26th Annual Gary Lincoff Memorial Foray
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🍄 Registration is now open for the 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘆! 🍄
Join the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club on Saturday, October 10, at The Lodge at North Park for a full day celebrating fungi, field exploration, education, and the mycology community.
Whether you're an experienced mushroom hunter or just beginning to explore the world of fungi, the annual Lincoff Foray is an opportunity to learn from experts, head into the field, discover the incredible fungal diversity of Western Pennsylvania, and connect with fellow mushroom enthusiasts.
🎤 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:
🌲 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘁, 𝗣𝗵.𝗗.
𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘴' 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵
Explore the often-overlooked fungi that cause plant disease and the important role they play in forest health, ecology, and resilience—including what happens when exotic pathogens disrupt that natural balance.
🧬 𝗔𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗣𝗵.𝗗.
𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘴? 𝘈 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘺𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴
Join lorchel expert Dr. Alden Dirks for a look at the latest research into these fascinating and often misunderstood fungi, including their taxonomy, evolutionary relationships, toxin production, and edibility.
📋 𝗔 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻—𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀.
📍 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸
📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
⏱️ 𝟳:𝟯𝟬 𝗮𝗺 – 𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺
🎟️ 𝗪𝗣𝗠𝗖 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 — $50
🎟️ 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 — $75*
🎟️ 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗗 & 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟭–𝟭𝟴 — $30
🎟️ 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬 — Free
*Non-member registration includes WPMC membership.
⚠️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱, so register early!
👕 2026 Foray T-shirts are also available for $20 during registration.
Please note that pets and other non-service animals are not permitted at the 2026 Foray. ADA-qualified service animals are welcome.
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 & 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲:
wpamushroomclub.org/lincoff-foray/
Join the Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club on Saturday, October 10, at The Lodge at North Park for a full day celebrating fungi, field exploration, education, and the mycology community.
Whether you're an experienced mushroom hunter or just beginning to explore the world of fungi, the annual Lincoff Foray is an opportunity to learn from experts, head into the field, discover the incredible fungal diversity of Western Pennsylvania, and connect with fellow mushroom enthusiasts.
🎤 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:
🌲 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘁, 𝗣𝗵.𝗗.
𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘴' 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵
Explore the often-overlooked fungi that cause plant disease and the important role they play in forest health, ecology, and resilience—including what happens when exotic pathogens disrupt that natural balance.
🧬 𝗔𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗣𝗵.𝗗.
𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘴? 𝘈 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘺𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴
Join lorchel expert Dr. Alden Dirks for a look at the latest research into these fascinating and often misunderstood fungi, including their taxonomy, evolutionary relationships, toxin production, and edibility.
📋 𝗔 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻—𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀.
📍 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸
📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
⏱️ 𝟳:𝟯𝟬 𝗮𝗺 – 𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺
🎟️ 𝗪𝗣𝗠𝗖 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 — $50
🎟️ 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 — $75*
🎟️ 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗗 & 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟭–𝟭𝟴 — $30
🎟️ 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬 — Free
*Non-member registration includes WPMC membership.
⚠️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱, so register early!
👕 2026 Foray T-shirts are also available for $20 during registration.
Please note that pets and other non-service animals are not permitted at the 2026 Foray. ADA-qualified service animals are welcome.
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 & 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲:
wpamushroomclub.org/lincoff-foray/
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The North Park Lodge, Gibsonia, United States
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