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Boston Mycological Club Founded in 1895
North America’s Oldest Mushroom Club Walk Schedule 2012
Schedule of Walks: Walks before Labor Day will be held at 10:30, and after Labor Day, 1:30 on Sundays (mostly). Exceptions will be noted below. Walks and ID Meetings. At the walks participants collect, and then sort out their collections for identification at the site. "Informal" ID sessions will be held at the walk, with "official" ID sessions held at Farlow the following Monday. This is the timeline for a mushroom walk: Walk time – gathering, introductions, site information, send off. 1 ½ hours later – Meet back and organize collections, with very quick
table talk. Bring your own picnic lunch or afternoon snack. 2 hours after start of walk, the ID session will begin, with books, a
serious walk through, any microscopes people bring, etc. Come for the whole thing, just the walk, or just the identification! Member called walks: You can log in to the BMC website and call your own local walks. You can: Go to the web site Click on the log in link Click on “create a walk” and fill in the blanks Be sure you have permission to bring a few BMCers to a site Click Submit, and you’re done!
Members interested in foraying in the area of the walk will automatically be emailed a notice of your walk. You can count on walk attendees for IDing, or bring mushrooms to one of the conveniently scheduled ID meetings, as described above.
Advice: Directions are given from major highways; there may be a more convenient route for you. There could be misprints or landmark changes. Check a map for unfamiliar locations. Dog walking is banned or controlled in many areas. Please check with the walk leader before you bring your dog. Bring lunch, a basket, a knife, and wax paper or paper bags for collecting. Take precautions against ticks and Lyme disease: wear white clothes, a hat, long sleeves, and pants tucked into boots. Use insect repellent. Check the weather and dress appropriately. Walks will be held in the rain in most cases. If you bring children to the walks, please supervise their collecting. Site directions are usually left at the meeting place for latecomers. It is possible to get lost at some sites. Study the site map and walk with others. Neither the BMC nor the walk host can assume responsibility for loss, injury, or damage to persons or property. Identification: Try to identify the collected mushrooms; you’ll learn much more that way. The ID Committee can confirm your identification. You may also bring specimens to walks for identification and discussion. Please distinguish them from specimens found at the walk site. Monday evening ID sessions are an excellent opportunity for members to show and talk about their most exciting mushroom finds of the week with other BMC members in a relaxed and friendly setting. Feel free to bring specimens from Sunday’s foray or specimens that you’ve found on your own. There are books to help you identify and learn more about your collection as well as dissecting microscopes and compound microscopes to examine your finds under magnification. If you have no experience with either then no worries! There will be an experienced member to help you learn techniques and interpret what you observe. Experienced members can help you navigate through the mycological literature and help you learn to use guidebooks and keys to identification. Among many interesting materials, the BMC library also has a great Polypore Kit of actual specimens to compare yours with. Monday night ID sessions are held at the Harvard Herbarium Seminar room at 22 Divinity Ave in Cambridge from 7pm to 9pm. The herbarium building is located at 22 Divinity Avenue in Cambridge. As you walk down Divinity Ave., you are facing the herbarium building. Divinity Ave. intersects with Kirkland St. We recommend that you look for a parking meter on the street (no need to pay after 6pm), park in one of the garages in Harvard Square or take public transportation. Please refer to “How to Park at Harvard” on the BMC website. ID Committee: George Davis (Chairperson), Jeanne Peterson, Jason Karakehian, and Nicki Croghan. Cancellation Due to Drought: During extreme drought conditions, please check the Club website (bostonmycologicalclub.org) for cancellations. The cancellation procedure is as follows:
1. By 10:00 AM the day before the walk, the walk host, in consultation with the President, will make the decision to cancel a walk if collecting looks fruitless. The President has the option of notifying ID committee members scheduled for that walk and will post the cancellation on the Club website. By 12:00 noon the day before the walk, the information should be posted. If no notice appears, the walk is “on.” 2. For people who show up for the walk, the leader will be at the scheduled meeting place for a limited time to tell them that the walk has been canceled. 3. No ID will take place at the walk site of a cancelled walk.
Sunday, July 8, 10:30 AM Collecting Area: Wolbach Farm, Sudbury (SVT Property). web site: http://www.sudburyvalleytrustees.org/sitemaps.php?id=wolbach Meeting Place: Parking Lot at Wolbach Farm Directions: From Intersection of Rt. 128/I-95 and Rt. 20 go west on Rt. 20 to Wayland Center. Take Rt. 27 North towards Sudbury approximately 1.5 miles, crossing the Sudbury River. The third road on the left is Wolbach Road, which is marked by a SVT sign. Park in the lot just before the house on the right. From I-495
Leader: Doug Brown, 978-618-4776,
: Take Rt. 62 East through Hudson. Continue straight when Rt. 62 goes north. This street becomes State Road, then Hudson Road, then Rt. 27. From the Hudson rotary to Wolbach Farm is approximately 5.5 miles. Continue about 1 mile downhill after Sudbury Center; Wolbach Road will be on your right. If you cross the river you’ve gone too far. Park in the lot just before the house. This is a joint venture with SVT, there will be lots of newcomers
Sunday, July 15, 10:30 AM Not scheduled yet! An opportunity to volunteer!
Sunday, July 22, 10:30 AM Collecting Area: Bradley Palmer State Park Asbury St., Topsfield 978 887-5931 http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/northeast/brad.htm Meeting Place: Park Headquarters Directions: Bradley Palmer State Park is located in north-eastern Massachusetts. 721 acres of pine, meadows, trails, the Ipswich River, and hills, this is the former estate of the lawyer who represented Sinclair Oil in the Teapot Dome scandal. From North or South: Take Rte. 1 to Topsfield, right on Ipswich Rd., right on Asbury St. From Newbury Port: Take Route 1 South to Topsfield (approximately 8 miles). Turn left onto Ipswich Road at set of lights. Follow Ipswich Road 1.2 miles then take a right onto Asbury Street. The park entrance is located approximately ¼ mile on the left. Walk Leader: Jim McAuley, 978-531-3688, [email protected]
Sunday, July 29, 10:30 AM Collecting Area: Jericho Town Forest, 269 Concord Rd., Weston 02493 Meeting Place: Parking Lot Directions: From the East/West/Boston/Southeast: Coming from the North or South – take I-95 (Rt 128) to Exit 26 (Waltham / Weston Exit) Merge onto US-20 West toward Weston/Waltham - travel 1.4 mi Just after a right hand bend in Boston Post Road and just before the white Episcopal Church (St Peter’s) turn slight right onto Boston Post Rd - then travel for 0.7 mi Just after Weston Town center turn right on Concord Rd – travel 0.8 miles. Turn slight left onto Concord Rd (do not continue onto Merriam Road) – travel 0.4 miles. Pass a field on the left and an old apple orchard on the right. At the bottom of that hill is a pond on the right (College Pond) and the entrance for the parking will be on the right Parking is in Burchard Park, 268 Concord Rd., Weston, MA Shortly after entering the park the road splits – Keep to the RIGHT for parking Meeting after Foray – Yellow Stucco house across Concord Rd. at 268 Concord Rd., Weston, MA 02493 Walk Leader: Mary Nicholson 781-389-8928, [email protected]
August 2 to 5 NEMF: Sam Ristich NEMF Foray Where: Stroudsburg State University in East Stroudsburg, PA Four clubs, NJMA New Jersey Mycological Association, EPM Eastern Penn Mushroomers, WPMC Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club and DHMS Delaware Highlands Mushroom Society--are hosting the 36th Sam Ristich NEMF Foray from August 2 through Sunday, August 5, 2012, at East Stroudsburg State University in East Stroudsburg, PA. NEMF (North East Mycological Federation) is a group interested in expanding knowledge of mushrooms to any and all who are interested. There will be forays into the nearby woods and all are welcome to attend. More information is on this NEMF website, http://www.nemf.org/files/2012/NEMF2012announcement.pdf
Sunday, August 5, 10:30 AM Collecting area: Mt. Misery, Lincoln Meeting place: Canoe Landing We're going to try something a little different for this walk. There won't be a formal "table talk" with one or two ID Committee experts guiding the identifications. Instead, we'd like you to bring what ID books you like (especially ones with keys) and we'll break into groups to use the keys with what fungi we find. Experienced members will be available to help you or give hints. We expect this will be a fun learning experience. Directions: Take Rt. 128 to Rt. 20 East, then take Rt. 117 West. A little more than a mile past the intersection of Rt. 126, there will be two parking areas on the right. Park in the second one (canoe landing) as the first can get crowded. If you cross the Sudbury River you have gone too far. From the West, take Rt 117 E to just past Nine Acre Corner (intersection of Sudbury Rd and Rt 117), park in the first lot on left after you cross the Sudbury River. After parking in the canoe landing lot, as the town has requested, people should walk east toward route 126 for 10 minutes or so along the path that parallels route 117 to the larger parking lot where we'll meet. http://www.rei.com/guidepost/detail/massachusetts/hiking/lincoln-conservation-land-mount-misery/35269 Leader: Joel Kershner, 617-566-4890, [email protected]
Sunday, August 12, 10:30 AM Collecting Area: Bradley Estate, Canton, MA. This is an 80 acre estate: about 60 acres of mixed woods, mostly white pine and oak, with a few hemlocks and some exotics that had been planted by the former owners. Meeting Place: Bradley Estate parking area off main entrance drive Directions: From the north or west: Take I-95 S to where it becomes I-93 North. Stay on I-93 North and take Exit 2 (Rt. 138 S towards Stoughton). Immediately after the exit ramp, turn right into the first driveway on the right (it comes up fast!). From the south: On I-93(Rt. 128 North), take Exit 2 (Rt 138 S), cross over the highway. Look for the first driveway after the exit ramp. Follow signs to the parking area off main entrance drive. http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/greater-boston/bradley-estate.html 2468B Washington Street (Route 138) Canton, MA 02021 Host: Marcia Jacob, 617-471-1093, mjacob5@verizon. net
Sunday, August 19, 10:30 AM Collecting Area: Cutler Park, Needham Meeting Place: Parking Area Directions: Cutler Park is located off of Kendrick St. on the Needham/Newton border. Take Exit 19A off of RT 95 (the Highland Ave./Newton Highlands exit). Make a right turn off of the exit and go 0.4 miles. Then make a right turn onto 2nd Ave (there is a Panera’s at that corner). Follow 2nd Ave. and it will become 4th Ave as you bear to the right. 4th Ave. ends at Kendrick St. The total distance from the start of 2nd Ave. along 4th Ave. to Kendrick St. is 0.7 miles. Make a right onto Kendrick at the stop sign and very shortly thereafter the entrance to the parking lot of the Park will be across the road. The Park, which borders the Charles River, has 800 acres. There is an easy loop path around the large Pond. This begins right at the parking lot. There are well maintained trails which continue past the Pond into the woods (hardwood and pine). This is a prime birdwatching area. There is also a canoe/kayak launch into the Charles just east of the parking lot across Kendrick St. (which is called Nahanton St. when it crosses the river into Newton) with parking at an area called Nahanton Park. Leashed dogs are welcome (and love to swim in the pond and the river). Host: Ellen Penso, 617-332-8366, 617-877-5874 in the day of the walk, [email protected]
Sunday, August 26. 10:30 AM
Collecting Area: Purgatory Chasm State Reservation 198 Purgatory Rd. Sutton Meeting Place: Parking Lot across street from Nature Center Directions: From the East/West/Boston/Southeast: Take MASS PIKE (Rte. I-90) to exit #10A in Millbury, Rte 146 South. Take Rte 146 South to exit # 6 in Sutton, Purgatory Rd. Take a right onto Purgatory Rd. Reservation entrance & visitor center is ¼ mile on your right. From Northeast/Worcester: Take Rte 495 to Rte 290 West towards Worcester. Take exit #12 and follow Rte 146S to Exit #6 in Sutton. Take a right onto Purgatory Rd., following signs. Reservation entrance & visitor center is ¼ mile on your right.
From Northwest: Take Rte 2 East to exit #33 in Leominster, rte 190 south. Take Rte 190S to end, onto Rte 290 West in Worcester. Follow Rte 290 West to exit #12, Rte 146 south. Follow Rte 146S to Exit #6 in Sutton, Purgatory Rd. Take a right onto Purgatory Rd., following signs. Reservation entrance & visitor center is ¼ mile on your right. 198 Purgatory Rd. Sutton MA 01590 Trail Map: http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/trails/print/PurgatoryChasm.pdf Leader: Doug Brown, 978-618-4776, [email protected]
Sunday, September 2, 10:30 AM Collecting Area: Agassiz Rock (Trustees of Reservation) Meeting Place: Parking Lot We're going to try something a little different for this walk. There won't be a formal "table talk" with one or two ID Committee experts guiding the identifications. Instead, we'd like you to bring what ID books you like (especially ones with keys) and we'll break into groups to use the keys with what fungi we find. Experienced members will be available to help you or give hints. We expect this will be a fun learning experience. Directions: From Rt. 128 (exit 15), take School St. north for 0.5 mi. Entrance and roadside parking (10 cars) on right. Lat-Long: 42.5981 -70.7669 http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/northeast-ma/agassiz-rock.html#t1 Leader: Gary Gilbert, [email protected], 978-500-2992
Sunday, September 9, 1:30 PM Collecting Area: Daniels Farm, 286 Mendon St. Blackstone Meeting Place: In front of the big red barn. Look for signs. Directions: From the East: From the Mass Pike: The trip from Boston takes about an hour by car. Take the Mass. Pike (I -90) West toward Worcester. Take exit 11A onto 495 South (8 miles). Take exit 20 Route 85 Milford and a right at the bottom of the ramp. Continue straight to Route 16/ East Main Street in Milford and take a right onto route 16 (3.7 miles, you'll pass Milford hospital and a drive-in movie lot). Take a left at the four way intersection after the drive-in. You'll see a sign that reads Mendon Center/Main Street. Stay to the left at the fork in the road (0.3 miles). Take a right on Blackstone St. which will turn into Mendon Street and continue till you see Daniels Farm on your left. Parking is in the field across the street from the farm house. There are big red barns and a white farmhouse surrounded by hay fields. On the same day the Blackstone Valley Heritage Market will be held at the farm. There will be hot dog and hamburger sales as well. Find more information at: http://www.blackstonevalleyheritagemarkets.org/ The Daniels Farm website is www.danielsfarmstead.org, a beautiful website with information on this historic farm. (Lat-Long 42.06047, -71.552495) Leader: Jason Karakehian, 617-254-7195, [email protected]
Saturday, September 15, 2012. 12pm Note Time and Day Change! Meeting place: Across the street from 253 North Shore Road. New Durham, New Hampshire. On the shore of Merrymeeting Lake. Longtime BMC club member Paul Raslavicus is hosting a special foray at his private 90 acre woodland in New Hampshire! It's quiet, clean and mostly flat with well-kept trails. A beaver pond and stream beds provide great habitat for wetland fungi. In early July, we found many boletes including Boletus edulis, Gyrodon merulioides, Tylopilus eximeus, and Leccinum chromapes. Other pleasant finds included Cantharellus cibarius, Hydnum imbricatum, Clavulina amethystea, Gomphus floccosus and others. New Durham and the surrounding towns have restaurants and hotels should you choose to stay and enjoy this beautiful region of New Hampshire. This is a great opportunity to enjoy some really beautiful undisturbed habitat. Please bring lunch and water and guidebooks for the ID session Schedule: Total time - 4 hours. 12pm arrival time and orientation. 12:30 – 2:30 collection. 2:30 - 3:30 Collections table for ID, and list species found. 3:30 – 4:00 Clean up and departure.
Directions: WARNING: GPS AND GOOGLE MAPS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR GIVING DIRECTIONS THAT ARE WRONG WHEN COMING FROM THE NORTH. DO NOT GET ONTO CHESLEY ROAD OR DEVILS' DEN ROAD WHATEVER THE DIRECTIONS SAY. People have been known to break down and cry at the side of this ATV road, until rescued. Last reliable cell phone service is at the marina. You may be able to get Verizon on the lake shore at the house. Parking: Up to ten cars can park in Paul’s lot. Also, there is parking spots along the road 100 yards in each direction from the woods entrance way (across from 253 N. Shore Road), where an addition half dozen cars could park. If you park on the road, pull your tires completely off the pavement. If your tires are on the pavement at all you may get a ticket. From the South (a little less than 2 hrs drive from Boston) Go up Route 16 in NH, take Exit 15 Rt. 11 towards Alton. In about twelve miles take a right on Depot Rd at the flashing yellow Johnson Restaurant is a landmark across st. Go to stop sign (2 blocks). Turn left. Welcome to downtown New Durham. Go half mile, turn right on Merrymeeting Rd. Go about 3.5 miles to dam. Road splits; take the left branch keeping lake on your right. Pass the marina; in one mile see the DEAD END sign, follow that road for 2.5 miles over the cliff, etc. You are there. From Tamworth, go down 16 to Ossippee, then 28 to Wolfeboro 2. Go through Wolfeboro toward Alton Bay on 28. Some 5 miles south of town watch for St. Catherine Drexel church on your right. A couple of hundred yards later Route 28 A takes off to your right. Across from it is an unmarked paved road that takes off to the left. Take that. 3. Maybe one mile later is your first left (Powder Mill Road). Take that. 4. Perhaps three miles later the road ends at the Fish Hatchery. Take a left, pass a marina on your right, and keep the lake always on your right. When you see the DEAD END sign, take that paved road. About 2.5 miles later you will be there, having gone over a cliff hanging portion of the road rivaling anything in Switzerland. Contact: Jason Karakehian 617-254-7195. [email protected]
Sunday, September 16, 1:30 PM Collecting Area: Great Hill, Acton Meeting Place: Parking Lot behind the South Acton Fire Station, 52 School Street, Acton. Directions: From the east: Drive west from Boston on Rte. 2 past the Concord Rotary. Take the Piper Rd exit on the left. Follow Piper Rd 0.9 miles. Turn right on School and go 0.2 miles; the fire station will be on your right, with ample parking behind it. The entrance to Great Hill is by the parking lot. From the west: Take Rte 495 north to exit 28 (Rte 111), heading toward Boxboro. Go approx. 5 miles to Rte 27 in Acton, take a right on Rte 27, go 1 mile to traffic lights and take a left onto School St. The fire station is about 0.2 miles on your left. *Note*: This walk is accessible by commuter rail (South Acton station on the Fitchburg line), but trains are infrequent on Sundays. Consult http://www.mbta.com for schedules. Leader: Laura Reiner, 978-897-5807, [email protected]
Sunday, September 23, 10:30 AM (note time change) Collecting Area: Cormier Woods, Trustees of Reservations Meeting Place: Near Barn Directions: 217 Chapin St. Mendon and Uxbridge, MA. From Rt. 495: Take exit 19 and follow Rt. 109 West. Take a left onto Rt. 16 West and follow for 7.4 mi. through Milford. Take a left onto Blackstone St. (at island with Uxbridge sign) and follow for 0.6 mi. Take left onto Chapin St. and follow for 0.7 mile. Parking near barn. Trail Map: http://www.thetrustees.org/assets/documents/places-to-visit/trailmaps/Cormier-Woods-Trail-Map.pdf Leader: Jason Karakehian, 617-254-7195, [email protected]
Sunday, September 30, 1:30 PM Collecting Area: Ravenswood Park, 481 Western Avenue Gloucester A 600 acre park with 10 miles of trails, with an overlook of Gloucester Harbor and a board walk through a magnolia swamp. Meeting Place: Parking Lot at Entrance, sign will read Cape Ann Discovery Center. From Rt. 128 Exit 14, take Rt. 133 East toward Gloucester for 3 mi. until it ends at Rt. 127. Turn right and follow for 2 mi. to entrance Directions: From Rt. 128 Exit 14, take Rt. 133 East toward Gloucester for 3 mi. until it ends at Rt. 127. Turn right and follow for 2 mi. to entrance. Leader: Jim McAuley, 978-531-3688, [email protected]
Sunday, October 7: Not scheduled yet! An opportunity to volunteer to lead a walk at your favorite fungal patch!
Friday, October 12 through Sunday, October 14: Weekend at the Craigville Conference Center near Hyannis, right on Nantucket Sound. Space is limited so make your reservations early. October is a wonderful time to be on the Cape. Most of the tourists have gone home, the beaches are still warm, and it's a great place to look for matsutaki and Leccinum mushrooms. Roz Lowen will be our resident mycologist for the weekend. Cost: $207 for the weekend, Friday dinner through Sunday lunch or for those who can't come until Saturday: $121 for one night, Saturday dinner through Sunday lunch. Less for kids. We will need a deposit of $50 (check payable to BMC), the balance to be paid in October. Mail the check to Marcia Jacob, 118 Presidents Lane Quincy, MA 02169. Our accommodations are in three cozy little cottages (yes, they are heated.) Blankets and pillows are there; bring your own sheets and towels, or rent their linens for an additional $10. To register and/or ask questions, call Marcia Jacob at 617-471-1093
Sunday, October 14, 1:30 PM Collecting Area: Bay End Farm, Bourne Meeting Place: At Farm Directions: From the North (Boston): Take Rt 3 South to Rte 6 Scenic Hwy, take to Bournedale Rd, follow Bournedale Rd past Rt 25 to #200. From Rt 6 on the Cape: Merge onto US-6 W via the ramp to Boston/Providence; Exit onto US-6 W/Scenic Hwy toward Buzzards Bay; Slight right at Bournedale Rd; Slight left to stay on Bournedale Rd;Destination will be on the right Leader: Wes Price, 413 687 1529, [email protected] The land owner is concerned about a “huge turnout”, this walk should be limited to BMC members only. We are always polite, considerate people, and we should keep this up if we are to have continued access here.
Sunday, October 21, 10:30 AM Note Time Change Collecting Area: Trish Adams’ House, Lincoln, MA Meeting Place: Circle at #19 Granville Road. Potluck to follow. Trish leads a walk at her house, followed by a potluck lunch. This has been a BMC tradition for several years! Directions: From Rt. 128: Take Trapelo Road to Lincoln. Go straight through a 5-way intersection (road becomes Sandy Pond Road). Take 1st left onto Baker Bridge Road. Go about ½ mile. Take 1st right onto Granville Road. We are #19; park in the circle. From Rt. 2: Take Rt. 126 past Walden Pond (on your right). Take the 1st left onto Baker Bridge Road. Take the 1st left onto Granville Road. We are #19; park in the circle. Leader: Trish Adams, 781-259-9070, adams_trish @yahoo.com
Sunday, October 28, 1:30 PM Collecting Area: Memorial Forest, Sudbury. Meeting Place: Parking Lot off of Dutton Rd Directions: From Sudbury Center (the intersection of Concord Road and Route 27), take Hudson Road west (staying left on Hudson rather than following Route 27 north) for 2.0 mi to Dutton Road on the left. Take Dutton Road 1.8 mi, staying on Dutton Road by bearing right at intersection with Garrison, to a driveway with the Federated Women’s Club sign. For more information see: http://www.sudburyvalleytrustees.org/sites/default/files/MemorialForestBrochure.pdf This is a joint venture with SVT, there will be lots of newcomers. Leader: Doug Brown, 978-618-4776, [email protected] Printing a trail map is strongly suggested at this large site. ………………………………………….. We may arrange some later walks, if the weather and season are agreeable. There may also be non-Sunday walks that pop up, watch the website and your email!
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