Membership in the Mushroom Club of Georgia
The purpose of the Mushroom Club of Georgia is to promote the enjoyment, study and exchange of information about wild mushrooms. Everyone who has an interest in wild mushrooms is welcome to become a member.
Benefits of Membership
Members of the Mushroom Club of Georgia (MCG) are entitled to many benefits, including:
- The MCG newsletter: full of interesting articles about mushrooms and news about recent and upcoming events
- Free monthly meetings: learn more about mushrooms from experts and share fun facts with other members
- Special offers on MCG sponsored merchandise: T-shirts, books, etc.
- Participation in MCG events
- Reciprocal membership with the Asheville Mushroom Club
More Reasons to Join
Do you need more reasons to join the Mushroom Club of Georgia?
- Hunting for mushrooms makes hiking more fun than an ordinary walk in the woods!
- Few people know very much about mushrooms: you'll be considered an expert in no time!
- Become a gourmet cook; (anyone who cooks with wild mushrooms is considered a gourmet cook).
- Photograph new and fascinating subjects.
- Develop an explorer's sense of discovery as you compulsively search every patch of wilderness you find.
- Learn about the connections and associations between mushrooms and habitat, soil conditions, insects, rainfall and trees.
- Become a fountain of knowledge and bizarre trivia (Did you know that there is a certain mushroom species that has over 28,000 sexes? It's the Split Gill fungus, Schizophyllum commune.)
Join Today
Joining the Mushroom Club of Georgia is quick and easy. Here's how:
- Click to download the membership form (Microsoft Word Document).
- Print the Membership form
- Fill in the information required
- Sign the Membership Form
- Mail the signed Membership Form, along with membership dues, to the address on the form.
- if you're interested in upcoming Mushroom Club Events, you should look at the Club Calendar.
Mushroom Club Officers
- PRESIDENT:
- VICE-PRESIDENT, WALK CHAIRPERSON: Suzanne Reif
- SECRETARY/TREASURER: Janet Joiner
- MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSON: Bill Cornelius
- HOSPITALITY CHAIRPERSON: Rancene Cooke
- CLUB PHOTOGRAPHER & CLUB HISTORIAN: Teresa Fortenberry
- LIAISON CHAIRPERSON: Jean Reber
- WEBMASTERS: & Walter Bland