, from the novice to the
seasoned expert. You will not feel out of place, whatever your level of experience.
Our members also come from a wide range of backgrounds. You will find that you have much in common
with quite a few S.V.M.S. folks.
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11/12/2009
Photos of all 2009 forays are up
Check out the pics from those forays.
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8/25/2009
Photos of Linda's 2008 foray are up
Check out the pics from that foray.
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January 16-18, 2010
SOMA Wild Mushroom Camp 2010
Online registration available soon. Please join us!
To watch for further announcements and see the wide variety of activities at past
SOMA camps, please check out our Website.
For the 13th annual SOMA Wild Mushroom Camp we are planting a theme: Trees and Mushrooms.
Nestled in acres of oak, madrone, tan oak, redwood, and Douglas-fir near Occidental, California,
we will sway from class to woods to dining feasts, enjoying it all. There is so much to enjoy! Mushroom
forays, gourmet mushroom cuisine, classes & workshops on: mushroom identification, cooking, dyeing, paper-making,
medicine making, photography, cultivation, and more.
Our delight is further assured with featured speakers:
Tom Bruns on Saturday evening and Tom Volk on Sunday night.
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8/1/2009
Progovitz Foray and Foray poster Avalable
We have posted a printable poster for the upcoming Summer foray at the Progovitz's Ranch.
The foray infomation has also been updated.
Please print off a few copies and post them in your area a few weeks before the foray.
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6/7/2009
SVMS Foray poster Posted
We have posted a printable poster for the upcoming Summer foray at the Martin's. Look for posters for the rest of
our forays soon. Please print off a few copies and post them in your area a few weeks before the foray.
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3/20/2009
SVMS 2009 Foray dates Posted
We have posted the new foray dates for 2009 on the foray page. Check back regualry as
we add more details.
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2/8/2009
NEMF announces the 2009 Foray
NEMF has announced its Samuel Ristich Foray for
October 15-18, 2009 at
Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Eastham, MA. See our foray page for more information.
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Current
Armillaria research
I am a graduate student at Duke University in Rytas Vilgalys' mycology lab. I
first became involved with NAMA during my undergraduate work at La Crosse,
Wisconsin with Tom Volk and was impressed with how active NAMA members are in
going out and collecting mushrooms and how proficient many are at taxonomy.
For my PhD thesis I am interested in deciphering the parasitism that leads to
aborted Armillaria (formerly known as aborted Entoloma). However, to do this
I need extensive sampling throughout North America so I can track which
species of Armillaria are involved in which regions. This is where I hope NAMA
members might be of assistance! These mushrooms will start appearing over the
next few months and I would be most grateful if mushroom hunters would keep an
eye out for me and send any specimens they collect. I've attached a flyer with
more information and my contact information if you would like to distribute it
to your club members.
Thank you so much for your time. This project is not possible without the
cooperation and assistance of clubs such as yours and I appreciate these
efforts very much.
Bernadette O'Reilly
Check out the "Wanted Poster" (pdf) for more information.
You can also contact
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Current
Amanita phalloides research
Benjamin Wolfe, a PhD student at Harvard in the Pringle Lab in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology,
needs our help. That lab is conducting a comprehensive biogeographical survey of the mushroom producing fungus Amanita
phalloides throughout
the world to answer questions regarding the potential introduction and spread of A. phalloides in North America.
It is thought that A. phalloides may be acting as an "invasive species" in North America, and they are trying to confirm
or refute this idea by observational and experimental work in their lab. They are now conducting a biogeographical survey
on the East Coast,
where there have been known introductions of A. phalloides. Check out their "Wanted Poster" (pdf) for more information.
You can also contact
or his research advisor .
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