October 23 - 29, 2017
WINNERS:
Top Hunter - Pewter Sculputre + $100 Cash - pappasd - 158 species
Big Day - Signed Copy Mushrooms of Midwest - dmartin - 61 species
Rarest Mushroom - Book: Mushrooms of North America - Withholding pending DNA results
Best Photograph - Book: Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois - mfs3168 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8602079
Largest Edible Haul - Home Assortment - dcchris - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8534455
Monday Big Day - Identification Reaction Kit - fmk - 19 species
Tuesday Big Day - Morel Pen Set - dmartin - 30 species
Wednesday Big Day - Book: Mycelium Running - caroo - 56 species
Thursday Big Day - Book: 100 Cool Mushrooms - pappasd - 57 species
Friday Big Day - Surprise Gift - kingopal - 11 species
Saturday Big Day - Surprise Gift - dmartin - 61 species
Sunday Big Day - Surprise Gift - pappasd - 50 species
Only open to participants collecting in Indiana
Top Prize: A pewter morel sculpture and $100 cash.
Many other prizes will be given away throughout the week.
More information: http://hoosiermushrooms.org/index.php?/hms-online-fall-foray
During Foray Week
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Create new observations of mushrooms you encounter. This can be done through the iNaturalist mobile app or web interface. With each new observation, be sure to select the project for your event and whether you collected the specimen.
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Take multiple photos of the mushrooms with your cell phone or camera. Take a nice image near ground level from the side, as well as an image of the top, the stem, and the spore bearing surface (this gills or pores on the underside of the cap).
If you intend to save the specimen, take an image of the field data slip with the specimen.
Enter the field data slip number into the field in the mobile app.
3.Collect the specimen. Store your field slip (or the portion with the number) with the specimen.
4.Back at home, dry the specimens with a dehydrator or fan - Use the duplicate number at the bottom portion of the voucher slip to organize collections as they are being dried. Once they are cracker dry (usually 1-3 days) put the voucher slip and the specimen in a ziplock bag.
- Mail in your dried specimens - Mail your specimens to Stephen Russell. These specimens qualify for the "Library Rate" since they are specimens being mailed to a herbarium. All of the specimens that are collected as a part of this event will have their DNA "sequenced" or examined. We are likely to find multiple species that are new to science during this event. Your collections could be part of this.
Prizes:
Top Prize - Top Hunter: Most species collected/saved during the week
Pewter Morel Sculpture + $100 Cash
Big Day: Most species collected/saved on a single day
Signed Copy of Mushrooms of the Midwest - Michael Kuo and Andy Methven + $50 Cash
Rarest Mushroom
Book: Mushrooms of North America by Orson Miller
Best Photograph
Book: Mushrooms of Illinois and Surrounding States by McFarland and Mueller
Largest Single Mushroom
Signed Copy of the Essential Guide to Cultivating Mushrooms by Stephen Russell
Largest Edible Haul
Home Assortment: mushroom themed items: recipe book, cheese cutting board, apron, and more
Bonus Prize: Beat Steve's 2017 Big Day (211 specimens saved. No single species more than twice)
$100 Cash + ID Reaction Kit + Various mushroom themed gifts
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HMS Online Fall Foray 2017
stevilkinevil
created this project on October 07, 2017
