Rain Rain Come and Play!

Due to lack of fall rain the October NIMA meeting has been cancelled.  The Annual Fall Survivor's Banquet is still scheduled for November, and the day and time will be posted in next month's Spores and Stipe's news letter.  With any luck our fall rains will be here soon so we may enjoy a cornucopia of feral fungi and not have to relegate to store bought mushrooms for the banquet.  Maybe someone ought to host a rain dance party before hand...

NIMA October Meeting Postponed

The new October meeting date is set for Tursday the 11th.   NIMA meetings usually always take place the first Thursday of every month during 'mushroom season' spring and fall.  Due to this fall's drought conditions the meeting has been delayed in hopes of rain and the opportunity to bring fungi specimens to the meeting for identification and discussion.

Annual Coral Cook-Out Pot Luck

Thursday June 3rd at 6:00 P.M. please join us for a fungal  presentation while enjoying a delectable montage of mycological entrees and appetizers.  Current and prospective members are welcome.  Please email if you would like to r.s.v.p.

Fungus Found

 A nice Morel was found by Debra Halcro this Saturday on the East facing base (at about the 2600 foot elevation line) of the Selkirk mountains.  It looks like, and from what I've heard from the grape-fungi-vine, Morels are now out and about around the Sandpoint, ID area and are popping up in the higher northern areas too.  Happy hunting everyone!

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First of the 2012 Season Morels Found!!

 Kudos to NIMA member Tim Gerlitz for the first documented Morel find this spring in the Coeur d'Alane area!  Thank you Tim for providing the visual  inspiration to motivate the rest of us in finding our own batch of early Morels.

morels, morels, morels

Are we finding morels yet?

First Meeting of 2012 & Meeting Schedule

NIMA meets at 6:00 P.M. on the first Thursday of every month (during prime 'mushroom season') at the Hayden Library 8385 N. Government Way Hayden ID, unless noted otherwise.


April 5, 6:00 P.M. The Hayden Library
May 3, 6:00 P.M. The Hayden Library
June 7 TBA (the Annual Coral Cookout)
July-August No meetings
September 6, 6:00 P.M. The Hayden Library
October 4, 6:00 P.M.The Hayden Library
November 1, 6:00 P.M.Hayden Library