About the South Sound Mushroom Club

Club Member with Boletus edulus-- also known as the King Bolete or Porcini mushroom.

The South Sound Mushroom Club is dedicated to finding, identifying, and eating mushrooms.

 

Our primary events are monthly meetings, forays (mushroom hunts) during mushroom seasons, a yearly weekend getaway, and participation in local mushroom-related events (such as the Pacific Northwest Mushroom Festival).

Meetings


Click to see the current schedule of meetings, which are usually held the third Wednesday of every month at 7:00PM at:


Olympia Thurston County Association Of Realtors
510 Stoll Rd SE
Olympia, WA 98501

Membership & Fees

 

The South Sound Mushroom Club openly invites the public to come to a meeting and see what we are all about. If you like what you see, you are invited to join and participate in the many guided forays, weekend trips, and other events.

 

The membership fee is due yearly and is $6 per person or $12 for a family membership. This money helps cover the cost of renting the meeting space and print materials.

 

Anyone attending a club foray is requried to join the club. Chances are good you'll get at least $6 worth of edible mushrooms on the average foray, anyway!

 

If you would like more information, please feel free to contact us.

2010 Officers

  • President: Tom Keller
  • Vice-President: Richard Glass
  • Treasurer: Melodie Gates
  • Secretary: Diane Claussen
  • Webmaster: Kati Thompson
  • Newsletter Editor: Steve Bichler
  • Librarian: Jeff Johnston
  • Foray Coordinator: Joe Tillman
  • Assistant Foray Coordinator:  Vance Aeschleman

Officer Position Descriptions

  • President: The president leads officer and club meetings, coordinates all other club officers, serves as lead contact for outside organizations, sends all meeting email reminders, and organizes speakers, refreshments, and location booking for meetings, forays, and other events.
  • Vice-President: The vice-president handles all of president's duties when president is absent.  The vice-president is also the club librarian.
  • Treasurer: Collect, record and deposit dues, fees, and donations. Pay bills presented to the club.  Maintain club financial records and report regularly.
  • Secretary: Take notes at the meetings and keep the records.  This person also serves as the Newsletter Editor.
  • Webmaster: Design, develop, and maintain the club website. Lead on new technology, features, and usability to improve outreach, education, and support. Work with other officers to gather and post materials to the website.
  • Videographer: Videotapes presentations, combine PowerPoint slides with audio track, posts presentations to YouTube for adding to club website, and creates video presentations and commercials for special events. 2-4 hours per month.
  • Newsletter Editor: Prepare and send out the monthly newsletter, which consists of meeting minutes and current event information in order to keep members informed of meetings and mushrooms in general.  These duties are performed by the club secretary.
  • Librarian: Maintain club library of books, vidios,  and  other educational material and make available at club meetings.  These duties are performed by the club vice-president.
  • Foray Chair: Plan and lead foray's as the seasons allow.