NAMA 2010 50th Anniversary Foray
A  Learning Opportunity Second to None

This year, the Colorado Mycological Society hosts the annual meeting (called “the Foray”) of the North American Mycological Society (NAMA), from August 10-15.  The foray will be held at the same location as the memorable 1983 foray, YMCA of the Rockies Snow Mountain Ranch. It is 14 miles from Winter Park, 7 miles from Granby, CO, high on the western slope of the Continental Divide at 8500 ft.  It will be the 50th anniversary of the NAMA foray, and, coincidentally, Rocky Mountain National Park is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year. 

A number of the country's top mycologists, professional and amateur, have agreed to attend and make presentations.  You'll probably have difficulty choosing which to attend.  One of the most important reasons to take part in these forays is the opportunity, even for novices, to learn from these experts.  And, of course, you will be able to foray in carefully selected areas with knowledgeable leaders.

For more information about the area see Snow Mountain Ranch (http://www.ymcarockies.org/home/our-locations/snow-mountain-ranch), www.skiwinterpark.com, www.winterparkgov.com, or www.winterpark-info.com.  For more information about the Foray, plan to keep checking the CMS web site (www.cmsweb.org), which will be updated frequently as we get further into the mushroom season.  If you would like to volunteer to help with planning, or at the Foray, please contact  NAMA50th@gmail.com. 

Make plans now to join us August.  You must be a member of either CMS or NAMA to attend, so be sure to pay your CMS dues!  We promise you'll enjoy this special event, which will take the place of the CMS Fair that is normally held in August, but we can't promise that you'll find the tons of chanterelles we found in '83.  That was probably a once in a lifetime event.  But, stranger mycological things have happened.  That's one of the reasons we love fungi, isn't it?  They never fail to keep us guessing!

            REGISTRATION

The registration form will be here: http://cmsweb.org/nama2010.htm
The fee for the foray is $150.00, and room and board at the YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch ranges from $124.50 per person for all three days if there are six in a room, to $297 for one in a room. All rooms can sleep six. All the details and information about camping and motels in the area are on our registration site.

PRE-FORAY WORKSHOP
"Field Mycology: Collecting and Documenting Specimens for Scientific Study" by Michael Kuo – all day Thursday, August 12. The fee is $50.00 per person and it is limited to 20 registrants. There will be details and sign-up on our registration page.

FACULTY LIST

NAMA50th@gmail.com