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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 read (and follow) 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 (most usually in cases of extreme weather), 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!) We make an effort to notify the members who are on our email list of changes and cancellations should the need occur. As a matter of course, please check your email before you leave your home to head for a foray. Also note that there are both Saturday and Sunday forays again this year. We have indicated the day next to the date. Most NJMA forays are free and do not require registration (except where noted as "Registration required"). 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 (if food is being served). You can always join NJMA "on the spot" if you wish to partake in events where food is served. Just ask for, and fill out, a membership application at the foray. 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 5 |
Princeton Institute Woods (formerly Princeton Water Works)
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Bob Hosh |
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| Sunday, June 9 |
Bob Peabody Wild Foods Foray and Picnic Deep Path Park, Readington, NJ. Bring food to share and your own picnic gear. |
Bob Hosh and Bob Peabody Guest expert: Tama Matsuoka Wong |
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| Saturday, June 22 |
Lake Ocquittunk Family Camping Area,
Stokes State Forest |
Jim Barg |
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| Saturday, July 6 |
Wawayanda State Park | A.J. Bozenmayer |
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| Saturday, July 13 |
Holmdel County Park, Hill Top section | Bob Hosh |
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| Sunday, July 21 |
Meadow Wood Park | Dorothy Smullen |
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| Saturday, July 27 |
Wells Mills County Park | Nina Burghardt |
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| Sunday, August 4 |
Stephens State Park | Jim Richards |
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| Saturday, August 10 |
Jakes Branch County Park | Bob Hosh |
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| Saturday, August 17 |
Schiff Nature Preserve | Dorothy Smullen |
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| Sunday, August 25 |
Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Education Center | Patricia McNaught |
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| Saturday, August 31 |
Hoffman County Park | Bob Hosh |
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| Sunday, September 8 |
Washington Crossing State Park | Mike Rubin |
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| Saturday, September 21 |
Stokes State Forest – Grete Turchick Foray & Picnic Bring food to share and your own picnic gear. |
Jim Barg
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| Sunday, September 29 |
FUNGUS FEST – Frelinghuysen Arboretum Please collect and bring specimens for the ID tables ahead of time. |
Terri Layton |
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| Sunday, October 6 |
Brendan Byrne State Forest | Rod Tulloss |
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| Sunday, October 13 |
Cheesequake State Park | Bob Hosh |
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| Saturday, October 19 |
Cattus Island County Park |
Igor Safonov
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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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