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Jerry’s 2013 Morel Season
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Lewiston Memories 2013
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Summary of MMHC’s April
and June Business Meetings
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Fungus Fest 2013 Schedule
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Fungus Fest 2013
Registration Form
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Hunt Schedule
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Hunt Schedule Maps
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Mushroom Identification
Correction
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Membership Application
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Central Michigan Hunt and
Education Schedule
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Jerry’s 2013
MOREL SEASON
By Jerry Watson
After last year’s disastrous early March heat and
then cold weather in May,
most of us shroomers anxiously approached this year’s
morel season with some optimism based on the feeling
that there are usually not two
awful years in a row. But not
in our wildest hopes did anyone really anticipate what
happened. As a long cool
spring gave way to a wet
cool May with enough heat
thrown in to give us a bountiful crop both up north and
locally, the year was truly a
bonanza. Indeed, for myself
it was by far the best season
ever for whites-that collection of morels that covers
yellow, gold, grey, and
browns.
The start of the season
was rather cool, a number of
hunts set for early April in
Lapeer when the weather
was far too cool for mushrooms, were “walks in the
woods.” I skipped all but the
one on Saturday 27th and it
was still too cool. Although
a few were found growing
out of moss, these were far
too small to pick.
In general, the same
thing can be said of our an-
nual club trip to Lewiston,
held May 3, 4, and 5. I actually went up with Larry Hildreth and Huafang on
Wednesday, May 1. Although still cool, the weather
Tuesday had been in the low
70s, with rain-enough, we
hoped, to bring ‘em on, despite the fact that we had no
luck at Maltby Hills on
Wednesday (we always stop
there on the way to Lewiston). However, the rest of the
week was in the high 70s to
low 80s and this did bring
them out, but sadly, all small
or mostly small blacks. I
took photos of some of these
and we did find a few that
were ok up Tin Shanty Road,
and Camp 8 Road, but the
clear fact is undisputable: we
were too early.
I returned to Lapeer on
Sunday, May 5 with Huafang,
who as usual, had threatened
me with a sentence of death if
she failed to find any, but after
about 20 minutes, my life was
again spared and we put a few
nice blacks in our baskets and
headed home.
On Mother’s Day weekend, I visited with Tim Learmonth, an old childhood friend,
at his place near Gaylord. On
Friday, we found quite a few
blacks up Tin Shanty Road.
We returned Saturday and did
even better. However, when it
started snowing we called it a
day. On Sunday, May 12, over
at Camp 8, it suddenly occurred to me that if I slipped
and fell on the incline, or got
lost due to the falling snow,
Mrs. Watson would be spending the Life Insurance money!
In addition, the snow fell so
rapidly that spotting mushrooms was highly improbable,
and definitely not worth the
risk! So, having packed it in, I
headed home for Mother’s Day
Brunch at Picano’s Restaurant.
Skipped going back up
north over the following weekend, May 17-19, which was too
bad as it was reported that it
was a great weekend for
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blacks. However, on Friday,
May 17, I hunted with Antoine
at one of his secret Oakland
County sites. We found many
fresh whites, some a tad old,
but most were good. The following morning, Huafang and
I traveled to Proud Lake to
hunt with the club. Randolph
led the foray, and although we
got a few, the area suffered
from over-picking and too
much garlic mustard. (Heard
the DNR is soliciting groups to
pick this out in select spots so
maybe our club leaders should
organize an expedition?)
On Sunday the 19th I met
up with Huafang, Roger, and
the Delaforteries and we
hunted around Rochester at
another of Antoine’s secret
Oakland County spots. You
might say we came across a
couple “trees” as it was a very
successful hunt. Huafang quit
early and Antoine, Katherine,
Roger and yours truly headed
over to another secret spot of
Antoine’s and did very well.
Next hunt was doozey #1
of the season. Met Antoine at
work, and we drove to a section of a local spot, left a car,
and drove to the other section.
As we came around a bend in
the pathway Mr. A. exclaimed,
headed over to investigate. In
all my time of picking morels
never have I seen such a spectacle! They were everywhere
and they were very fresh and
good sized. While Antoine
went to ask the owner for permission to pick ‘em, I snapped
a few photos with my phone
camera just in case we were to
be run off. Fortunately, suave
and debonaire fellow that he
is, Antoine managed not to
upset the landowner and permission to pick this bountiful
crop was granted! Left a couple of the smaller ones. Later,
Katherine told me that she
counted over 400 when she
dried them. I sold my share,
not bothering to count -they
weighed in at 2.5 lbs!! Mr. A.
complained that his knife was
getting dull when were picking
‘em! Now what kind of a fellow complains that there are so
many morels to pick that his
knife is getting dull?
The following weekend,
Memorial Day, headed back
up north to see my friend Tim,
on Thursday, May 23. It was
raining a little and after a shot
of low 80 weather on 5/19 and
5/20, had cooled off again and
rained a lot Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Went back
Why is he smiling? Note
to Tin Shanty Road on Thursdead tree in background!
day, and did well. Friday, over
“that elm tree wasn’t dead last to Camp 8 Road, hunted a
year” and even though it ridge alongside a two track
was on private land, we while Tim hunted the opposite
bank. No luck! Met up and
decided to leave. While walking out we found a few growing right in the two track roadway! Headed to another area
off Camp 8 Road. We walked
along a ridge to the right of our
vehicle and made a huge circle, returning to our car from
the left. On the way down the
slope we finally found them.
One tree had so many I
marked it on my GPS. Headed
to another spot off Camp 8.
Walked a lot and found around
10. Found an old mark on my
GPS and went over to investigate. Didn’t recognize the
spot, but found two big greys
in the area! (Don’t forget to
check your old GPS spots,
remember you marked them
for a reason!)
The next day, Saturday,
May 25, Tim’s son, Joe, Joe’s
wife, Beth, and their 2 1/2 year
old son, Stephen, came by and
we headed out to a spot I
scouted earlier near Tin Shanty
Road where we spotted, but
had not picked, 18 on Friday
night. Now it was dusk when
we scouted the spot but the
next day there were not 18,
there were 35! Don’t tell me
they can’t come up overnight!
We met Jan Opdyke Sunday, May 26 at 7 am at the
Whistle Stop Restaurant in
Johannesberg. She reported
that the picking had been
spotty and she was finding ‘em
but not many, around 10-20
per outing of hard hunting.
We headed off to near Tin
Shanty and before too long
little Stephen’s voice was
heard laughing and hollering
away. Trust me, his voice was
soon joined by the others including mine, what a spot!
Doozy #2. Many were not
found near the old Ash, but
what I call the young Green
Ash. They were also found
around the big old poplars.
On Memorial Day we
headed over to scout a spot
along a ridge near Tim’s. He
went one way and I went another. After about 40 minutes
of searching and finding no
Ash, I looked 10 yards from
the car and found three under a
dead elm alongside the road!
Then dropped Tim off and
went over to Lewiston and
found just a couple in a stand
of Ash north of town, where
we have hunted Chanterelles
in the past. This area is heavily
hunted and frankly, I was surprised that someone had
missed the two found.
On Friday, May 31, I returned for another visit with
Tim for my third Lewiston
area hunt in four weeks.
Drove through rain on the way
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up.
Saturday morning we
went to town and after concluding our business headed
up the freeway to Vanderbilt,
then went east on Sturgeon
Valley Road. As we motored
along we spotted a small recently dead elm alongside the
road. Backed up and stopped
the car about 40’ away. Mr.
Tim spotted three morels right
there alongside the roadway,
two on the bank and the third
right in the ditch! There was
private property on both sides
but these were outside the
boundary fence!
We then continued east
until Sturgeon Valley Road
turns into Hardwood Lake
Road. This area is unpaved
and is chock full of Ash-but
sadly, much of it is dying.
After an hour or so of hard
hunting we headed back with
15-one of these being the largest single specimen picked all
season-it stood out like a lighthouse beacon! When we re-
turned to Tim’s he had “had
it” so Annie, the dog, and myself headed over to public land
near Tim’s that had been on
my mind since last fall.
The area in question is
quite large and has an adequate amount of Ash, but I
found most of the ‘shrooms
near the young green Ash.
Many of these whites were
old, but a good number were
still in excellent condition.
Picked around 20 in about an
hour, so had a decent day.
Really only scratched the surface in this area that does not
appear to be heavily hunted.
There were many beech spotted so this will be on my list
for the Lewiston Chanterelle
hunt in August.
We returned to a spot near
the Tin Shanty area Sunday,
June 2, and again did quite
well. Photos were taken and it
was time to head home. See
photo #6. On the way home, I
couldn’t help but stop at a
roadside spot with some dead
elm. Sure enough, there was a
mushroom about the size of
my fist and although initially it
looked good, it was so fragile
when picked it broke into
pieces and crumbled to the
ground. This concluded my
morel hunting for the year
2013.
My own feeling is that it
was a great year weatherwise
and also luckwise! Towards
the end my confidence soared
and I learned to look for them
in areas not previously hunted
and around trees I never investigated before. Always remember that in all mushroom
hunting (but especially with
morels) you must hunt for
them where they grow and
when they grow! If you deviate from this simple formula
and don’t have the right spot,
or the right time, you just
aren’t going to be successful!
All in all it was a great
season for the morels, espe-
cially the whites. For the most
part the weather was responsible for this season’s success.
In April, precipitation was
more than an inch over average, and this trend continued
in May with an additional extra inch of rain. April was
quite cool with only one day,
the 28th, with a high temp
above 70. May started warm
(May 1-9) then cooled down
(May 10-18) then warmed up
again (May 19-21) then cooled
down again (May 22-29).
And there were only a few
lows recorded below freezing,
28 degrees being the lowest
temp for May. This morel
hunting year will be one to
remember for a good long
while! Hopefully the rain will
continue through the year for
the Chanterelles and fall
‘shroooms, but we will discover that in the next few
months.
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LEWISTON MEMORIES 2013
We had a lot of fun in
Lewiston this year. The
crop was indeed better
than last year, but how
could it have been otherwise? The weather was
beautiful and every day
seemed to spur on about
three days of growth.
Steve Poole won the prize
for finding the most on
Saturday morning, with
38. There were a lot of
Verpas, but more or less
just starting to peak upwards. Things were hard
to see as everything was
more or less just coming
up but nearly everyone got
at least one or more this
year, compared to last
year when 17 people got
none.
Actually, the hunt
started earlier when
HuaFang joined Jerry
Watson and Larry Hildreth hunting on the way
from Detroit to Lewiston
on Wednesday. This
turned out to be a bit earlier in our short Spring
season this year, but
things improved as the
sunshine warmed the
ground. Three of us ladies
got a cabin at the North
Shore Resort, next to Jerry
Watson, Larry Hildreth,
and a rotating group of
MMHC men lodged in an
adjacent cottage. By the
way, HuaFang made the
most delicious Korean
Beef with mushrooms
for us on Thursday night
along with Joanne Fear
Weber’s special spaghetti
and mushrooms, and Sister Marie’s huge salad.
We had three cottages
of MMHC members at the
North Shore resort too, so
that was fun. Royal Olson
was up from Florida so we
enjoyed his company and
leadership along with that
of Janet Opdyke who has
hunted up there for many
seasons and has helped
with planning the Lewiston event for many years.
Phil and Antoine also led a
number of hunts too.
Janet says Jeanne Bethke
is doing better now and
misses being with the
club. Her knees have prevented her from joining us
as in previous years to
help lead hunts and plan
the Saturday evening programs in Lewiston. She
was one of our main organizers along with Janet
and the Olsons. Let us
keep her in prayer as she
goes for knee surgery, and
that it will work out for
retirement in the Lewiston
area which she loves so
much. Plus, she would be
able to enjoy being active
with us once again.
Please also pray for
Annie Putti, our MMHC
former treasurer for many
years. She is retired
now, spending summers in
the Traverse area and winters in Florida. She keeps
in touch through Judy
Owens, also in the Traverse region and retired
from the Detroit area. Annie has some bad lung
problems, but her will to
be positive and keep going is very strong, as Judy
reported. Annie is currently staying in Florida
where her best doctors are
available. We also missed
Jim Provci who had some
viral lung problems; he
said the docs told him to
go ahead in the woods, but
Barb, his wife, objected.
Too soon. Miki Kulha
also had to stay back in
SE MI keeping an eye on
some of the grandchildren,
I was told. Looks like the
Cochrans are becoming
more content to hunt morels in their memories in
the Ann Arbor area as are
Stan and Margaret Hirozawa. Apparently Stan is
appreciating those won-
derful past hunts from his
living room sofa as his
health is not permitting
him to go outside. Remember to take care of
your knees and stay
healthy, all you young
MMHC members!
The banquet at Garland on Saturday night
was very nice. Food and
friends were both fantastic! We were in a different dining room this time,
but it all worked out very
well as no one else was
around that early in the
season.
Thanks also to Phil
Tedeschi who kept up the
sign-up sheets and looked
after some of the beginners, I’m told. Well, at
least, he showed them
what to do when they all
got lost in the woods on
Saturday’s afternoon
hunt and spent an hour or
so figuring out where they
were. Can’t always depend on those GPSs working!
Happy hunting and
hope those morels pop up
even better next year.
Sister Marie Kopin,
C.PP.S.
Mt. Pleasant, MI
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SUMMARY OF MMHC APRIL AND JUNE
BUSINESS MEETINGS
MMHC’s Annual April
meeting was at the Farmington library with President Phil Tedeschi presiding. Twenty-four members
were present. The minutes
of the 2012 meeting will be
posted online as they were
approved. William “Roger”
Evans took the minutes of
the June 29 meeting which
had 20 members present.
Business in April centered around election of officers for the next two
years. All agreed to serve
another term, so Phil
Tedeschi will serve as
President, James Provci as
VP for Special Projects,
HuaFang Su as VP for Science and History, Paul Morrison as Webmaster and VP
for Community and Public
Relations, Sister Marie
Kopin as Secretary, Antoine
Delaforterie as Treasurer
and Karen Poole as Newsletter Editor. MMHC
Treasurer Antoine Delaforterie announced there is
approximately $10,000 in
the treasury. He also reported that as of April 7,
there were 155 paid memberships, which includes
four courtesy members, and
three life memberships. Tim
James and Frances Trail are
University Professors and
they will continue as members for the length of their
teaching affiliations at their
respective universities. Antoine also showed
members a stack of
membership applications 8
inches high since he has
held this position.
Some hunt leaders are
concerned about the continual presence of lapsed
members and non-members
on hunts designated as
“members only.” Our current policy is that one hunt
is allowed before requiring
full memberships/renewals
on “members only” hunts.
Hunt leaders are urged to
bring MMHC membership
forms to give out and to
offer to collect dues and
send them in. Next year,
there may be two kinds of
“hunt cards,” one for the
general public listing public
hunts, and the other would
list all the hunts.
President Phil presented
his main goals for the coming year—recruitment of
new members, especially
young members, and continued educational activities. There also needs to be
a continuation of updating
of our Articles of Incorporation. President Phil reported that this past year
has been one of the best
years for mushrooms he
could recall even though the
2012 season had started out
with very early warm
weather which cast doubts
about the rest of the year.
Walt Sundberg was the lead
mycologist at our September Fungus Fest of
2012. There was discussion
and consensus about keep-
ing the Spring Lewiston
Foray dates the same with
banquet reservations at Garland for 2014. Jim Provci
asked for a maximum of
$100 for door prizes at
Lewiston next spring. The
motion passed.
An honorary club membership for life in recognition of services performed
while serving as President is
to be extended to all past
presidents. This was presented June 29 as a change
of our By-Laws and was
passed.
In April, Sister Marie
and the MMHC Ed Committee proposed that
MMHC provide funding for
students to work at the Herbarium and/or with professors at The University of
Michigan. There was much
discussion about the grade
level of the said student. The amount of funding was agreed upon to be
up to $500. Sister Marie
agreed to work with UM
Biology Department Professor Tim James for a specific
job description and other
details, all to be approved
by the MMHC Education
Committee, and presented
for a final vote at the regular June MMHC meeting. At the June 29 meeting, the Education Committee proposed that the age
level be that of a High
School student, or early
Bachelor’s level student.
This is the age when stu-
dents are most likely to decide to pursue a career in
mycology.
Marilynn Smith from
the UM Biological Station,
and Noah Siegel, head of
the NAMA Foray Committee will be our guest mycologists at Fungus Fest.
Sandy and Jerry Sheine
planned a Yarn Dyeing
Workshop taught by Elissa
Allen. The cost will be $15
and MMHC members will
have the first chance to register. As of June 29 there
were only four available
slots left. There will also be
a silent auction from books
donated by Henry
Rutowski, a long-time
Michigan NAMA member. Thanks to Lenny
Tomaszewski’s proposal on
June 29, MMHC will have
a pig roast Saturday night at
Fungus Fest. He and Roger
will supervise roasting the
pig. This will be the main
entrée and members will
provide side dishes such as
salads and appetizers. The
fee for Fungus Fest will be
$20 and will cover expenses
of the pig roast.
In April, Sandy Sheine
announced that the Michigan Green Environmental
Festival will be held once
again June 22-24 in Rochester, and that MMHC Volunteers are needed.
Summary by Sister
Marie Kopin, C.PP.S.
MMHC Secretary
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Fungus Fest 2013 - September 20, 21 and 23
Schedule of Events
Friday – September 20
2:00 pm – Hunt on grounds
6:30 pm – Dinner (ham, stuffed cabbage, potato salad, biscuits, croissants, broccoli beef, stirfry noodles with mushroom)
$7 through mail & $12 at door, new members who join on Friday, $7
7:45 pm – Noah Siegel’s Presentation
Saturday – September 21
7:00 am – Continental breakfast ($2.00)
9:00 am – Forays
9:15 am – Beginner’s session (conference area, Marilynn Smith)
Mushroom Dye Workshop (Kitchen, Ellisa Allen)
10:30 am – Beginner’s hunt
12:00 pm – Lunch (bring your own, refrigeration available)
1:00 pm – Forays
3:00 pm – Mushroom Identification
4:30 pm – Marilynn Smith’s Presentation
6:00 pm – Potluck (Bring non-meat dishes, club prepares roast pig)
7:30 pm – Auction
Sunday – September 22
7:00 am – Continental breakfast ($2.00)
8:30 am – Review of specimens, Clean up
10:00 am – Survivors’ hunt
MUSHROOM DYE WORKSHOP
The Michigan Mushroom Club is offering a 3-hour mushroom dye workshop at Fungus Fest at Proud Lake
State Park on September 21, 2013, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, maximum of 20 people. The class will be taught by Alissa Allen, who has taught courses in mushroom dyeing since 1999. The course will cover making dyes from
locally found mushrooms, using water only, as well as using some mordants. The course will cover dyeing
materials (natural wool, silk, and cotton), & making mycopigments for watercolor painting. It’s a hands-on
workshop with participants making dyes & using them for dying various materials to take home. Dye workshops are very popular in Europe, particularly Scandinavian countries, Canada & recently the United States.
Club member cost for the workshop is $15.00 per member and an additional $15.00 for registration for Fungus Fest, total $30.00 (the cost for nonmembers if there are available spots is $40.00, which includes club
membership).
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Fungus Fest 2013 Registration Form
September 20, 21 & 22
Registration fees - $20 through mail, $30 at door for members
New member membership fee (optional) $10
Note: Non-member membership fee is optional but includes MMHC membership for 2013 & 2014. All
fees apply to persons 18 years of age or older. Children are welcome at no charge but must be accompanied by an adult family member.
Attendee registration
Name: _____________________________________________
Name: _____________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________
City ________________________ State _____ Zip _______
Phone: _____________________________________________
Email: _____________________________________________
Committee sign-up ______________________________
(See next page for volunteer position available, shaded area)
Room registration $18 per person per night (bring your own bedding and towels)
Cabin registration - $80 per night (sleeps six)
I wish to (check appropriate box): reserve a room ( ) reserve a cabin ( )
Number of nights reserved: _____
Friday dinner reservation $7 through mail, $12 at door
Total registration fees:
Registration fee $___________
New member membership fee $ ___________
Room/ Cabin registration $____________
Friday dinner $____________
Total $____________
To reserve a room or cabin you must have payment in by September 13, 2013
Registration for the weekend’s event will be available upon arrival with higher fee.
FRIDAY DINNER RESERVATIONS & REGISTRATION FORMS MUST BE RECEIVED BY
SEPT. 13 SO WE CAN ORDER ENOUGH FOOD FOR THE MEALS
Send payment to Antoine Delaforterie, 1970 Kirkton, Troy, MI 48083
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Committees Sign-Up for MMHC Fungus Fest 2013
Committees
Registration
Set-Up (Fri. pm)
Lecture area
Display Area
Dining Room
Sorting & Display
Clean up (Sun. am)
Kitchen
Helper
Clean up
Hunt Leader
Auction (Sat. pm)
Fri. pm, 2
Sat. am, 3
Name
Name
Mary Ann Meyer Larry Byrnes
Lynn Morrison
Jane Pierce
Projection & Sound, 1 Reino Bruner
3 Paul Morrison
2 Andi Bezaire
Fri. pm, 2
Sat. am, 2
Sat. 12- 3 pm, 3
Sat. 3-6 pm, 3
Lodges, 3
Conference Room, 3
Fri. pm,2
Fri. pm,2
Sat. pm, 2
Fri. pm
Sat. am
Sat. pm
Sun. am
1 auctioner, 1 runner
Milton French
Milton French
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Rachel Ralston
Name
XXX
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Lenny Tomaszewski
Huafang Su
Lynn Morrison
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First Annual (?) UP Foray to L’Anse, Michigan, September 5-8
By Jerry L. Watson, Esq.
To all the club’s adventurous souls who are interested in something different, we are heading for the town of
L’Anse in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula September 5-8. Note that the hunt leaders will be leaving the southeast
Michigan area on Thursday, September 5 early in the am. It’s a long trip. If someone needs a ride, let me know,
(248-528-0802 or email me @ jlw1112ster@gmail.com). We will meet Friday am, September 6, at 9 am at The
Ford Conference and Research Center, in Alberta, 8 miles south of L’Anse on US 41. There will also be a fishing
trip to the nearby famous Yellow Dog River Friday at the end of the day, so pack your fishing gear! Saturday we
again will meet at the Ford Conference Center at 9:00 am and again in the evening will be fishing the Yellow Dog.
Alberta was founded by the Ford Motor Co. and for years supplied lumber products to Ford. In 1954 Ford donated
the property to Michigan Tech University and now it is a Forestry Research Center. At this writing not sure where
to camp, but possibly Baraga State Park, Cedar Lake State Park or if possible, even the Center itself. If anyone is
interested or has any questions please feel free to call or email me. In years to come this trip will be one we’ll talk
about! Hope you can make this exciting, and hopefully first annual UP trip!
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**** HUNT SCHEDULE AUGUST 16 TO DECEMBER 2013 ****
August 16, Friday, 10:00 AM – Bay City Recreational Area, meet at visitor center classroom area.
Hunt Whip – Sister Marie Kopin (989) 621-7940 & mkopin@winntel.net
August 21, Wednesday, August 21, 10:00 AM – Wilson State Park (Harrison), meet at picnic pavilion.
Hunt Whip – Sister Marie Kopin (989) 621-7940 & mkopin@winntel.net
Friday, August 23rd, Newaygo State Park, meet at picnic pavilion near entrance ranger station, 10:00 a.m.
Hunt Whip – Sister Marie Kopin (989) 621-7940 & mkopin@winntel.net
August 22, Thursday, 9:30 AM – Hall’s Lake Preserve in western Isabella County. Meet at the east side of the Hall’s Lake Chippewa Watershed Preserve at the end of Broomfield Road where it meets Old State Road. This is part of the CWC’s “3rd Thursday
guided walk” series there. Go to http://www.chippewawatershedconservancy.org/node/98 for more information or call Sister Marie
989-621-7940.
August 24, Saturday, August 24, 10:00 AM – Blanford Nature Center just north of Grand Rapids on Saturday, August 24th. Please
contact Sister Marie, 989-621-7940 if you would like to attend to register. When you come to the gate, please mention you are an
MMCH member and there will be no charge. Otherwise, they are charging the general public for this experience.
Sept. 5, 6, 7 & 8 UPPER PENINSULA (SEE MAP) SEE NEWSLETTER FOR DETAILS
Meeting site for car-pooling to be arranged – check the website.
Hunt whip – Jerry (248) 528-0802 or jlw1112ster@gmail.com
Sept. 12, Thursday 5:00 PM HOLLIDAY NATURE PRESERVE, WESTLAND (SEE MAP)
Meet at the (small) Parking lot, LEFT (EAST) of Central City Pky between Warren Rd. & Nankin Blvd.
Hunt whip – Milton French (734) 331-6527 or imac@anacia.com
Sept. 14, Saturday 9:00 AM – WATERLOO RECREATION AREA & POT LUCK (SEE MAP)
Meet at the MILL LAKE CAMPGROUND Entrance on Bush Rd. (past the entrance to the Eddy Discovery Center entrance)
Hunt Whip – Phil Tedeschi – (734) 355-0359 & philt@umich.edu
Sept. 18, Wednesday 10:00 AM – ALGONAC STATE RECREATION AREA (SEE MAP)
Meet at the Parking Lot on Marsh Rd. LEFT (EAST ) Between Swartout Rd & Benoit Rd
Hunt whips – Mickey Kulha (586) 323-1977
SEPT. 20, 21, & 22 FUNGUS FEST AT PROUD LAKE RECREATION AREA (SEE MAP)
MEET AT– FOLLOW THE SIGNS TO RIVER HAWK’S LODGE – DETAILS IN NEWSLETTER
HUNT WHIP – Huafang Su (248) 342-6631 & huafangxiaojie@aol.com & Phil Tedeschi (734) 355-0359 & philt@umich.edu &
Antoine Delaforterie (248) 506-9008 & antoineindetroit@yahoo.com
Sept. 25, Wednesday 10:00 AM – MAUMEE STATE FOREST (OHIO) (SEE MAP)
Meet at – The WEST SIDE OF THE KROGER PARKING LOT at 113Airport Highway, Swanton, Ohio 43558. We will travel
south together to Maumee State Forest
Hunt Whip – Terry Beaver (517) 486-3587 & John Hrosko (419) 410-9203 & jthrosko@yahoo.com
Sept. 28, Saturday 10:00 AM – HOLLIDAY NATURE PRESERV WESTLAND, MI. (SEE MAP)
Meet at the (small) Parking lot, LEFT (EAST) of Central City Pky between Warren Rd. & Nankin Blvd.
Hunt Whip – Dave Tomczak (734) 751-8876 or Jim Provci (734) 673-8197 & jamesprovci@wowway.com
Sept. 29, Sunday 10:00 AM – STONY CREEK METROPARK ALSO A TEACHING LESSON AFTER (Meet at Ranger Office on
the (SOUTH) BEFORE the Main Gate. SEE MAP)
Hunt Whip – Jerry & Sandy Sheine (248) 672-5301 & ssheine@aol.com
Oct. 5, Saturday 10:00 AM – CMU NETHERCUT WOODLAND & POT LUCK & (SEE MAP) (PUBLIC HUNT)
1ST Hunt Meet: Park at the main gate parking lot area on the south side of M-115 & walk to the cabin.
2nd Hunt optional after lunch. Hunt Whip – Sister Marie Kopin (989) 621-7940 & mkopin@winntel.net
DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS FROM DETROIT TO NETHERCUT*Take I-75 north to Saginaw near Bay City,
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Take US 10 west towards Midland, then on to Clare. US 10 merges with US 127 past Clare & turn north. Keep
going past the Roadside Rest/Visitor Center just north of Clare to the US 10 West exit. Go west 8.5 miles on US 10
to the exit for M 115. Go N/W (Turn Right) on M-115 for 1 & 1/3 miles. The Entrance is on the left
DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS FROM LANSING Take US 127 north past Clare. Keep going past Roadside Rest/Visitor Center
Hunt Whip – Sister Marie Kopin (989) 621-7940 & mkopin@winntel.net
Oct. 5, Saturday 10:00 AM – ALGONAC STATE RECREATION AREA (SEE MAP)
Meet at the Parking Lot on Marsh Rd. LEFT (EAST) Between Swartout Rd & Benoit Rd.
Hunt Whip – Jim Provci (734) 673-8197 & jamesprovci@wowway.com
Oct. 6, Sunday 10:00 AM – MORRISON TREE FARM (LUTZ County Park) & POT LUCK (SEE MAP)
Meet at – 11450 Durand Rd., Howell, MI.
Hunt Whip – Lynn Morrison (517) 552-1663 & lynnaws@aol.com
Oct. 12, Saturday, 10:00 AM MOUNT PLEASANT – NOTE 2 HUNTS AM & PM (SEE MAP)
Meet Sylvan Solace CWC Preserve (Public Hunt) Then AT 1:30 PM Meet McDonald’s (members only hunt)
Hunt Whip – Sister Marie Kopin (989) 621-7940 & mkopin@winntel.net
Oct. 12, Saturday 10:00 AM – OAKWOODS METRO PARK (SEE MAP)
Meet at the North West corner of the parking Lot by the Nature Center
Hunt Whip – Nathan Czuba (618) 559-4300 & nathanaczuba@ yahoo.com
Oct. 12, Saturday 10:00AM MUSKEGON at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park. See newsletter for details.
Meet – follow the road in the Park to the parking lot where it ends.
From Muskegon, travel south on US-31 to Pontaluna Road. Turn right (west) and follow the signs to the park entrance. Follow the
entry road to the parking lot where it ends. If traveling north on I-96, take Exit 4 and follow signs to park entrance, then follow the
entry road to the parking lot where it ends.
Hunt Whip – Phil Tedeschi – (734) 355-0359 or philt@umich.edu
Oct. 13, Sunday 10:00 AM MUSKEGON at Muskegon State Park. See newsletter for details. Meet at the Winter Sport Lodge
across from the Campground entrance on Scenic Drive 1/8 mile West of Fenner Rd. Hunt
Hunt Whip – Phil Tedeschi – (734) 355-0359 or philt@umich.edu
Oct. 19, Saturday10 10:00 AM – STINCHFIELD WOODS (PEACH MOUNTAIN) & POT LUCK (SEE MAP)
Meet at Parking Lot of North Territorial Professional Bldg. & Kids land Montessori Preschool, 9477 North Territorial Rd on the
LEFT
Hunt Whip – Phil Tedeschi– (734) 355-0359 or philt@umich.edu
Oct. 26 Saturday 10:00 AM--HELL, MICH. [Fralick Woods] & POT LUCK (SEE MAP)
Meet At Parking Lot on Patterson Lake Rd (NORTH SIDE), Approx. ½ Mile East of Hell.
Hunt Whip – Phil Tedeschi – (734) 355-0359 or philt@umich.edu
Nov. 2 Saturday 10:00 AM--AT HIGHLAND RECREATION AREA & POT LUCK (SEE MAP)
Meet At Mountain Bike Staging Area Parking Lot on the (SOUTH SIDE) Livingston Rd
Hunt Whip – Jim Provci (734) 946-5276 & jamesprovci@wowway.com & Roger Evans (248) 380-8630 fuzzyroger@aol.com
Nov. 9 Saturday 10:00 AM MOUNT PLEASANT (SEE MAP)
Meet the west side of McDonald’s (members only hunt) LOOKING FOR MOUSES EARS
Hunt Whip – Sister Marie (989) 621-7940 mkopin@winntel.net
Nov. 9 Saturday 10:00--AM MORRISON TREE FARM & POT LUCK (SEE MAP)
Meet at 11450 Durand Rd., Howell, MI.
Hunt Whip – Lynn Morrison (517) 552-1663 & lynnaws@aol.com
Jan. 12, Sunday-- CHRISTMAS DINNER
Meet at Cico Amici's 217 W. Main St., Brighton, MI (DETAILS IN NEXT NEWSLETTER)
Lenny Tomaszewski (248) 310-9232 or volen@aol.com & Jim Provci (734) 673-8197 or jamesprovci@wowway.com
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Mushroom Identification Correction
Contributed by Sandy and Jerry Sheine
Last year we contributed this collection of a Tulostoma species to the University of Michigan Herbarium. We just received this
response from a visiting mycologist from Germany who studies Tulostoma species. If you find some very unusual mushrooms you
should contribute them to the Herbarium. We will put a reporting form on the MMHC website.
Here is a copy of the EMail that we received:
Dear Mr. Sheine,
During my stay in the University of Michigan Herbarium, I had the chance to revise some gasteromycete specimens,
including your Tulostoma collections from April and March 2012. Since you asked for verification of your identification on
the letter included in the package, I am coming back to you this way.
I think that these collections belong to Tulostoma squamosum, not T. brumale. The latter species would usually have
smaller spores with a weaker and less dense ornamentation, and a smooth or only slightly scaly, light wood colored stipe.
Also, the capillitium is far more enlarged at the septa in T. brumale. While T. squamosum has not been widely recorded in
North America, I saw many Michigan collections identified as T. simulans, which had similar characteristics and
also probably belong to T. squamosum, so it possibly is wider distributed than the records show.
Thank you for collecting these interesting specimens!
Best,
Matthias Gube
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Institute for Microbiology, Microbial Communication
Neugasse 25
D-07743 Jena, Germany
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Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club
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I hereby acknowledge and accept that there are inherent risks involved in the collection, identification and ingestion of
wild mushrooms. I realize that mushroom forays are held in public woodlands where natural hazards do occur, immediate medical attention may not be available and the foray leader may not be trained in emergency treatment. I further understand that people can have known or unknown food allergies and that people can experience gastric disturbances
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In consideration of this acknowledgement and my voluntary participation in activities relating to the Michigan Mushroom
Hunters Club (MMHC), having read this waiver and understanding the risks involved in participating in the MMHC
events, and of the agreement by the MMHC to allow me to participate in its activities.
I hereby release, on behalf of myself, and my successors, heirs, assigns, executors, and administrators, the MMHC, its
officers, directors, members and volunteers from any claims of liability or demand whatsoever, including but not limited to
bodily injury, sickness, disease, death, property loss or damage, or any other loss or damage of any kind which may
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MMHC Treasurer, Antoine Delaforterie, 1970 Kirkton Dr., Troy, MI 48083
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Central Michigan Hunts and Education Events
Eight educational events and two hunts will be held in the Central Michigan in August, September, and October. All
are open to the public except p.m. hunt on Oct 12. Please call Sister Marie for more information, 989-772-9453:
Friday, August 16, 10 a.m., Bay City Recreational Area, Visitor Center, Recreation 101 Class, hunt, and ID sessions
Saturday, August 17, 10 a.m., hunt and ID session in Isabella County, meet at East side MacDonald’s, bring lunch
Wednesday, August 21, 10 a.m. Wilson St. Park (Harrison) Recreation 101 Class, hunt, and ID sessions, meet at picnic
pavilion
Thursday, August 22, 9:30 a.m. Isabella County Chippewa Watershed Conservancy (CWC) “4 th Thursday Walk”, meet
at East End of Hall’s Lake where Old State Road and Broomfield Roads intersect http://
michigan.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,1,fid,627660,n,halls%20lake.cfm
Friday, August 23,10 a.m. Newaygo State Park, Picnic Pavilion, Recreation 101 Class, hunt, and ID sessions
August 24th, SA, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Blanford Nature Center, Grand Rapids, call Sister Marie to register for free, Class,
Hunt, ID session, bring lunch. We will serve mushroom soup.
Wednesday, September 18, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Isabella County Commission on Aging, “Fall Mushrooms of Isabella
County” Class and hunt on the grounds, http://www.isabellacounty.org/dept/coa/
Saturday, October 5,10 a.m., CMU Neithercut Woodland Foray, ID, and Potluck at the Lodge, if interest, there will be
another hunt at a new location in the afternoon http://www.cmich.edu/academics/sci_tech/Neithercut_Center/Pages/
default.aspx
Thursday, October 10, 1 p.m. to 2:30, Isabella County Commission on Aging, Class, “Poisonous Mushrooms of
Michigan” http://www.isabellacounty.org/dept/coa/
Saturday, October 12, 10 a.m., meet at CWC Sylvan Solace Preserve off Pickard Road. P.M. hunt follows at other sites
if interest by MMHC members.
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O f f i c e r s
President
Phil Tedeschi
philt@umich.edu
734-355-0359
Vice President Special Projects
James Provci
jamesprovici@wowway.com
734-673-8197
Vice-President Community and Public
Relations
Paul Morrison
prmaws@aol.com
517-552-1663
Vice-President Science and History
Haufang Su
huafangxiaojie@aol.com
248-342-6631
Treasurer
Antoine Delaforterie
antoineindetroit@yahoo.com
248-506-9008
Secretary
Sister Marie Kopin
marie.a.kopin@cmich.edu
989-772-9453
Newsletter Editor
Karen Poole
karen_m_poole@yahoo.com
517-256-3464
Web Page Manager
Paul Morrison
prmaws@aol.com
517-552-1663
Foray Committee Secretary
Leonard Tomaszewski
vonlen1@aol.com
MMHC Web Page www.michiganmushroomhunters.org
248-685-9358
Karen Poole
2014 Cumberland Road
Lansing, MI 48906
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