When and Where do We Meet?
Members of the South Carolina Upstate Mycological Society meet monthly, except for January, on the first Monday of the month or as the schedule allows.
Check below for specific dates, locations, and speaker information.
Meetings start at 6:30pm, arrive any time after 6:00pm.
The format of the meetings is intended to be casual and social. We typically have a speaker who gives a presentation on a mycological topic of their choice, and also discuss recent fungal finds, arrange the upcoming foray, work on identifying specimens, etc.
All levels of knowledge are welcome!
Meeting place: See individual event for location, it changes based on availability.
Upcoming Meetings
May Meeting
SCUMS monthly meeting: Monday, May 5th
Olga Katic will present:
Mushrooms as Plant Companions
About the Instructor
Olga Katic is owner of Mushroom Mountain and one of the SCUMS organizers. She grew up foraging mushrooms in the forests of Bosnia and Hercegovina, learning from her grandparents which ones to eat, which to toss, and how to live with the land instead of just on it. She runs Mushroom Mountain, producing spawn for edible and medicinal varieties, plus mushroom extracts and honeys under the Mycomatrix label. Olga also leads a wild mushroom food safety certification program that’s FDA-endorsed and accepted by seven states so far. She’s not just growing mushrooms; she’s building systems. Whether it’s teaching others to identify wild fungi or showing how mushrooms can heal soil and filter toxins, her work sits right at the intersection of ecology, food, and medicine.
When: Monday, May 5. Meeting starts at 6:30 pm, arrive any time after 6:00 for specimen ID's, specific questions, and socializing.
Where: Note different location Mushroom Mountain 200 Finley Rd, Easley, SC 29642
Look for the Mushroom Mountain sign, you'll drive by it and go straight, then you will see a sign that points you left - go left. Drive down and when you near the bottom you will see the main location on the right, mushrooms are painted on the side of the building. Park on the grass.
Food and drinks are allowed - bring something to share, if you like. Please help clean up after the meeting : )
NAMA Events Webinars
These events are free for NAMA members or often $5 for non-members.
SCUMS is a NAMA affiliate, so if you choose to join NAMA (wise choice!) you get a discount on your annual membership.
You can check out upcoming webinars and past recordings here: https://namyco.org/events/webinars/
What we learned from the Montana Morel Poisonings in 2023: Are morels really safe to eat?
Tuesday, April 29th, 2025 @ 7PM Central
Dr. Cathy L. Cripps will walk us through a 2023 incidents related to eating morel mushrooms, and talk about details of what happened, what we learned, and how it might apply to your own consumption of morels.