Gulf States
Mycological Society,
Summer ForayWhen: July 9 - 11, 1999
Where: Georgetowne
Inn at Hillsdale, Mississippi
Travel directions:
South of Hattiesburg, Miss., on I-59, and
2 hours north of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Foray
Activities:
Friday
and Saturday: A shrimp boil was held Friday evening and
preparations were made for Saturday morning field trips
to local areas including the DeSoto National Forest.
Guest
mycologist: Robert Williams, mycologist
from Sarasota, Florida, presented his mushroom slides
that have been entered in the NAMA Photo Contest. Many of
these have taken top awards. Mr. Williams has been
studying Florida mushrooms for over 20 years and has
published keys to Florida boletes and lactarii.
Table
walkaround: Identification of specimens collected during the
Foray.
Foray
photos:
Group discussion in the meeting
room.
An impromptu music session.
More music.
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