President's Message

At work earlier this week I was walking
across a dirt area on campus, carrying an
armload of papers and books, a partially
consumed Krispy Kreme, and a nice, hot,
overly-full cup of coffee, when I
encountered--with dramatic results--one of
several cleverly concealed mushrumps. Last
year it seemed we were tripping over those
damn Agaricus. This year I've already done
so literally.  If we're seeing fruitings in
February, I'm eager to see what the "real"  
season will have in store.

I wish I had more details on this year's
Foray, but all I can state at this point is
that we are looking seriously at returning
to the southern part of the state and that 
the Foray will likely occur slightly earlier 
in August. I hope to have more to say about 
it at the meeting on March 7th.

On the subject of the upcoming meeting, I am
looking forward to an excellent talk by
Larry Massey, who will enlighten us on the
topic of medical mycology. Dr. Massey will
be the first of several speakers we plan to
invite to our monthly meetings.

David Wallis