Kaw Valley
Mycological Society
The KVMS was founded in 1986 as an association of those interested
in mushrooms, especially in Kansas. Our membership includes a few
professionals although most of us are amateurs, and beginners are
always
welcome. Every other month we publish a newsletter, The
Kansas Mycolog, which lists scheduled activities, articles by
members,
and reports of forays.
INDEX
FORAYS
AND MEETINGS
Forays are scheduled for the second Saturday of each month from
April through October. Meetings are usually held the following
Wednesday
so the collections from the forays can be viewed. During the
colder
months there are no forays, but the same schedule (Wednesday following
the second Saturday) holds for meetings. We normally meet at the
Lawrence Public Library at 7:00 p.m. Programs may include slide
programs,
mushroom identification sessions, and guest speakers.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership is open to anyone who is interested in mushrooms.
Dues are $8 per year. Those who also wish to join the North
American
Mycological Association (NAMA)
through
us should add $32 per family, making a dues package of $40. This
represents a $3 saving over joining each separately. Checks
should
be made to "Kaw Valley Mycological Society" and sent to the treasurer:
Rebecca Finney, 1704 E. 975 Road, Lawrence, KS 66049. E-mail: rfinney@ku.edu.
WHAT'S
NEW ON THE SITE
March 28, 2012: Calendar updated.
April 4, 2012: What's Up updated.
December 16, 2011: Officers updated.
March 26, 2012: Club News updated.
INFORMATION
ON KANSAS MUSHROOMS
A Guide to Kansas
Mushrooms by Bruce Horn, Richard Kay, and Dean Abel
A Checklist of Kansas Mushrooms
compiled
by Richard Kay
Wild Mushrooms Worth Knowing by
Ansel
Hartley Stubbs
Mushrooms in Kansas (NAMA Slide Program
# 23) by Ron Meyers
OFFICERS FOR 2012
CALENDAR
(Updated March 28, 2012)
Saturday, March 31, 2012, 9:00 a.m. Foray
Our foray leader and club president, Sherry Kay, has scheduled
another foray. Morels have been found on a nearby farm, so there
are hopes. If you are not a member you are still welcome to join us
but we hope that you will want to become a member soon.
Our foray is scheduled for this Saturday, March 31, at
Rice-Briedenthal Reserve. A caravan will leave 601 Mississippi St.
at 9:00 a.m., to arrive at Briedental about 9:30. Directions.
Parking for the entrance to Briedentahl is on the west side of the
road at the base of a long, steep hill on Douglas County 1055, just
about one mile south of the junction with County 460. This road
(1055) can be reached by turning east onto County 460 from US 59
(about 6 miles south of Lawrence) or going south on Haskell Ave. to
County 458, then east to first stop sign. County 1055 also runs
straight north of Baldwin. The area is also known as Baldwin
Woods.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Dinner
Join us at Free State Brewery for Dutch treat dinner and very stimulating conversation.
WHAT'S
UP (Updated April 4, 2012)
Foray list – Breidenthal – March 31, 2012
Compiled by Sherry Kay
*= noteworthy find
Biscogniauxia atropunctata
Exidia glandulosa
Galerina autumnalis
Gyromitra fastigiata
Hypoxylon multiforme
Inocybe sp.
Irpex lacteus
Lenzites betulina
Marasmius sp.
Morchella esculenta (12+)
Phellinus gilvus
Polyporus mori
Polyporus squamosus (Dryad Saddle)*
Schizophyllum commune
Stereum complicatum
Stereum hirsutum
Stereum ostrea
Trametes elegans
Trichaptum biformis
Verpa conica*
Volvariella pusilla*
Xylobolus frustulatus
CLUB
NEWS (March 26, 2012)
By Ron Meyers
KVMS News
We had a good turnout again at our March dinner. First
timers at our dinner were Joe and Dyan Morgan, Ben Guyer, and Rachel
Register. Hope to see a lot more of them.
MISCELLANY
Richard "Skip" Kay has
produced a supplement to his very useful A Checklist of Kansas
Mushrooms.
He has added 200 species to the original checklist that he compiled in
1989. If you have this publication you will certainly want the
supplement.
To order the First
Supplement
you should send $1.00 to Richard Kay, 601 Mississippi, Lawrence, KS
66044.
Skip is not trying to make any profit from this supplement, and says he
will just about break even by the time he puts postage on an envelope
and
returns it to you. However, I would suggest that if you wish you
could include a stamped, self-addressed envelope with the order.
It would at least make it easier for him to return the supplement to
you.
Richard Kay
Department of History
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS USA 66045-2130
skipkay@ukans.edu
KEY TO LINCOFF'S AUDUBON FIELD GUIDE
The summer 1985 issue of
Mushroom
the Journal contained a trial dichotomous key to Gary Lincoff's
Audubon
Field Guide. I have copied the key to my computer and
obtained
permission from both Gary and Maggie Rogers, the editor of the
magazine,
to provide it to anyone who is interested and can receive it through
the
net.
The file is written in
Wordperfect. If you are capable of reading Wordperfect documents
the best way to send it would be as a .wpd attachment. If not let
me know and I will send it as a text document, which will lose some of
the formatting.
CORRECTIONS FOR MUSHROOMS OF NORTHEASTERN
NORTH AMERICA
A correction sheet for
this book updated July 24, 2000 is available. Alan Bessette
readily
agreed to let me distribute it over the internet to anyone who needs
it.
It is also available in either Wordperfect or as a text document.
The Wordperfect document looks better, but as it is only a correction
sheet,
it does not make much difference.
MYXOMYCETES OF OHIO
Dr. Harold Keller, a native
Kansan with degrees from both Kansas Wesleyan University and Kansas
University,
has co-authored a book on Myxomycetes. While this is not a Kansas
book, most of the species can occur in Kansas. Check the Myxomycetes
link for information on this book.
The featured mushrooms are Morchella
esculenta
and
Pluteus
cervinus.
This page is maintained by Ron Meyers. My
phone
is 785-842-9331.
E-mail: pilott29@sunflower.com.
Your comments or suggestions are welcome.