Bay Area Mycological Society

Bay Area Mycological Society The Bay Area Mycological Society is a group of mushroom enthusiasts, based in the East Bay. We hold our meetings at UC Berkeley.
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The Bay Area Mycological Society (BAMS) is dedicated to the art and science of mushrooms. We hold local and long distance forays, and organize Mycoblitz and All California Club Forays. We put on an annual fair at Point Reyes National Seashore.

06/17/2026

We are closing this page. If you want to keep in touch with BAMS, hear about group activities and post about mushrooms, please join our groups.io forum. See bayareamushrooms.org and click on the link in the upper right corner. groups.io/bayareamushrooms

01/07/2026

In case there’s confusion, there will be no mushroom fair at Point Reyes this year. Staff shortages.

There are nearly a dozen death cap ingestions in the Bay Area, especially immigrant communities in the Salinas area. Be ...
12/05/2025

There are nearly a dozen death cap ingestions in the Bay Area, especially immigrant communities in the Salinas area. Be careful out there. This is a big year for Amanita phalloides.

The Bay Area Mycological Society is a group of mushroom enthusiasts, based in the East Bay, dedicated the art and science of wild mushrooms. We sponsor local mushroom walks, meet at UC Berkeley, and participate in the Yosemite fungal survey.

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PO Box 164
Oakland, CA
94577

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