A close-up, low-angle shot of a vibrant, pinkish-red mushroom with a distinctive, deeply etched honeycomb or net-like pattern on its underside. The mushroom is growing on the broken, splintered wood of a fallen log. A dried, dark brown leaf lies next to the mushroom, and the wood splinters have a weathered, gray and brown texture.

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MMS Annual Photo Contest 2026

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Our photo contest is an annual event where we enjoy and learn from mushroom photography by our members.  It’s never too early to start taking photos and planning each year’s photo submissions. If you have not started on this yet,…

State Fair Volunteers Needed!

A group of Minnesota Mycological Society volunteers pose in front of their mushroom display booth at the Minnesota State Fair. The display features labeled mushroom specimens arranged on white tiered platforms with brown cloth runners. Behind them hangs a banner reading "Minnesota’s Mushroom Club Est. 1899," surrounded by plants and educational materials.

Each year, the MMS assembles an impressive display of mushrooms and mushroom-related information to share with the visitors of the Great Minnesota Get-Together! It takes many people to put this display together. We need your help to make this year’s display on medicinal mushrooms look fantastic!

The Quiet Power of Foraging

Looking at mushrooms after foraging. Foray Tips & Ettiquette before during and after a foray

How Gathering Wild Foods Builds Stronger Communities In a time when many people feel increasingly disconnected from nature, from their neighbors, and even from their food, an old human practice is quietly making a comeback: foraging. A 2014 study by…