About The Hoosier Mushroom Society

The Hoosier Mushroom Society was founded in 2009 and currently has over 3500 members.  They are an informal volunteer run mushroom hunting organization.  The Society’s main interests are collecting and identifying wild mushrooms, as well as cooking and photographing mushrooms.  Their website has an excellent selection of resources available, to include: 

• Map
• Active forum
• Mushroom Certification Courses
• Soil Temperature Map
• Precipitation Map
• Grants
• Scholarships
• Speakers
• Articles

They encourage anyone with an interest in fungi or mushrooms to attend the society’s free and open to the public events and forays.

Becoming a member

They are currently not accepting new members at this time. (09/22)

Special Events

The Society holds several forays throughout the year and anyone interested in mushrooms is encouraged to attend.  The purpose of the forays is different for everyone. Some people like to simply find and photograph mushrooms.  Some are looking for edible mushrooms to take home to the table.  Other people just like to enjoy the company of like minded mushroom loving folks.  On these forays you can expect to meet amateur and professional mycologists.  

If you plan on attending a foray, you may consider bringing the following:

• A way to take pictures (Cell phone, camera, etc.)
• Mushroom Field Guide
• Hand lens
• Whistle
• Map of the area
• Lunch/snack
• Waterproof clothing
• First Aid Kit

Staying up to date

There are two main ways to find out about events of the Society.  If you are on Facebook, you can like their page.  The page is very active and is used to share the events/forays that are upcoming.  They also post information about the Society’s events to their website.  

The Hoosier Mushroom Society is an active group and is very dedicated to the education and promotion of mushrooms and mushroom exploration.  If you are in the area of one of their forays, you should definitely check them out!