New Jersey Mushrooms - New Jersey Mycological Association

BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENTS

Our next foray will be the Bob Peabody Wild Foods Foray at Hunterdon County's Deer Path Park.
Our special guest leader will be internationally-known herbalist, author, teacher,
and lecturer David Winston. We also hold a potluck picnic at this foray, and members
are invited to bring a food dish to share with the attendees. Please bring a card listing your ingredients to display next to your serving dish.
(Only NJMA members are permitted to share in the food offerings.)

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NJMA ART & PHOTO EXHIBIT 2008: CALL FOR ARTWORK & PHOTOGRAPHY
As you may be aware, NJMA has the entire art gallery space of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum reserved for the month of September (coinciding with Fungus Fest) for our talented members to display and sell their mushroom-related artwork and photography. NOW is the time to get you art and photography ready for show at the Art Exhibition. If you wish to display your photos or artwork, please contact Jim Richards immediately by clicking here, or call him at 908-852-1674.

Jim also needs help with organizing and hanging the exhibit, so if you're interested
in helping, contact him ASAP.

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The NJMA 2008 Education Classes schedule and registration form is still online. Sign up now because some classes fill up quickly. Click here.

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With sadness, we report the passing of former NJMA Secretary Terry Horvath, wife of former NJMA President John Horvath. Terry will be sorely missed by us all, and we extend our condolences to John and the rest of his family. Memorial contributions can be made to The Food Bank Network of Somerset County, P.O. Box 149, Bound Brook, NJ 08805.

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Author/Presenter/Photographer Roger Phillips will be visiting NJMA on the weekend of July 26 and 27, 2008. He will give a presentation at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum on Saturday, and will lead our foray at Schiff Nature Preserve on Sunday.

Full details will be forthcoming on our Events page and in the next issue of the NJMA News.

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The NJMA Yahoo! Group is now open and ready for you to share your mushrooming experiences and to exchange ideas. Go to http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/NJMYCO/ to use it. You'll need to obtain a Yahoo! user name and password before you can join the group. We reserve the right to delete postings in cases of misidentifications, "bad" information, or items that are in questionable taste or not on-topic about mycology. We extend a special "thank you" to our new member Frank Santora for his work in getting this going!