PUGET SOUND MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Ben Woo Memorial Foray: A members only weekend educational session with speakers, classes and field trips exploring the forests, collecting and discussing the numerous species collected. Classes offered cover basic identification, dying with mushrooms, cooking, the role of fungi in various habitat, etc.

Annual Wild Mushroom Show: A two-day program when we share with the general public our knowledge of and enthusiasm for the fungal kingdom. The exhibit includes: displays of mushrooms, mushroom identification, cooking demonstrations, microscopy, cultivation kits, dying with mushrooms, lectures, childrens area, and book and merchandise sales. Monthly meetings: Meetings are held in-person and virtually, with speakers of mycology. Meetings are open to members and the general public. Ben Woo Scholarship program: provides financial support for research and education regarding fungi in the Pacific Northwest. K-12 Grants: supports the study of fungi in K12 classrooms in Washington State. PSMS helps teachers efforts to promote and further their students understanding of fungi and their importance in our lives. Field trips: offered in the Spring and Fall, for members to explore the forest, collect and identify mushrooms, and discuss findings.