Welcome to PSMS!

Tickets on Sale for the Survivors' Banquet

Buy your tickets online on our Event Registration page or you can send a check, payable to PSMS, to our Treasurer John Goldman. Registration will end March 11, so buy your tickets now!

Don't Forget to Vote for PSMS Board of Trustees!

A reminder for members to vote! Members can drop off their ballots at the February meeting; there will be a ballot box on the membership table near the entrance. Members may also mail them to the address given in the Sporeprints on the election page #7 by March 9, 2013.

Memorial to Patrice Benson

The memorial to Patrice Benson occurred Tuesday night November 13th at the member's meeting. There was a slide show with photos of Patrice at various PSMS events and other mushroom related activities which can be viewed here. When that page opens, click on "view Album" right below the picture of Patrice. (you don't need to create an account)

PSMS Library Now Online

The PSMS library, with about 750 different books – including Ben Woo's personal collection – is now available for members to reserve online.

If You Suspect
a Poisoning

Contact a physician or Washington Poison Center: 1-800-222-1222

Spore Prints Newsletter

Spore Prints is the monthly newsletter of PSMS containing annoucements of coming events and speakers, plus a variety of tidbits, trivia, recipes, and research developements.

Harvesting Rules

Washington state is divided into numerous federal, state, local and Native American jurisdictions. Learn the proper rules for each jurisdiction.

Sat., March 16 – 6:30pm – Polish Home

Survivors' Banquet

We gather each year in March to congratulate ourselves for making it through another season of finding, identifying, cooking, and eating mushrooms. This is also our annual business meeting when our newly elected officers and trustees are presented.

The theme this year will be "Clothes for the Complete Mushroom Hunter," so please come dressed in your finest foraging outfits for the field and forest. To provide more space this year we are moving our event to the Polish Home Association 1714 18th Avenue, just off E. Madison St. on Capitol Hill. See their website for directions. The social hour will begin at 6:30 pm followed by a potluck dinner at 7:30 pm.

You must purchase a ticket in order to secure a seat at the banquet. Tickets are $5/person, which you can buy online on our Event Registration page.

Sat., March 16 – 9am – Secret Location

Myco-Photo Walk

Are you interested in taking better mushroom photos? No matter your experience with mushrooms and photography, you are welcome to join us for the beginning of a tradition. There are always mushrooms out, even if there are none to eat, so don't worry about not having any photographic subjects!

We will meet at a City of Seattle park, which will be given to you in your registration confirmation email.