Here are all sorts of links to various Fungi Societies, groups, associations and groups from various Countries internationally. There’s more than what’s listed here, so make sure you explore and investigate or ‘forage’ for clues in case you don’t find what you’re looking for.
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Societies are typically a good place to start and connect with people and they’re friendly and the majority of them are non-profit groups. There’s a lot of good information from book recommendations to online resources on their websites and youtube or other content pages.
The cool thing about these societies is that you can join them and meet up and learn or explore or go on expeditions, workshops, adventures, and forays. A Great connection for the Fungi-Interested.
United States
Regional
Northeastern Mycological Foray (NEMF) their website
North American Mycological Association (NAMA) and their website, facebook, and instagram dealing with North America and many other societies within. NAMA has a club page of affiliated societies.
North American Truffling Society – a non-profit organization based in Corvallis, Oregon, that brings together amateurs and professionals who are interested in hypogeous (belowground) fungi. The mission of NATS is to enhance the scientific knowledge of North American truffles and truffle-like fungi, and promote educational activities related to truffles and truffle-like fungi. – Check out their website or Facebook.
Gulf South Mycological Society and their website, dealing in the region of the gulf coast which spans from Texas to Floriada.
Berkshire Mycological Society on Facebook serves the Berkshire area of the north east section of the United States, to include NY, MA, CT, and VT.
The Facebook Group; Advancing Mycology has a plethora of information on mycological tests and procedures as well as conversations and theoretical discussions that can aid the average mycologist, hobbyist, enthusiast, or Citizen scientist.
The Four Corners Mycological Society – a group of Mycologists, Myco-Enthusiasts, Myco-Nauts, and individuals interested in mushrooms. The Four corners being Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. Instagram and Facebook.
Alabama
Alabama Mushroom Society their facebook offering 65+ events a year.
Alaska
Kenai Peninsula Mycological Society – Facebook,
Alaska Mycological Society
Glacier Bay Mycological Society
Southeast Alaska Mycological Association
Arizona
Arizona Mushroom Society also found on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Arkansas
Arkansas Mycological Society – on Facebook as Arkansas Mushrooms and Fungi
California
Bay Area Mycological Society and their Facebook
Mycological Society of the North State
Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz their Facebook and Youtube
Humboldt Bay Mycological Society and their Facebook
Los Angeles Mycological Society their Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Meetup
San Diego Mycological Society and their Tiktok Facebook Instagram Youtube and Twitter
Sonoma County Mycological Association (SOMA) and their Facebook
Mycological Society of San Francisco (MSSF) on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
HSU’s Mycology Club on Instagram
Homboldt Mycology Club on Instagram and their Linktree.
Peninsula Mycological Circle (PenMC) on Facebook
Colorado
Colorado Mycological Society and their Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube
Pikes Peak Mycological Society (PPMS) and Facebook
Connecticut
Connecticut-Westchester Mycological Association (COMA)
Connecticut Valley Mycological Society
Georgia
Mushroom Club of Georgia (MCG) their Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and Instagram.
Idaho
North Idaho Mycological Association on Facebook
Southern Idaho Mycological Association (SIMA) also on instagram.
Illinois
Illinois Mycological Association and their Youtube
Indiana
Hoosier Mushroom Society – “an informal mushroom hunting organization in the state.”
Mush at IU – Indiana University’s Mushroom Group. More info at their Linktree and Instagram.
Iowa
Prairie States Mushroom Club and their Facebook
Kansas
Kaw Valley Mycological Society
Kentucky
Bluegrass Mycological Society on Facebook
MaryLand
(Washington DC) Mycological Association of Washington DC their Website and Youtube and Facebook
Maine
Massachusetts
Boston Mycological Club on Facebook and Instagram
Pioneer Valley Mycological Association in Western Massachusetts
Michigan
Michigan Mushroom Hunter’s Club (MMHC)
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Western Montana Mycological Association (WMMA) on Facebook
New Hampshire
Monadnock Mushroomers Unlimited
New Jersey
New Jersey Mycological Association (NJMA)
New Mexico
New Mexico Mycology Society (NMMS)
New York
New York Mycological Society (NYMS)
Central New York Mycological Society
Connecticut-Westchester Mycological Association
Long Island Mycological Association
Mid-Hudson Mycological Association
Rochester Area Mycological Association
Susquehanna Valley Mycological Society
WNY Mycology Club West NY
Psychedelic Assembly / The Athenaeum: A Psycehdelic Library in NYC; More information at their website, Instagram, and this Youtube Promo.
North Carolina
Asheville Mushroom Club
Ohio
Ohio Mushroom Society
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Mycological Society (OMS) on Facebook and Instagram.
Oregon
The Oregon Mycological Society (OMS) on Facebook and Instagram
Cascade Mycological Society and their Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and Youtube.
Central Oregon Mushroom club and their Facebook.
Wild Rivers Mushroom Club on Facebook.
Lincoln County Mycological Society
6504 SW Inlet Ave
Lincoln City, OR 97367-1140
Mount Mazama Mushroom Association
417 Garfield Street
Medford, OR 97501
North American Truffling Society
PO Box 296
Corvallis, OR 97339-0296
Oregon Coast Mycological Society
P.O. Box 1590
Florence, OR 97439
Pacific Northwest Key Council
1943 SE Locust Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
Willamette Valley Mushroom Society
1454 Manzanita Street NE
Salem, OR 97303
www.geocities.com/oregonfungi/wvms.htm
Pennsylvania
central penn
Central Pennsylvania Mushroom Club
http://www.centralpamushroomclub.org/
Eastern Penn Mushroomers
Eastern Penn Mushroomers
http://www.epennmushroomers.org/
PA greater philly
Mycological Association of Greater Philadelphia
http://www.meetup.com/Philadelphia-Mushrooms/
Western Pennsylvania Mushroom Club
http://wpamushroomclub.org/
South Carolina
South Carolina Upstate Mycological Society
Tennessee
cumberland
Cumberland Mushroom Club
http://cumberlandmycology.com/index.htm
Mycological Union of East Tennessee
Mycological Union of East Tennessee
http://mmmushrooms.tripod.com/index.htm
Texas
Austin Texas Wild Mushrooming Group
Austin Texas Wild Mushrooming Group
http://www.meetup.com/Texas-Wild-Mushrooming-Club/
Houston Texas Mushroom Hunting & Mycology
Houston Texas Mushroom Hunting & Mycology
https://www.facebook.com/Houston.Texas.MushroomHunting.And.Mycology
Utah
Mushroom Society of Utah
Vermont
Vermont Mushroom Club
http://vermontmushroom.com/
Virginia
New River Valley Mushroom Club
https://sites.google.com/site/newrivervalleymushroomclub/
Washington
Kitsap Peninsula Mycological Society and their Facebook.
Puget Sound Mycological Society and their Facebook
Olympia Mycelial Network found on their website and Facebook.
Olympic Peninsula Mycological Society on Facebook
Northwest Mushroomers Association mycology.wsu.edu/mushroom
Snohomish County Mycological Society www.scmsfungi.org
South Sound Mushroom Club www.southsoundmushroomclub.com
Tacoma Mushroom Society
Southwest Washington Mycological Society
Tri-Cities Mycological Society
Wenatchee Valley Mushroom Society
Yakima Valley Mushroom Society
West Virginia
West Virginia Mushroom Club
Wisconsin
Northstate Mycological Club
http://www.northstatemycologicalclub.org/
Wisconsin Mycological Society
Wyoming
Wyoming Valley Mushroom Club
Mexico
Sociedad Mexicana de Micología
Canada
South Vancouver Island Mycological Society – www.svims.ca
Alberta Mycological Club https://www.albertamushrooms.ca/
Vancouver Mycological Society www.vanmyco.com
Foray Newfoundland and Labrador
Mycological Society Of Toronto
Le Cercle de mycologie de Rimouski
Cercle des mycologues amateurs de Quebec
http://www.mycologie-cmaq.org/cmaq/index.php
Region: Central Quebec, roughly centered on Quebec City
Cercle des mycologues de Lanaudière et de La Mauricie
Cercle des mycologues de Lanaudière et de La Mauricie
http://www.mycolanauricie.ca/
Region: Northeastern Quebec, around Rimouski
Le Cercle des Mycologues de Montreal
Le Cercle des Mycologues de Montreal
http://mycomontreal.qc.ca/
Region: The Montreal area
Cercle des Mycologues du Saguenay
http://mycosag.chez.com/
Region: North-central Quebec, around Saguenay
Over Seas
Czech Mycological Society – Check out their website here.
Czech Scientific Society for Mycology is voluntary select organization. It was established in 1946 as Czechoslovak mycological club (Československý mykologický klub), which continued in activities of Mycological club arisen around prof. J. Velenovský.
British Mycological Society BMS – A Society located in Britain. They also help celebrate UK fungus day.
The Mycological Society of China (MSC) – formerly a division of the Botanical Society of China (BSC) (1980-1992), was founded in May 1993. MSC is a non-profit scientific society with the aim to promote mycological studies in China. Mycological Society of China (MSC) devoted to the research and development of fungal sciences, industries and biotechnologies in China. Currently, there are nearly 4,000 members in the society. MSC is a sustainable member of the International Mycological Association and Asian Mycological Association. MSC is devoted to contribute to the advances of fungal sciences in China and international communities, and to provide a platform for knowledge sharing and communication, and to serve and engage dialogues between the Chinese mycologists and international communities. To publish journals and organize international conferences, national meetings, various symposia, industry forum and workshops related to fungi are also the essential tasks of the Society.
Multi-national / International
World Mushroom Society is a collective of fungi enthusiasts and health advocates, sharing information and identifying top producers of high quality medicinal mushroom supplements. Not a Traditional Society or Club with a Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
Mycological Society of America “The MSA meets each year, usually in July/August. Our meetings typically include an exciting few days of posters and presentations, plus a fungus foray, council meetings, and our infamous Auction/Social. We often meet jointly with allied societies to promote cross-talk.”
The International Mycological Association (IMA), founded in 1971, represents the interests of over 30,000 mycologists worldwide. It is a none for profit organization, the purpose of which is the encouragement of mycology in all its branches. This implies that the IMA should strive to promote mycology in its widest sense.
This Society also holds Congresses for meetings and such, learn more about their IMC’s at their website.
International Mycorrhizal association. – “The IMS is a unique international scientific society involved in the advancement of education, research and development in the area of mycorrhizal symbiosis between plants and specialized soil fungi.
With the International Conference on Mycorrhiza (ICOM) as the official conference of IMS and Mycorrhiza as the official scientific journal of the society, members of IMS will profit from an international forum that provides up to date distribution of valuable information concerning scientific and industrial developments throughout the world.
Your participation in the development of the society will make IMS a major force for improvements in our agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
Integrative Mycomedicine Association (IMMA) “is the Leading International Association of Experts in the field of integrative Mycomedicine (or Mycotherapy).”
Mycology Adjacent organizations
These are organizations or societies focusing on Nature to include Mycology or Fungi with either a focus topic or a few scattered articles on the matter.
American Institute of Biological Sciences – The AIBS was founded in 1947 and is a consortium of biological associations, labs, and museums with members interested in the life sciences: research, education, and applications. Publishes BioScience and is one of the founding organizations of the BioOne electronic journals.
American Society for Microbiology (formerly Society of American Bacteriologists) – An organization begun in 1899 whose members now number over 42,000. Publishes Abstracts of Annual Meeting and scholarly journals including: Journal of Bacteriology, Journal of Virology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Microbe, mBio (an open-access journal), Genome Announcements, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Infection and Immunity, Eukaryotic Cell, Clinical Microbiology Reviews, Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. See Awards and Prizes page in this guide for more information.
American Society of Naturalists – Established in 1883. Organic evolution is a focus of the work of its members. Publishes American Naturalist. See Awards and Prizes page in this guide for more information.
Ecological Society of America – Begun in 1915, this large organization can boast of membership totaling over 10,000. Publishes: Ecosphere, Ecology, Ecological Monographs, Ecological Applications, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America.
International Society of Chemical Ecology – A society seeking to encourage exchange about chemical ecology from members in differing fields. Founded in 1983, the Society publishes Journal of Chemical Ecology and JCE Commentary. See Awards and Prizes page in this guide for more information.
Linnean Society of London – This multinational society was founded in 1788 and promotes study in biology with a focus on evolution, ecology, and systematics. Publishes Biological Journal, Botanical Journal, Zoological Journal, The Linnean, PuLSe.
International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT)- A large, multinational group coordinating work related to plant taxonomy. Publishes Regnum Vegetabile Vegetabile, Taxon, International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants (Melbourne Code). Founded in 1950.
Society for Conservation Biology – Members are professional scientists and conservationists intgerested in conservation of biological diversity. Publishes Conservation Biology and publications for members including Conservation, Pacific Conservation Biology and Biological Conservation.
The Society for Freshwater Science (formerly North American Benthological Society) – In existence since 1953. Members are researchers in aquatic ecology. Publishes Freshwater Science, Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society (for members), SFS Bibliography (Current and Selected Bibliographies in Benthic Biology) (for members), NABStracts abstracts of meeting presentations and posters (for members).
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Publishes Integrative & Comparative Biology, The SICB Journal and SICB Newsletter.
Society of Systematic Biologists (formerly the Society of Systematic Zoology)- The Society was founded in 1948. Promotes the study of classification or taxonomy or systematics of animals.Publishes Systematic Biology which includes book reviews.
