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| Forays are a great learning experience for amateurs and professionals alike. These "hands-on" forays with "experts" are the best ways to learn how to identify fungi and to learn about the environs in which they grow. Please see our Foray Guidelines for information about our forays and how to collect mushrooms for identification. Also read the Heads Up near the bottom of this page.
All forays are held RAIN or SHINE! All forays begin at 10:00 AM. If ever you have a doubt about whether a foray will take place, call the NJMA Events Hotline at 908-227-0872. (Please only use this number in cases of impending VERY inclement weather...it is a private cell phone number otherwise!) Please note that there are both Saturday and Sunday forays this year. We have indicated the day next to the date. NJMA forays are open to non-members as well as friends and families of members. If you are not a member of NJMA and wish to attend our forays, please be advised that insurance regulations prevent us from serving food to non-members. You can always join NJMA "on the spot" if you wish to partake in events where food is served. Click here for directions to foray locations. Download the long-form (by foray) PDF (printable version) of our 2011 foray finds |
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| Sunday, May 1 |
Princeton Water Works (Institute Woods)
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Randy Hemminghaus |
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| Sunday, June 12 |
Bob Peabody Wild Foods & Picnic |
Bob Peabody & Bob Hosh |
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| Saturday, June 25 |
Lake Ocquittunk Group Camping Area, Stokes State Forest |
Jim Barg |
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| Sunday, July 10 |
Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center | Patricia McNaught |
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| Saturday, July 16 |
Meadow Wood County Park | Dorothy Smullen |
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| Sunday, July 31 |
Waywayanda State Park | Nina Burghardt |
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| Sunday, August 21 |
Rancocas Audubon Nature Center | Glenn Boyd |
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| Saturday, August 27 |
Hoffman County Park | Bob Hosh |
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| Sunday, August 28 |
Stephens State Park | Randy Hemminghaus |
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| Saturday, September 10 |
Washington Crossing State Park | Glenn Boyd |
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| Saturday, September 17 |
Stokes State Forest - Kittle Field | Steve Zahorbenski |
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| Sunday, September 25 |
FUNGUS FEST! (Frelinghuysen Arboretum) | |
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| Sunday, October 2 |
Schiff Nature Preserve | Igor Safonov |
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| October 7 - 9 | Annual Victor Gambino Foray, Kings Gap Environmental Center, Carlisle, PA |
Registration required. Contact Margaret Papai papai@rci.rutgers.edu |
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| Saturday, October 22 |
Cheesequake State Park | Frank Marra |
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| Sunday, October 23 |
Brendan Byrne State Forest | Rod Tulloss |
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| Saturday, November 5 |
Cattus Island County Park | Igor Safonov |
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| Sunday, November 13 |
Wells Mills County Park | Nina Burghardt |
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HEADS UP! Many places we foray have fees in season, carry-out garbage policies, open picnic areas, poison ivy; stinging or biting insects, rain, or other potential inconveniences for the over-expectant Nature isn’t your mom. Indiscriminately, it drops trees, caves in, produces lightning, bears, and snakes, and turns from sunny to cold or from familiar to where the heck am I? Be prepared - but don’t forget to have a good day in the woods! |
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SPECIAL NOTE ON PICNICS AT DEER PATH PARK AND STOKES |
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