Illinois Mycological Association

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Illinois Mycological Association
AbbreviationIMA
PredecessorIllinois Mycological Society
Formation1973; 51 years ago (1973)
FounderMarcia Mau
Founded atChicago
TypeNGO
Purposemycology
Region
Illinois
President
Susan Kayser[1]
Scientific Advisor
Patrick Leacock[2]
Program Chair
Catherine Lambrecht[1]
Secretary
Crystal McAllister[1]
PublicationFungus Friends[3]
Parent organization
North American Mycological Association[4]
Websitewww.illinoismyco.org

The Illinois Mycological Association or IMA is a group of

Chicago area
.

Overview

Meetings are held monthly, except in some winter months, at the

morels and other spring mushrooms at Kankakee River State Park in late April or early May,[6] until the September foray to gather displays for the Annual Mushroom Show.[7] The free public show is every year during Labor Day weekend at the Chicago Botanic Garden.[8][7][9]

The monthly newsletter has been called Fungus Friends since 1993, but was published before then without a title.[3] The newsletter is where the details for the locations for the forays are listed.

The IMA is a participant in the North American Mycoflora Project, which will identify and map the mycobiota of North America, representing the Chicago region.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "About Us". Illinois Mycological Association. 2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. ^ Illinois Mycological Association PSA. YouTube. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Schutte, Eileen (2010). "The History of the Illinois Mycological Association". Illinois Mycological Association. Archived from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ^ "NAMA Affiliated Clubs". North American Mycological Association. 2018. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Featured Events". Illinois Mycological Association. 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  6. ^ Sula, Mike (1 May 2008). "Omnivorous: The 'Shroomer Who Shares". Chicago Reader. Chicago. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  7. ^ a b Wiley, Melissa (4 September 2014). "Meet The Mushroom: Forage With The Illinois Mycological Association". Chicagoist archives. WNYC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Illinois Mycological Association Mushroom Show & Sale". Chicago Botanic Garden. Glencoe, IL. 2018. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  9. from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Participants". North American Mycoflora Project. 2017. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018. Mycoflora of Chicago Region Project Lead: Patrick Leacock Sponsored by: Illinois Mycological Association Region: Cook County, IL and adjacent counties