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Foray Schedule
Day | Time | Title | Type of Event | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Thursday | Noon- 9:00 pm | Registration at Penn Gate | Check in | |
Thursday | 2:00 pm | Early Bird Foray #1 Three Springs | Walk | |
Thursday | 2:00 pm | Early Bird Foray #2 Muck Pond Trail | Walk | |
Thursday | 2:00 pm | Early Bird Foray #3 Pond Bank | Walk | |
Thursday | 5:00-6:30 pm | Dinner | ||
Thursday | 7:00 pm | Welcome to NEMF 2026 | Talk | Sam Bucciarelli |
Thursday | 7:15 pm | NEMF Scholarship Recipients | Talk | Noah Siegel |
Thursday | 7:30-8:30 pm | Local Geology | Talk | Bill Kochanov |
Thursday | 8:30-9:30 pm | Evening Social | Social | |
Friday | 7:00 am- 9:15 pm | Registration at Penn Gate | Check-in | |
Friday | 7:00- 8:30 am | Breakfast | Meal | |
Friday | 8:30-11:30 am | Foray #4 Woodrow Road Trail | Walk | |
Friday | 8:30-11:30 am | Foray #5 Meeting of the Pines | Walk | |
Friday | 8:30-11:30 am | Foray #6 Happel's Meadow Wetland Preserve | Walk | |
Friday | 9:00-10:15 am | Beginners Mushroom Identification | Talk | Noah Siegel |
Friday | 9:00-11:30 | Chemical Identification Workshop | Workshop | John Plischke |
Friday | 10:30-Noon | Malessezia, a human-associated yeast | Talk | Saleh Rahimlou |
Friday | Noon-1:15 pm | Lunch | ||
Friday | 1:15-4:15 pm | Foray #7 Thaddeus Stevens - Midland & Whispering Pines | Walk | |
Friday | 1:15-4:15 pm | Foray #8 POW Camp Michaux | Walk | |
Friday | 1:15-4:15 pm | Foray #9 Mont Alto SP | Walk | |
Friday | 1:30-2:45 pm | Orchids and Fungi: Perfect Together | Talk | Dorothy Smullen |
Friday | 1:30-4:00 pm | Resin Workshop | Workshop | Anthoni Goodman |
Friday | 3:00-4:15 pm | Lichen Diversity | Talk | Dennis Waters |
Friday | 5:00-6:30 pm | Dinner | Meal | |
Friday | 7:00-7:15 pm | Foray Announcements | Talk | Sam Bucciarelli |
Friday | 7:15-8:15 pm | PA Conservation Mycology | Talk | Hannah Huber |
Friday | 8:15-9:15 pm | Mushroom Film Fest | Film | Maya Han |
Saturday | 7:00- 8:30 am | Breakfast | Meal | |
Saturday | 8:30-4:15 pm | Foray #10 (All Day) Pine Grove Furnace SP | Walk | |
Saturday | 8:30-11:30 am | Foray #11 Old Forge Picnic Grounds | Walk | |
Saturday | 8:30-11:30 am | Foray #12 Mont Alto Trail | Walk | |
Saturday | 8:30-11:30 am | Foray #13 Carbaugh Reservoir | Walk | |
Saturday | 9:00-11:30 am | Intermediate Identification | Workshop | Noah Siegel |
Saturday | 9:00-10:15 am | Bolete Identification | Talk | Colin Domnauer |
Saturday | 10:30-Noon | Talk TBA | Talk | TBA |
Saturday | Noon-1:15 pm | Lunch | ||
Saturday | 1:15-4:15 pm | Foray #14 Turtle Trail | Walk | |
Saturday | 1:15-4:15 pm | Foray #15 Strawberry Hill @Middle Creek Nature Trail | Walk | |
Saturday | 1:15-4:15 pm | Foray #16 EUB Camp Haul Rd | Walk | |
Saturday | 1:30-3:45 pm | Workshop TBA | Workshop | TBA |
Saturday | 1:30-2:45 pm | Understanding Fungal Interactions Through the Integration of Nucleotide Sequencing and Ecosystem Data | Talk | Josh Herr |
Saturday | 3:00-4:15 pm | E-DNA Talk | Talk | Stephen Russell |
Saturday | 4:00-5:30 pm | NEMF Trustees Meeting | Meeting | |
Saturday | 5:00-6:30 pm | Dinner | Meal | |
Saturday | 7:00-7:15 pm | Foray Announcements | Talk | Sam Bucciarelli |
Saturday | 7:30-8:30 pm | Mushrooms of the "Lost World" | Talk | Dr. Cathie Aime |
Saturday | 8:30-9:30pm | Evening Social | Social | |
Sunday | 7:00-8:30 am | Breakfast | Meal | |
Sunday | 9:30-11:00 am | Final Table Talks and Review | Talk | Faculty |
Sunday | 11:00- Noon | Pack up, Assist in Cleaning, Foray Ends |
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