THE MYCOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON, DC



Upcoming events

  • MAWDC Monthly Meeting - June VIRTUAL

    • 03 Jun 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
    • ZOOM


    Let's get together VIRTUALLY! Mark your calendars and get ready to enjoy our June meeting from the comfort of your home! 

    • Our Vice-President, April Thompson will start us up with meeting business 
    • Membership Director, Tom Moore, will keep us up to date with "Fungi In the News"
    • NAMA Representative, Martin Livezy, will give us an overview of what is popping up with our virtual ID table, using some of YOUR observations on our iNaturalist Project
    • Culinary Chair, Cindy Conelly Ryan, will delight us with her segment: "From The ID Table to The Kitchen Table
    • 2024 Scholarship recipient, Valerie Chen, will delight us with a short presentation: Treasures from a Maryland Forest: Phenology of Macrofungi and Slime Molds. In this presentation, Valerie will discuss her senior thesis work, showcasing 18 surveys throught the 2024 year. Ms. Chen documented the vast diversity of macrofungi and slime molds that inhabit a single location, demonstrating how participatory science in collaboration with local groups can further our collective understanding of the local natural history.
    • Featured presentation by Programs Chair, Serenella Linares

    Title: Slime Molds of the Mid-Atlantic: Diversity, Lifestyles, and Reproduction

    Description: This presentation explores the fascinating world of slime molds found throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Often mistaken for fungi, these unique organisms exhibit a remarkable diversity in form and function. Examine the major types of slime molds: plasmodial, cellular, and dictyostelid while we highlight their distinctive life cycles, ecological roles, and adaptive strategies.  Join us as we uncover the unusual reproductive structures, which vary widely across species, and survival techniques of these captivating organisms that thrive in the forests, leaf litter, and soil of the Mid-Atlantic landscape.

    Bio: Serenella Linares is a Puerto Rican biologist and the Facility Director at Mount Rainier Nature Center in Maryland. She is recognized in the DC area for making nature education engaging and accessible, especially in the field of mycology. Serenella launched the “Ask a Fun-Gal” program, creating a partnership with the Mycological Association of Washington DC to bring public-facing DNA research and mushroom education to the community. Formerly the Director of Adult Education at Nature Forward, she developed virtual, bilingual environmental programs and played a key role in expanding access to nature education during the pandemic. With a background in biology and atmospheric science, and several years of graduate level training in mycology, Serenella continues to lead restoration efforts, promote sustainability, and foster public curiosity about the natural world.


    Zoom Link:

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    Meeting ID 966 9369 0911

    Passcode  330827

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  • RESCHEDULED DUE RAIN: Late Spring Night Hike at Patuxent River Park

    • 07 Jun 2025
    • 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
    • Visitor Center at Patuxent River Park, 16000 Croom Airport Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
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    • 38 registrants
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    WALK RESCHEDULED FROM MAY 28 TO JUNE 7TH DUE TO WEATHER

    Join Mycologist Serenella Linares, and naturalists Ana Ka’ahanui & Matt Felperin on a magical hike to witness nighttime sounds, flourescence, and other wonders of the dark. Bring a reusable water bottle, a charged phone, closed toe shoes, and dress for the weather. 

    Address: Visitor Center at Patuxent River Park, 16000 Croom Airport Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

    REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Spaces limited!

    Organized as a collaboration of:
    Prince George's Department of Parks and Recreation, NOVA Parks, Capital Nature, National Park Service, & The Mycological Association of Washington DC

    For questions contact: Serenella Linares at programs@mawdc.org

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  • DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center

    • 21 Jun 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • Mount Rainier Nature Center, 4701 31st Pl, Mount Rainier MD
    • 1 registrant
    Register


    Join us at Mount Rainier Nature Center at 10am to bring your mushroom samples or at 1pm to ask questions about our process or anything fungi. Our experts are excited to see you! Mark your calendars!

    Mount Rainier Nature Center is located at 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier MD, 20712

    If you are bringing samples to us, please ensure that the samples have been properly documented on iNaturalist, and that each of your samples has a unique iNaturalist observation number by the time of your arrival. Follow the process below to make your observation:

    MAKING AN OBSERVATION

    PHOTOGRAPH BEFORE DETACHING!

    • Take more than one picture
    • Show where the fungus is  growing from (substrate)
      • If attached to something living, identify as much as possible. Ex: conifer, deciduous, oak, american holly, etc.
    • Photograph the habit (growing alone, gregarious, in clusters, etc.)
    • Take a picture from the top

    DETACH

    • Take a picture of the underside
    • Cut through the spore producing surface and notice if there are changes in color or secretion of latex. If so annotate and photograph
    • Add any smell or bruising you observe in the notes section

    PREPARING SAMPLE FOR DNA EXTRACTION

    • Place the mushroom on a coffee filter, piece of paper, or wax bag
    • Write the voucher information: date of collection, location, name of collector, field ID (Russula, Bolete, Agaricus, etc) and iNaturalist observation number.
    • Place your sample inside its voucher bag in a dehydrator at 100° until it is dry as cardboard. The timing of his process will vary depending on the size of the mushroom.
      • If you don’t have a dehydrator, you can place the mushroom in your oven using its lowest setting and leaving the door of the oven cracked with a clothespin. Check on this setting every hour to prevent burning or cooking the specimen.
    • Once the specimen has been dried, wait for it to cool to room temperature and place the voucher bag and the mushroom inside in a closed ziplock bag to prevent rehydration with humid air. 
    Once you have a dried specimen inside a bag labeled with your name, location, date of collection, iNaturalist observation number, and approximate ID, you are ready to bring the sample to us

    In the link below you’ll find the slideshow used for the training on how to make observations and how to label your sample bag to serve as a voucher as well.

    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18N69qmR7zaUbveKunJVO6vcwY1hSQoYobPJFaUd2HDk/edit?usp=drivesdk

    We will receive your properly documented sample with our deepest gratitude 

    We are excited to see you there!

    -Serenella Linares, Programs Chair & Megan Romberg, Science Advisor
    The Mycological Association of Washington, Inc.

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    • DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center

      • 20 Jul 2025
      • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
      • Mount Rainier Nature Center, 4701 31st Pl, Mount Rainier MD
      • Be the first
      Register


      Join us at Mount Rainier Nature Center at 10am to bring your mushroom samples or at 1pm to ask questions about our process or anything fungi. Our experts are excited to see you! Mark your calendars!

      Mount Rainier Nature Center is located at 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier MD, 20712

      If you are bringing samples to us, please ensure that the samples have been properly documented on iNaturalist, and that each of your samples has a unique iNaturalist observation number by the time of your arrival. Follow the process below to make your observation:

      MAKING AN OBSERVATION

      PHOTOGRAPH BEFORE DETACHING!

      • Take more than one picture
      • Show where the fungus is  growing from (substrate)
        • If attached to something living, identify as much as possible. Ex: conifer, deciduous, oak, american holly, etc.
      • Photograph the habit (growing alone, gregarious, in clusters, etc.)
      • Take a picture from the top

      DETACH

      • Take a picture of the underside
      • Cut through the spore producing surface and notice if there are changes in color or secretion of latex. If so annotate and photograph
      • Add any smell or bruising you observe in the notes section

      PREPARING SAMPLE FOR DNA EXTRACTION

      • Place the mushroom on a coffee filter, piece of paper, or wax bag
      • Write the voucher information: date of collection, location, name of collector, field ID (Russula, Bolete, Agaricus, etc) and iNaturalist observation number.
      • Place your sample inside its voucher bag in a dehydrator at 100° until it is dry as cardboard. The timing of his process will vary depending on the size of the mushroom.
        • If you don’t have a dehydrator, you can place the mushroom in your oven using its lowest setting and leaving the door of the oven cracked with a clothespin. Check on this setting every hour to prevent burning or cooking the specimen.
      • Once the specimen has been dried, wait for it to cool to room temperature and place the voucher bag and the mushroom inside in a closed ziplock bag to prevent rehydration with humid air. 
      Once you have a dried specimen inside a bag labeled with your name, location, date of collection, iNaturalist observation number, and approximate ID, you are ready to bring the sample to us

      In the link below you’ll find the slideshow used for the training on how to make observations and how to label your sample bag to serve as a voucher as well.

      https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18N69qmR7zaUbveKunJVO6vcwY1hSQoYobPJFaUd2HDk/edit?usp=drivesdk

      We will receive your properly documented sample with our deepest gratitude 

      We are excited to see you there!

      -Serenella Linares, Programs Chair & Megan Romberg, Science Advisor
      The Mycological Association of Washington, Inc.

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      • August Board Meeting

        • 06 Aug 2025
        • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
        • https://zoom.us/j/96693690911?pwd=YWdyeXh1bHF1N1UyNjNieFovNWFUZz09

        Our quarter 3 board meeting: Agenda will be made available in the days before.

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      • DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center

        • 24 Aug 2025
        • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
        • Mount Rainier Nature Center, 4701 31st Pl, Mount Rainier MD
        • Be the first
        Register


        Join us at Mount Rainier Nature Center at 10am to bring your mushroom samples or at 1pm to ask questions about our process or anything fungi. Our experts are excited to see you! Mark your calendars!

        Mount Rainier Nature Center is located at 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier MD, 20712

        If you are bringing samples to us, please ensure that the samples have been properly documented on iNaturalist, and that each of your samples has a unique iNaturalist observation number by the time of your arrival. Follow the process below to make your observation:

        MAKING AN OBSERVATION

        PHOTOGRAPH BEFORE DETACHING!

        • Take more than one picture
        • Show where the fungus is  growing from (substrate)
          • If attached to something living, identify as much as possible. Ex: conifer, deciduous, oak, american holly, etc.
        • Photograph the habit (growing alone, gregarious, in clusters, etc.)
        • Take a picture from the top

        DETACH

        • Take a picture of the underside
        • Cut through the spore producing surface and notice if there are changes in color or secretion of latex. If so annotate and photograph
        • Add any smell or bruising you observe in the notes section

        PREPARING SAMPLE FOR DNA EXTRACTION

        • Place the mushroom on a coffee filter, piece of paper, or wax bag
        • Write the voucher information: date of collection, location, name of collector, field ID (Russula, Bolete, Agaricus, etc) and iNaturalist observation number.
        • Place your sample inside its voucher bag in a dehydrator at 100° until it is dry as cardboard. The timing of his process will vary depending on the size of the mushroom.
          • If you don’t have a dehydrator, you can place the mushroom in your oven using its lowest setting and leaving the door of the oven cracked with a clothespin. Check on this setting every hour to prevent burning or cooking the specimen.
        • Once the specimen has been dried, wait for it to cool to room temperature and place the voucher bag and the mushroom inside in a closed ziplock bag to prevent rehydration with humid air. 
        Once you have a dried specimen inside a bag labeled with your name, location, date of collection, iNaturalist observation number, and approximate ID, you are ready to bring the sample to us

        In the link below you’ll find the slideshow used for the training on how to make observations and how to label your sample bag to serve as a voucher as well.

        https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18N69qmR7zaUbveKunJVO6vcwY1hSQoYobPJFaUd2HDk/edit?usp=drivesdk

        We will receive your properly documented sample with our deepest gratitude 

        We are excited to see you there!

        -Serenella Linares, Programs Chair & Megan Romberg, Science Advisor
        The Mycological Association of Washington, Inc.

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        • Fungi walk during the AWS Bioblitz

          • 13 Sep 2025
          • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
          • Lake Artemisia, 8200 55th Ave, College Park, MD

          It is National Mushroom Month, baby! We continue this month long celebration the Mycological Association way, getting outside with iNaturalist! Mark your calendars! 

          The Anacostia Watershed is home to an incredible number of species, and it takes a village to get out there and document them all. A bioblitz is a "Census of the Natural World" where over a short period of time, communities go out and document the species they see. The very first bioblitz was held at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. This year they're celebrating the 9th Anniversary of our spearheading of the Anacostia River Bioblitz.

          The Mycological Association of Washington DC will be represented through one guided walk for attendees and an information table. Come to find mushrooms with us and get your mushroom questions answered. We look forward to see you!


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        • DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center

          • 14 Sep 2025
          • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
          • Mount Rainier Nature Center, 4701 31st Pl, Mount Rainier MD
          • Be the first
          Register


          Join us at Mount Rainier Nature Center at 10am to bring your mushroom samples or at 1pm to ask questions about our process or anything fungi. Our experts are excited to see you! Mark your calendars!

          Mount Rainier Nature Center is located at 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier MD, 20712

          If you are bringing samples to us, please ensure that the samples have been properly documented on iNaturalist, and that each of your samples has a unique iNaturalist observation number by the time of your arrival. Follow the process below to make your observation:

          MAKING AN OBSERVATION

          PHOTOGRAPH BEFORE DETACHING!

          • Take more than one picture
          • Show where the fungus is  growing from (substrate)
            • If attached to something living, identify as much as possible. Ex: conifer, deciduous, oak, american holly, etc.
          • Photograph the habit (growing alone, gregarious, in clusters, etc.)
          • Take a picture from the top

          DETACH

          • Take a picture of the underside
          • Cut through the spore producing surface and notice if there are changes in color or secretion of latex. If so annotate and photograph
          • Add any smell or bruising you observe in the notes section

          PREPARING SAMPLE FOR DNA EXTRACTION

          • Place the mushroom on a coffee filter, piece of paper, or wax bag
          • Write the voucher information: date of collection, location, name of collector, field ID (Russula, Bolete, Agaricus, etc) and iNaturalist observation number.
          • Place your sample inside its voucher bag in a dehydrator at 100° until it is dry as cardboard. The timing of his process will vary depending on the size of the mushroom.
            • If you don’t have a dehydrator, you can place the mushroom in your oven using its lowest setting and leaving the door of the oven cracked with a clothespin. Check on this setting every hour to prevent burning or cooking the specimen.
          • Once the specimen has been dried, wait for it to cool to room temperature and place the voucher bag and the mushroom inside in a closed ziplock bag to prevent rehydration with humid air. 
          Once you have a dried specimen inside a bag labeled with your name, location, date of collection, iNaturalist observation number, and approximate ID, you are ready to bring the sample to us

          In the link below you’ll find the slideshow used for the training on how to make observations and how to label your sample bag to serve as a voucher as well.

          https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18N69qmR7zaUbveKunJVO6vcwY1hSQoYobPJFaUd2HDk/edit?usp=drivesdk

          We will receive your properly documented sample with our deepest gratitude 

          We are excited to see you there!

          -Serenella Linares, Programs Chair & Megan Romberg, Science Advisor
          The Mycological Association of Washington, Inc.

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          • MAW Mushroom Fair at Brookside Gardens

            • 12 Oct 2025
            • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
            • Brookside Gardens Visitor Center, 1800 Glenallen Ave, Wheaton, MD

            Join MAW at our popular annual event at the Brookside Gardens Visitor Center. We'll have a mushroom display table where you can browse many species of fungi and chat with some of the expert identifiers from our club. There'll also be several informational tables about all things fungal. We'll also plan to have mushroom walks leaving hourly on the grounds of Brookside Gardens and Wheaton Regional Park. No registration is required for this event, and it is open to the public.

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          • DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center

            • 19 Oct 2025
            • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
            • Mount Rainier Nature Center, 4701 31st Pl, Mount Rainier MD
            • Be the first
            Register


            Join us at Mount Rainier Nature Center at 10am to bring your mushroom samples or at 1pm to ask questions about our process or anything fungi. Our experts are excited to see you! Mark your calendars!

            Mount Rainier Nature Center is located at 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier MD, 20712

            If you are bringing samples to us, please ensure that the samples have been properly documented on iNaturalist, and that each of your samples has a unique iNaturalist observation number by the time of your arrival. Follow the process below to make your observation:

            MAKING AN OBSERVATION

            PHOTOGRAPH BEFORE DETACHING!

            • Take more than one picture
            • Show where the fungus is  growing from (substrate)
              • If attached to something living, identify as much as possible. Ex: conifer, deciduous, oak, american holly, etc.
            • Photograph the habit (growing alone, gregarious, in clusters, etc.)
            • Take a picture from the top

            DETACH

            • Take a picture of the underside
            • Cut through the spore producing surface and notice if there are changes in color or secretion of latex. If so annotate and photograph
            • Add any smell or bruising you observe in the notes section

            PREPARING SAMPLE FOR DNA EXTRACTION

            • Place the mushroom on a coffee filter, piece of paper, or wax bag
            • Write the voucher information: date of collection, location, name of collector, field ID (Russula, Bolete, Agaricus, etc) and iNaturalist observation number.
            • Place your sample inside its voucher bag in a dehydrator at 100° until it is dry as cardboard. The timing of his process will vary depending on the size of the mushroom.
              • If you don’t have a dehydrator, you can place the mushroom in your oven using its lowest setting and leaving the door of the oven cracked with a clothespin. Check on this setting every hour to prevent burning or cooking the specimen.
            • Once the specimen has been dried, wait for it to cool to room temperature and place the voucher bag and the mushroom inside in a closed ziplock bag to prevent rehydration with humid air. 
            Once you have a dried specimen inside a bag labeled with your name, location, date of collection, iNaturalist observation number, and approximate ID, you are ready to bring the sample to us

            In the link below you’ll find the slideshow used for the training on how to make observations and how to label your sample bag to serve as a voucher as well.

            https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18N69qmR7zaUbveKunJVO6vcwY1hSQoYobPJFaUd2HDk/edit?usp=drivesdk

            We will receive your properly documented sample with our deepest gratitude 

            We are excited to see you there!

            -Serenella Linares, Programs Chair & Megan Romberg, Science Advisor
            The Mycological Association of Washington, Inc.

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            • DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center

              • 16 Nov 2025
              • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
              • Mount Rainier Nature Center, 4701 31st Pl, Mount Rainier MD
              • Be the first
              Register


              Join us at Mount Rainier Nature Center at 10am to bring your mushroom samples or at 1pm to ask questions about our process or anything fungi. Our experts are excited to see you! Mark your calendars!

              Mount Rainier Nature Center is located at 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier MD, 20712

              If you are bringing samples to us, please ensure that the samples have been properly documented on iNaturalist, and that each of your samples has a unique iNaturalist observation number by the time of your arrival. Follow the process below to make your observation:

              MAKING AN OBSERVATION

              PHOTOGRAPH BEFORE DETACHING!

              • Take more than one picture
              • Show where the fungus is  growing from (substrate)
                • If attached to something living, identify as much as possible. Ex: conifer, deciduous, oak, american holly, etc.
              • Photograph the habit (growing alone, gregarious, in clusters, etc.)
              • Take a picture from the top

              DETACH

              • Take a picture of the underside
              • Cut through the spore producing surface and notice if there are changes in color or secretion of latex. If so annotate and photograph
              • Add any smell or bruising you observe in the notes section

              PREPARING SAMPLE FOR DNA EXTRACTION

              • Place the mushroom on a coffee filter, piece of paper, or wax bag
              • Write the voucher information: date of collection, location, name of collector, field ID (Russula, Bolete, Agaricus, etc) and iNaturalist observation number.
              • Place your sample inside its voucher bag in a dehydrator at 100° until it is dry as cardboard. The timing of his process will vary depending on the size of the mushroom.
                • If you don’t have a dehydrator, you can place the mushroom in your oven using its lowest setting and leaving the door of the oven cracked with a clothespin. Check on this setting every hour to prevent burning or cooking the specimen.
              • Once the specimen has been dried, wait for it to cool to room temperature and place the voucher bag and the mushroom inside in a closed ziplock bag to prevent rehydration with humid air. 
              Once you have a dried specimen inside a bag labeled with your name, location, date of collection, iNaturalist observation number, and approximate ID, you are ready to bring the sample to us

              In the link below you’ll find the slideshow used for the training on how to make observations and how to label your sample bag to serve as a voucher as well.

              https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18N69qmR7zaUbveKunJVO6vcwY1hSQoYobPJFaUd2HDk/edit?usp=drivesdk

              We will receive your properly documented sample with our deepest gratitude 

              We are excited to see you there!

              -Serenella Linares, Programs Chair & Megan Romberg, Science Advisor
              The Mycological Association of Washington, Inc.

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              • DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center

                • 07 Dec 2025
                • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
                • Mount Rainier Nature Center, 4701 31st Pl, Mount Rainier MD
                • Be the first
                Register


                Join us at Mount Rainier Nature Center at 10am to bring your mushroom samples or at 1pm to ask questions about our process or anything fungi. Our experts are excited to see you! Mark your calendars!

                Mount Rainier Nature Center is located at 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier MD, 20712

                If you are bringing samples to us, please ensure that the samples have been properly documented on iNaturalist, and that each of your samples has a unique iNaturalist observation number by the time of your arrival. Follow the process below to make your observation:

                MAKING AN OBSERVATION

                PHOTOGRAPH BEFORE DETACHING!

                • Take more than one picture
                • Show where the fungus is  growing from (substrate)
                  • If attached to something living, identify as much as possible. Ex: conifer, deciduous, oak, american holly, etc.
                • Photograph the habit (growing alone, gregarious, in clusters, etc.)
                • Take a picture from the top

                DETACH

                • Take a picture of the underside
                • Cut through the spore producing surface and notice if there are changes in color or secretion of latex. If so annotate and photograph
                • Add any smell or bruising you observe in the notes section

                PREPARING SAMPLE FOR DNA EXTRACTION

                • Place the mushroom on a coffee filter, piece of paper, or wax bag
                • Write the voucher information: date of collection, location, name of collector, field ID (Russula, Bolete, Agaricus, etc) and iNaturalist observation number.
                • Place your sample inside its voucher bag in a dehydrator at 100° until it is dry as cardboard. The timing of his process will vary depending on the size of the mushroom.
                  • If you don’t have a dehydrator, you can place the mushroom in your oven using its lowest setting and leaving the door of the oven cracked with a clothespin. Check on this setting every hour to prevent burning or cooking the specimen.
                • Once the specimen has been dried, wait for it to cool to room temperature and place the voucher bag and the mushroom inside in a closed ziplock bag to prevent rehydration with humid air. 
                Once you have a dried specimen inside a bag labeled with your name, location, date of collection, iNaturalist observation number, and approximate ID, you are ready to bring the sample to us

                In the link below you’ll find the slideshow used for the training on how to make observations and how to label your sample bag to serve as a voucher as well.

                https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18N69qmR7zaUbveKunJVO6vcwY1hSQoYobPJFaUd2HDk/edit?usp=drivesdk

                We will receive your properly documented sample with our deepest gratitude 

                We are excited to see you there!

                -Serenella Linares, Programs Chair & Megan Romberg, Science Advisor
                The Mycological Association of Washington, Inc.

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                • December Board Meeting

                  • 14 Dec 2025
                  • 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM
                  • https://zoom.us/j/96693690911?pwd=YWdyeXh1bHF1N1UyNjNieFovNWFUZz09

                  Our quarter 4 board meeting: Agenda will be made available in the days before.  Presumably this will be an in person meeting.

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                Past events

                27 May 2025 May Board Meeting
                18 May 2025 DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                17 May 2025 May walk: Learning to ID edible mushrooms
                10 May 2025 Bilingual Walk at Norwood Park / Caminata Bilingue en el Parque de Norwood
                04 May 2025 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - May IN-PERSON
                28 Apr 2025 City Nature Challenge Night Hike at Bull Run Regional Park
                27 Apr 2025 City Nature Challenge walk at Henson Creek Trailhead
                26 Apr 2025 Fungi ID Walk at Bacon Ridge
                19 Apr 2025 DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                01 Apr 2025 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - April 1st
                28 Mar 2025 Spring Night Hike at Greenbelt National Park
                23 Mar 2025 DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                18 Mar 2025 March Board Meeting
                04 Mar 2025 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - March 4th
                28 Feb 2025 Winter Night Hike at Bull Run Regional Park
                23 Feb 2025 DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                22 Feb 2025 Lichen Foray- Sat, Feb 22nd
                06 Feb 2025 MycoConsortium Talk: Eugenia Bone and Magic Mushrooms
                02 Feb 2025 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - February IN-PERSON
                02 Feb 2025 Tree ID walk by Bradley Simpson
                19 Jan 2025 CANCELLED (SNOW) DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                07 Jan 2025 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - January 7
                05 Jan 2025 Lichen Foray- Sunday, Jan. 5th
                17 Dec 2024 Night Hike with Natalie, Serenella, Ana & Matt Felperin
                08 Dec 2024 DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                03 Dec 2024 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - December
                22 Nov 2024 CANCELLED for WEATHER: Night Hike w Serenella, Ana and Matt
                12 Nov 2024 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - November
                11 Nov 2024 Final Day for Photo Contest Submissions
                03 Nov 2024 DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                30 Oct 2024 Night Hike at Potomac Overlook Park
                26 Oct 2024 Halloween Lichen Foray- Saturday, Oct 26th
                18 Oct 2024 Fall Mycoblitz
                16 Oct 2024 Mushroom Night Walk - Watershed Wednesday
                12 Oct 2024 Mushroom Foray at Rachel Carson Greenway and Northwest Branch Trail
                12 Oct 2024 Mushroom Foray at Clearwater Nature Center
                11 Oct 2024 NorthEast Mycological Federation (NEMF) Foray
                06 Oct 2024 DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                01 Oct 2024 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - October
                29 Sep 2024 Fall Mushrooms in a Changing Climate
                25 Sep 2024 Night Hike with Serenella, Ana & Matt Felperin
                20 Sep 2024 Lincoff Foray
                19 Sep 2024 Undergrove Launch Party
                12 Sep 2024 Mushroom crafts with polymer clay
                08 Sep 2024 DNA Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                07 Sep 2024 Mushroom Festival at Kennett Square
                05 Sep 2024 Movie at the Nature Center: The Kingdom-How fungi made our world
                03 Sep 2024 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - September
                30 Aug 2024 Sequanota Foray
                25 Aug 2024 Walk at the Future Rachel Carson Museum Site
                24 Aug 2024 Tree ID Walk at Woodend Sanctuary
                21 Aug 2024 Webinar: Making iNat Observations during Sequanota for DNA sequencing
                06 Aug 2024 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - August
                28 Jul 2024 Identification Skills for the New Mushroomer at the Eagle Hill Institute
                19 Jul 2024 Mushroom Identification Walk - Friday, July 19
                02 Jul 2024 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - July
                30 Jun 2024 DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                04 Jun 2024 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - June
                18 May 2024 Foray- Saturday, May 18th 9am
                12 May 2024 Mother's Day Foray - Sunday, May 12th
                07 May 2024 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - May
                21 Apr 2024 Foray - Sunday, April 21
                20 Apr 2024 Truffle Talk at Mt. Rainer Nature Center
                20 Apr 2024 Special Event: Truffle Foray - Saturday, April 20
                14 Apr 2024 DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                02 Apr 2024 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - April
                17 Mar 2024 DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                05 Mar 2024 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - March
                03 Mar 2024 DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                25 Feb 2024 ID Walk at Greenbelt Park
                24 Feb 2024 CANCELLED - DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                11 Feb 2024 February Monthly Meeting w/Britt Bunyard
                11 Feb 2024 Superbowl Walk at Patuxent River Park
                08 Feb 2024 YEASTS: THE ENORMOUS DIVERSITY OF SINGLE-CELLED FUNGI
                04 Feb 2024 Lichen Foray- Sun, Feb 4th
                21 Jan 2024 DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                02 Jan 2024 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - January
                05 Dec 2023 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - December
                03 Dec 2023 DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                15 Nov 2023 Submission Deadline for Photo Contest
                07 Nov 2023 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - November
                05 Nov 2023 Cultivation Workshop w/Danny Barizo
                04 Nov 2023 Joint Foray at Mont Alto State Park
                29 Oct 2023 Halloween Lichen Foray- Sunday, Oct 29th
                15 Oct 2023 MAW Mushroom Fair at Brookside Gardens
                14 Oct 2023 Mushroom Walk w/the Clifton Institute
                08 Oct 2023 DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                07 Oct 2023 Driftwood Tavern Mushroom Fest
                03 Oct 2023 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - October
                14 Sep 2023 NorthEast Mycological Federation (NEMF) Foray
                10 Sep 2023 DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                09 Sep 2023 Walk at Ridley Creek State Park and Kennett Square Mushroom Festival
                09 Sep 2023 Mushroom Festival at Kennett Square
                05 Sep 2023 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - September
                01 Sep 2023 Sequanota Foray
                10 Aug 2023 West Virginia Mushroom Club Annual Foray
                01 Aug 2023 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - August
                16 Jul 2023 DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Jug Bay (Emory Waters)
                11 Jul 2023 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - July
                11 Jun 2023 DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                10 Jun 2023 Mushroom Education Day (Pittsburgh PA)
                06 Jun 2023 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - June
                02 May 2023 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - May
                29 Apr 2023 Lake Needwood Community Science Event
                28 Apr 2023 Mushrooms of North America Book Party!
                23 Apr 2023 DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
                22 Apr 2023 Anacostia Community Museum talking Cultivation, Fungi Ecology, Identification
                14 Apr 2023 44th Mid-Atlantic States Mycology Conference
                04 Apr 2023 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - April
                26 Mar 2023 DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Mount Rainier Nature Center
                07 Mar 2023 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - March
                26 Feb 2023 Lichen Foray-Sun, February 26th
                25 Feb 2023 DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Woodend
                07 Feb 2023 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - February
                29 Jan 2023 Lichen Foray- Sunday, Jan 29th
                28 Jan 2023 DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Woodend
                14 Jan 2023 DNA Sequencing Lab Day @ Woodend
                08 Jan 2023 Foray- Sunday, January 8th
                03 Jan 2023 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - January
                18 Dec 2022 Lichen Foray-Sun, December 18th
                11 Dec 2022 Mushroom Beer Making Workshop
                06 Dec 2022 MAWDC Monthly Meeting
                12 Nov 2022 Mushroom Preservation Workshop with Forager/Chef Julian Fortu
                01 Nov 2022 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - November
                31 Oct 2022 Application Deadline for Research Grants
                30 Oct 2022 Fungi: Fundamental to Our Ecosystem (Norwood Park Natural History Day)
                30 Oct 2022 Halloween Lichen Foray- Sunday, Oct 30th
                16 Oct 2022 MAW Mushroom Fair at Brookside Gardens
                04 Oct 2022 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - October
                10 Sep 2022 Walk at Ridley Creek State Park
                06 Sep 2022 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - September
                02 Sep 2022 Foray @ Shawnee State Park
                02 Sep 2022 Sequanota Weekend Foray
                02 Aug 2022 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - August
                05 Jul 2022 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - July
                23 Jun 2022 MAWDC at the Folklife Festival
                19 Jun 2022 NE Myco Consortium Zoom Presentation - Life among the Polypores by Leif Ryvarden
                17 Jun 2022 NE Myco Consortium Zoom Presentation - Rediscovering Common Species Using Molecular Biology: Stereum Ostrea (False Turkey Tail) and Its Forgotten Cousins by Sarah Delong-Duhon
                12 Jun 2022 NE Myco Consortium Zoom Presentation - AI Heboloma Species Identifier by Henry Beker
                07 Jun 2022 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - June
                13 May 2022 Consortium Zoom Presentation - Introduction to DNA Sequencing - Sigrid Jakob
                07 May 2022 Oyster Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
                06 May 2022 NE Myco Consortium Zoom Presentation - Illuminating the Dark Fungi - Cathie Aime
                03 May 2022 NE Myco Consortium Zoom Presentation - Diversity of Tropical Fungi in Puerto Rico - Kurt Miller
                03 May 2022 MAWDC Monthly Meeting - May
                29 Apr 2022 NE Myco Consortium Zoom Presentation - Zombie Ant Fungi - João Araújo
                22 Apr 2022 NE Myco Consortium Zoom Presentation - Indoor Fungi - Michael Warnock
                15 Apr 2022 NE Myco Consortium Zoom Presentation - Mushroom poisonings - Greg Marley
                08 Apr 2022 NE Myco Consortium Zoom Presentation - Cordyceps Cultivation - William Padilla-Brown
                05 Apr 2022 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: April
                01 Apr 2022 NE Myco Consortium Zoom Presentation - Whiskey Fungus -- James Scott
                25 Mar 2022 NE Myco Consortium Zoom Presentation - Agaricus of North America - Richard Kerrigan
                16 Mar 2022 Mushroom Culinary Demo & Discussion Featuring Chad Hyatt, Chef and Author of The Mushroom Hunter’s Kitchen
                12 Mar 2022 Oyster Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
                06 Mar 2022 Oyster Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
                06 Mar 2022 NE Myco Consortium Zoom Presentation - Fungi in Dutch Coastal Dunes - Machiel Noordeloos
                01 Mar 2022 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: March 2022
                01 Feb 2022 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: February
                04 Jan 2022 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: January
                07 Dec 2021 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: December
                02 Nov 2021 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: November
                17 Oct 2021 MAW Mushroom fair at Brookside Gardens
                05 Oct 2021 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: October
                18 Sep 2021 Lincoff Foray (Pittsburgh PA)
                11 Sep 2021 Kennett Square Mushroom Festival
                10 Sep 2021 MAW Weekend Foray at Sequanota
                05 Sep 2021 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: September
                03 Aug 2021 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: August
                06 Jul 2021 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: July
                01 Jun 2021 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: June
                04 May 2021 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: May
                06 Apr 2021 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: April
                16 Mar 2021 iNaturalist for Mushroomers
                02 Mar 2021 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: March
                02 Feb 2021 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: February
                05 Jan 2021 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: January
                08 Dec 2020 MAWDC Back to Basics Meeting
                01 Dec 2020 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: December
                10 Nov 2020 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: November
                06 Oct 2020 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: October
                01 Sep 2020 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: September
                04 Aug 2020 MAWDC Monthly Meeting: August
                07 Jul 2020 MAW Monthly Meeting: July
                02 Jun 2020 MAW Monthly Meeting: June
                05 May 2020 MAW Monthly Meeting: May
                07 Apr 2020 MAW Monthly Meeting: April
                03 Mar 2020 MAW Monthly Meeting: March
                04 Feb 2020 MAW Monthly Meeting: February
                03 Dec 2019 MAW Monthly Meeting: December
                05 Nov 2019 MAW Monthly Meeting: November
                06 Oct 2019 Fall Mushroom Fair
                01 Oct 2019 MAW Monthly Meeting: October
                27 Sep 2019 MAW Weekend Foray at Sequanota
                21 Sep 2019 WPA Lincoff Foray
                07 Sep 2019 Kennett Square Mushroom Festival
                03 Sep 2019 MAW Montly Meeting: September
                08 Aug 2019 NAMA Annual Foray
                06 Aug 2019 MAW Montly Meeting: August
                01 Aug 2019 Northeast Mycological Federation (NEMF) Annual Foray
                19 Jul 2019 West Virginia Mushroom Foray
                02 Jul 2019 MAW Montly Meeting: July
                04 Jun 2019 MAW Montly Meeting: June
                07 May 2019 MAW Monthly Meeting: May
                02 Apr 2019 MAW Monthly Meeting: April
                05 Mar 2019 MAW Monthly Meeting: March
                05 Feb 2019 MAW Monthly Meeting: February
                04 Dec 2018 MAW Monthly Meeting: December
                06 Nov 2018 MAW Montly Meeting: November
                11 Oct 2018 NAMA 2018 Annual Foray
                06 Oct 2018 Mushroom City Art Festival
                02 Oct 2018 MAW Monthly Meeting: October
                21 Sep 2018 MAW Weekend Foray at Sequanota
                15 Sep 2018 Western PA Club: Annual Gary Lincoff Foray
                08 Sep 2018 Kennett Square Mushroom Festival
                04 Sep 2018 MAW Monthly Meeting: September
                26 Aug 2018 Mushroom Fair
                07 Aug 2018 MAW Monthly Meeting: August
                20 Jul 2018 West Virginia Mushroom Club: Shelly Conrad Memorial Foray
                03 Jul 2018 MAW Monthly Meeting: July
                24 Jun 2018 Rockville area foray - Sunday 6-24 11:00 AM
                05 Jun 2018 MAW Monthly Meeting: June
                01 May 2018 MAW Monthly Meeting: May
                03 Apr 2018 MAW Monthly Meeting: April
                06 Mar 2018 MAW Monthly Meeting: March
                06 Feb 2018 MAW Monthly Meeting: February
                02 Jan 2018 MAW Monthly Meeting: January
                05 Dec 2017 MAW Monthly Meeting
                07 Nov 2017 MAW Monthly Meeting
                15 Oct 2017 STEMFest
                08 Oct 2017 MAW Mushroom Fair at Brookside Gardens
                03 Oct 2017 Richard Kerrigan - Agaricus of North America
                29 Sep 2017 Sequanota Foray
                16 Sep 2017 Western PA Mushroom Club: Lincoff Foray
                15 Sep 2017 MAGIC MUSHROOMS: THE HISTORY, LEGEND, AND SCIENCE
                09 Sep 2017 Mushroom Festival - Kennett Square PA
                07 Sep 2017 NAMA: Wisconsin
                05 Sep 2017 Mushroom ID meeting
                27 Aug 2017 Northern VA Area Foray (for Meetup Members)
                26 Aug 2017 Rockville Area Foray (for Meetup Members)
                20 Aug 2017 August 20, 2017 Foray
                17 Aug 2017 Telluride Mushroom Festival
                01 Aug 2017 Noah Siegel - Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast
                27 Jul 2017 NEMF Foray
                21 Jul 2017 WVMC Shelly Conrad Memorial Foray
                11 Jul 2017 Gary Emberger - Tree ID with a Mycological Twist
                09 Jul 2017 Meetup members - Sunday July 9
                06 Jun 2017 Britt Bunyard, editor of FUNGI Magazine
                02 May 2017 Gretchen Kuldau - Mycotoxins, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
                04 Apr 2017 Alan Bessette on Boletes of Eastern North America
                07 Mar 2017 Ethan Hurwitz on Psilocybin Research at Johns Hopkins
                07 Feb 2017 Monthly Meeting: February
                06 Dec 2016 MAW Monthly Meeting: December
                01 Nov 2016 MAW Monthly Meeting: November
                23 Oct 2016 Foray - Sunday October 23
                16 Oct 2016 Virginia identification foray - Sunday October 16
                09 Oct 2016 Mushroom Fair
                04 Oct 2016 MAW Monthly Meeting: October
                23 Sep 2016 Sequanota Foray
                08 Sep 2016 North American Mycological Association Annual Foray
                27 Aug 2016 (For non-MAW Members) Sandy Spring Museum 2016 Mushroom Tasting
                02 Aug 2016 Monthly Meeting-ID Workshop
                31 Jul 2016 PG County Foray - Sunday July 31
                31 Jul 2016 Montgomery County Forays - Sunday July 31
                22 Jul 2016 WVMC: Weekend Foray
                10 Jul 2016 Foray - Sunday July 10, 10:AM
                05 Jul 2016 MAW Monthly Meeting
                07 Jun 2016 MAW Monthly Meeting
                03 May 2016 MAW Monthly Meeting: May
                05 Apr 2016 MAW Monthly Meeting
                01 Mar 2016 Monthly Meeting
                02 Feb 2016 MAW Monthly Meeting
                05 Jan 2016 MAW Monthly Meeting
                01 Dec 2015 MAW Monthly Meeting: Kevin Smith on fungi in forest ecology

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