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Here's a short video clip from our 2024 Foray at the same location.
This year we will be at Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp in Copake, NY. (Friday, September 4th to Monday, September 7th) The comfortable overnight accommodations (within easy driving distance from anywhere in our area) are similar to those of a motel. All guest rooms have A/C units and their own private bathroom & shower. The home-cooked meals (the camp can accommodate most special diets), and all-day access to the heated pool make this facility unique. There will be a limited number of single-person rooms available, and these will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. (Please see the registration link for details.) There will also be a few rooms that can sleep 3 (or even 4 people) in "family-style" lodging. (We are pleased to pass along a discount for children 12 and under.) Please let us know if you are interested in the family rooms and/or the children's discounted rates. (email twightcoma@gmail.com)
We will have an outstanding roster of invited mycologists and expert identifiers on hand. Foraging on the 460-acre premises and the surrounding parks is reliably excellent.
The 4-day registration fee includes 3 nights' lodging and 8 meals, from dinner on Friday to breakfast on Monday. You may register for whichever days/nights suit your schedule; full details will be on the registration form. (Please note that breakfast is not included on your day of arrival.) Please bring your lunch on Friday. All rooms will be double occupancy, unless otherwise indicated. If you do not have a roommate chosen, we will select one for you.
A limited number of Single-Occupancy rooms are available at a slight premium. The option will be removed when/if sold out.
The day visitors' price includes presentations and workshops, lunch and dinner. Breakfast and room are not included.
Activities include swimming (in-ground heated pool), Saturday & Sunday excursions to local parks, afternoon and evening presentations, and "social hour" (drinks, snacks, music) after evening programs. (Donations of nature books and mushroom memorabilia for our famous Sunday evening auction are appreciated.)
On past forays, we have identified nearly 400 species of mushrooms. The event features both afternoon and evening programs and workshops, as well as "social hours" with snacks, drinks, and music starting at 9 p.m. each night.
You may register for the "full" foray, 3 days, 2 days, or even a single day. The Clark Rogerson Foray is well known throughout the region, not only as a great learning experience, it's also such wonderful fun that we've been doing it for 46 years! For the past several years, this event has filled up quickly, so we strongly advise reserving a spot ASAP.
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Our roster of invited mycologists includes:
The 4-day fee includes 3 nights' lodging and 8 meals, from dinner on Friday to breakfast on Monday. (Please bring your lunch on Friday.) All rooms and rates will be double occupancy (D/O) unless you elect to pay for a private room. If you do not have a roommate chosen, we will select one for you.
Afternoon and evening programs will expand your fungal knowledge. Previous programs have covered a wide variety of topics.
Donate anything mushroom or outdoor-related, including books, magazines, posters, artwork, clothing, or games. (Please do not bring leftover items from your last tag sale or unwanted novels!).
For questions about the foray, email the foray Registrar, Terry Wight at (twightcoma@gmail.com)
COMA offers two different scholarships, one specifically for attending the Clark Rogerson Foray (Ursula Hoffmann). The other (Sylvia Stein) may also be used for either the NAMA or NEMF annual forays. For more information please check our Scholarships page.
We strongly encourage members to apply for scholarship funding.
Clark T. Rogerson (1918-2001) In 1981 COMA named the annual foray in honor of American mycologist Clark Thomas Rogerson best known for his work on the ascomycetes, particularly the Hypomyces. After acquiring a bachelor of science from Utah State University, a doctorate from Cornell University, and joining the faculty of Kansas State University, Rogerson was invited to the New York Botanical Garden. He became Senior Curator in 1967. By 1969 Rogerson was appointed president of the Mycological Society of America. As much as he was a professional, Rogerson was tirelessly committed to education and the development of amateur mycologists. He helped found the New Jersey Mycological Association, the New York Mycological Society, and our own club COMA. His intentions are best reflected in the New York Mycological Society's mission statement: “to bridge the gap between the amateur and the professional.” In 1985 Rogerson was awarded for his outstanding service to COMA. Now more than a decade after his passing, amateur mycologists come together annually at the Clark T. Rogerson Foray to celebrate with reverence and appreciation our collective fascination with fungi and the legacy of our mycological forbearers.