Welcome
We are a volunteer-run nonprofit for anyone curious about fungi — lifelong foragers, new arrivals, and people who simply noticed something strange growing on a stump.
About the society →
SW Washington Mycological Society: Discover the Hidden World of Wild Mushrooms
A community of neighbors who collect, identify, cook, photograph, and argue cheerfully about fungi. Everyone is welcome at the next meeting.
Education
Identification clinics, spore print workshops, and a lending library. Bring a specimen in a paper bag to our meetings and someone will puzzle over it with you.
Learning resources →
Sharing
Members bring their finds to the table — laid out, labeled, and puzzled over together. Cooking notes, kids leaning in with curiosity, and a lot of enthusiastic talking.
Events and outreach →
What we do
This year
Next meeting
Tuesday, September 1
WSU Extension office, 17 SW Cascade Ave, Chehalis, WA — Guest Speaker Jeremy Collison of Salish Mushrooms
- First Tuesday, Sept–June
- General meeting & guest speaker
- WSU Extension office, 17 SW Cascade Ave, Chehalis
- Check the Calendar, Oct–Nov
- Guided foray for members
- Various Southwest Washington trailheads
- Fall
- Beginner identification clinic
- WSU Extension office
Foraging ethic
Identify with certainty, harvest with restraint.
No mushroom is safe to eat on a guess or a photo app's opinion. We teach people to identify from spore prints, habitat, and a trusted field guide — and to leave plenty behind. Take only what you will actually use, stay on permitted land, and never eat anything an experienced identifier has not seen in hand.
Join for the season
Membership covers the household, includes access to member forays, and dues go directly toward club operations — speakers, meeting space, and supplies.