In the spring of 2013, Michael Ostrowski and I founded the Pioneer Valley Mycological Association to meet the needs of people of all ages in western MA for a local mushroom club that can provide reliably accurate education on fungi, information on identification of edible and poisonous mushrooms, free guided mushroom walks, and other opportunities to enhance our knowledge of the fungi kingdom. In the interest of giving everyone opportunities to attend illustrated talks by well-known mycologists, the PVMA is collecting a small membership fee to cover the costs of inviting regional guest mycologists and to pay for our annual membership with the North American Mycological Association (NAMA) (www.namyco.org/clubs/index.html).
Our PVMA membership fee is only $15 per year per person or family. To join, download, print and fill out membership form on the next page and mail with your check made out to the "PVMA" for $15 to the club president: Michael Ostrowski, 27 East St, South Hadley MA 01075.
You can also pay for your annual membership here through PayPal. Please don’t forget to download, fill out, scan and e-mail me a copy of the membership form, so that we have a record of your contact information. (dianna.smith@comcast.net) You can also mail the form to Michael (See address above). We want to keep in touch to alert you to upcoming weekend and weekday guided walks, area mushroom talks and other events, as well as exciting and fun multi-day forays hosted by sister clubs in NY, CT and MA, which you will be eligible to attend.
By the way, as a member of the PVMA, you eligible to also become a member of NAMA at a reduced annual rate. NAMA members receive a bi-monthly 24 page newsletter featuring articles on mushrooms, cultivation, medicinal mushrooms, dyeing with fungi, toxicology reports, prize-winning photos, national forays and a host of other fascinating topics. (You can also join NAMA through PayPal at www.namyco.org/join/index.html).