New Mexico Mycological Society

The purpose of NMMS is to advance the understanding and stimulate the interest of its members in the field of mycology by providing opportunities for study, holding conferences, facilitating cooperative research, arranging forays, exchanging information among members, and interchanging specimens and information with other interested parties and organizations.

NMMS hosts monthly meetings open to all, members-only field trips and Annual Foray weekend in prime mushroom-foraging locations, and social events.

NMMS is an affiliated member of the North American Mycological Association, and NMMS members receive a discount on NAMA membership. NAMA holds Regional Forays as well as its Annual Foray.

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UPCOMING NMMS MEETING

SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2025 - 2:00 pm
UNM Castetter Hall, Room 55

For our July meeting, we’ll be back at UNM* for a presentation by David Menicucci.
David will discuss his new book, which devotes over 15% to the story of New Mexico’s prized porcini (Boletus barrowsii) and their significance to Albuquerque’s Italian immigrant community. Around 1920, Italian immigrants discovered porcini in the Jemez Mountains—mushrooms that looked, smelled, and felt just like the beloved porcini of Italy. David will share details from his new book, several new and unpublished porcini recipes, and offer signed copies at a discounted price.

* Location details HERE.

About the Speaker: David Menicucci is a professional researcher, retired from Sandia National Labs and a former research faculty member at the University of New Mexico. He was raised in an Italian family in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he and his wife live. He has published numerous technical and popular press articles. This is his second book.

NMMS holds monthly meetings on the second Sunday of the month
except for January, February, and December. These events are both social and educational, featuring speakers, presentations, or activities. Most meetings are held in Albuquerque, and 2-3 are held in Santa Fe. Programs and locations will be announced here.

Our meetings are open to everyone - members, potential members, visitors taking a look at the Club. All are welcome!

Updated 7.9.2025

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Although mushroom poisonings are fairly uncommon, they do occur, and in the last few years, reports of poisonings, some fatal, have increased notably. NMMS stresses that no wild mushrooms should be eaten without positive identification. If there is any doubt, look at it, photograph it if you like, but don't eat it! Furthermore, NMMS does not condone the use of psychoactive mushrooms or any fungus designated as a controlled substance. Besides the legal problems posed by possession, psychoactive fungi may contain substances which can be harmful or even fatal if ingested in sufficient amounts.

NEW MEXICO MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 4026
Albuquerque, NM 87196
505-507-9915
newmexmyco@gmail.com