About Connecticut-Westchester Mycological Association

The Connecticut-Westchester Mycological Association or, COMA, is a mycological society for amateurs and professionals.  It was founded in 1975 and it is their mission to stimulate interest and study everything about fungi.

Becoming a member

 $25 gets either an individual or a family a full year membership to this society.  Membership comes with these benefits: 

• Exclusive invitation the spring morel walks
• Eligibility to register for Mushroom University when offered
• Eligibility to apply for Scholarships
• Invitation to attend the annual banquet and other special events
• Receive weekly emails of The Mushroom Weekly
• Subscription to quarterly issues of Spores Illustrated

Special Events

COMA has many special events.  To include:

• Mushroom walks
• Annual COMA Clark Rogerson Foray
• Annual COMA Banquet
• Mushroom University
• Evening Programs
• Tour of the New York Botanical Gardens
• Annual NEMF Sam Ristich Foray

Staying up to date

The Connecticut-Westchester Mycological Association has a very active Facebook group and they have a newsletter called “Spores Illustrated”.  At 25+ pages, this newsletter is PACKED with information.  In it you’ll find information about the forays, pictures, recipes, and articles from other publications.

COMA is a very active group of amateur and professional mycologists.  If you get the opportunity, you should definitely check them out.