UW - La Crosse Mycology Club

09/27/2026

Attention Milwaukee area: WMS's Fungi Fair is Next Saturday 10/03! Stop by for some demos, games, vendors, and a very interesting talk on Poisonous Fungi of Wisconsin!

Fungi Fair has many cool booths to drop by any time, 11 AM to 4 PM, but on the schedule we have a foray at 11 AM on the grounds and then at 1 PM our keynote speaker, Dr. Ryan Feldman, will present "A Fun Guide to Wisconsin's Poisonous Fungi"! with a Q&A and a playthrough of a game he has made to follow.

09/21/2026

Hello everyone ~ Today’s foray from 4-6 at Mathy Quarry is going to be rescheduled - please keep your eyes out for a new date and time in the near future.

09/10/2026

Wild gourmet mushrooms are popping in the La Crosse area! We were happy to showcase some delicious species at our Biopalooza table today. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and participated in our silly little activities 🍄‍🟫🤓 On the podium: Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa) 🐥 In the basket: White-Pored Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus cincinnatus) 🐓Shrimp of the Woods (Entoloma abortivum) 🦐 Coral Tooth Fungus (Hericium coralloides) 🪸A Puffball (Calvatia sp. or Mycenastrum sp.) ⚪️ and the invasive Golden Oyster Mushroom (Pluerotus citrinopileatus) 🚨

09/08/2026

Hello fungus-minded friends!

Happy fall semester to you all – we hope you had a delightful summer full of sunshine and mushroomy moments. We’re pleased to share our September schedule which includes forays near and far, outreach events, presentations, and a special craft session. Our socials are getting notice first due to a technical issue with MyOrgs, though everyone on our emailing list will recieve an email with more detailed information about these events very soon! If you have any questions about the schedule or want to inquire about carpooling please direct message us or email us: [email protected]

09/09 Wednesday 3-5 p.m. Biopalooza, UWL Prairie Springs Science Center Lobby, La Crosse WI

09/10-13 Thursday-Sunday, Northwoods Foray, Cable WI ($)
https://www.wisconsinmycologicalsociety.org/cablenorthwoodsforay.html

09/16 Wednesday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Activities fair, UWL Student Union Lawn, La Crosse WI

09/17 Thursday 6:30-8 p.m. WMS Presentation WMS on Zoom
Dr. Greg Mueller Ph.D. presents: Advancing Fungal Conservation through Red Listing and Engagement to Action

09/21 Monday Local Foray 4-6 pm, Mathy Quarry, La Crosse WI

09/24-27 Thursday-Sunday, Rustic Camping Foray, Bayfield WI ($)
https://www.wisconsinmycologicalsociety.org/bayfieldrustic.html

09/30 Wednesday, 5-7:45 p.m. Mushroom-themed Craft Session, La Crosse Library CREATE Lab, La Crosse WI

08/27/2026

Northwoods Foray registration is available: https://www.wisconsinmycologicalsociety.org/cablenorthwoodsforay.html

Our Friday speaker at Northwoods Foray 2026 will be Lauren Ré, a mycologist pursuing her Master's degree at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Lauren studies the wonderful waxycap Family, Hygrophoraceae. These colorful, ecologically-diverse and deeply understudied fungi pop up all over Wisconsin, including around Cable, WI, but who are they? What are they doing out there? Dare we ask.. are any eat-able? Learn about them with Lauren, and then follow up the next day with Stephen Russell as he presents Saturday on fungal sequencing, conservation, and more.

08/20/2026

WMS members - join us Thursday, August 20th for "Mushrooms of Paradise: Our Unique and Beautiful Wisconsin Fungi", a presentation with Q&A by Arne Martinson.

Arne was born and raised in Bayfield, Wisconsin, where he lives exploring and photographing the area’s extraordinary biodiversity. You can find his photography showcased .fungus on Instagram.

Arne is an expert forager as well as scientifically-oriented mycologist, and operates Northern Mushroom Tours. He also is a WMS board member, foray director and host for our Rustic Camping Foray, Sept 24-2. By the way, registration for that event is open now! https://www.wisconsinmycologicalsociety.org/bayfieldrustic.html

08/09/2026

📣: NEW HOURS!

05/04/2026

Join us in collaboration with the Wisconsin Mycological Society to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Tom Volk – The beloved UWL Mycology professor who devoted his life to sharing the joys and mysteries of fungi with the local & global community. Learn more about his life and career here: https://msafungi.org/in-memoriam-tom-volk/ and check out his iconic educational website here: https://archive.botany.wisc.edu/tvolk/

This year’s Tom Volk Memorial Foray will be held on Sunday May 17th from 1-3 p.m. at Perrot State Park in Trempealeau WI. We’ll meet at the Perrot Nature Center and hit the trails from there. There’s plenty of surrounding parking, just be sure your vehicle has a current state park pass. Annual and day passes can be purchased online or at the park office.

This year there’s the option to camp the night before, Saturday May 16th with some exploring during the afternoon and campfire hangouts in the evening! We’ll start convening at the group campsite B at 3 p.m. Camping is free thanks to the UWL Mycology Club & WMS.

🏕️ IF YOU PLAN TO CAMP PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SHORT FORM 🏕️ – You’ll find more information about the camping portion of the event there: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vUCH4QfmOdxJqz0aYRj7uggpxt4sRJQUcM64iTrGXek/edit

Morel season is upon us and if weather permits, there will still be some for the picking! As always, we will look for any fruiting fungi to learn about and celebrate together 🍄‍🟫

We hope you’ll join us for this exciting event! Please reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

04/21/2026

Join us for a fun night of roller skating THIS SATURDAY 04/25 to fundraise so we can offer more events to the community! Everyone is welcome, all ages and skill levels, students and the public. Admission is $20 including roller skate/blade rentals as well as other fun activities including opportunities to win mushroom-themed prizes! The music will feature a range of throwbacks including disco, funk, soul, rock R&B and more!