
Pioneer Valley
Mycological Association
Multi-Day Forays
Attending a multi-day foray is a fun, exciting and rewarding experience. These forays provide opportunities for amateurs to rub elbows with professionals and well known advanced amateurs, go on fungus hunting walks in areas that are unfamiliar to you, hear talks from some of the foremost mycological experts, and make new mycophile friends. Some annual forays that our members have attended are listed below. There are many others around the country; check "Events" on the NAMA web site if you are interested. Click here for information on PVMA scholarships to help defray the cost of attending a foray.
Annual Foray of the Northeast Mycological Federation (NEMF)

Join us for NEMF 2025, a special gathering in Ithaca, NY, celebrating the theme Women in Mycology. This year’s foray will explore the rich fungal diversity of the Finger Lakes region while honoring the contributions of women in the field. We’ll also highlight the intersection of mycology and entomology, inspired by the legacy of Samuel Ristich.
More information available later this spring: nemf.org
NAMA (North American Mycological Association) Foray
Sept 11-14, 2025
Marlboro, VT


COMA Clark Rogerson Foray
August 29-Sept 1, 2025
Wisdom House Retreat & Conference Center in Litchfield, Connecticut

The bolete table at the 2020 COMA Clark Rogerson Foray

PVMA members attending the 2018 NEMF foray in Geneseo, New York
If you are interested in learning what it is like to attend a foray, read the articles below, written by PVMA members:
by Jess Evans
by Karen Hidalgo
PVMA at the Clark Rogerson Foray: The Value in Volunteering
by Jess Evans
Notes from the 2018 NEMF Sam Ristich Foray
By Sue Lancelle and Jess Evans
The 2019 PVMA White Mountains Foray:
Five Days of Intensive Fun and Learning
By Claus Schlund
Attending COMA's 2019 Clark Rogerson Foray
By Jess Evans

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Naomi, Jess, Mike, and Karen at the COMA Foray in 2024
NEMF 2024 Faculty and Planning Crew (Jess, front row)