The event will take place at the Mont Alto campus of Penn State University the weekend of August 2nd to the 4th, 2024. The lush Michaux and Tuscarora state forests provide a variety of habitats in the state parks and game lands that are lined up along Pennsylvania’s share of South Mountain and the Tuscarora Ridge.
The event will begin at noon on Friday with an early bird foray in the afternoon. A full day foray and several half day forays will be scheduled for Saturday. Friday and Saturday evenings are devoted to identification of finds with our workplace and display space in the public areas of the dormitory where we stay. Review of the collection will take place Sunday morning.
Accommodations will be in the Penn Gate II dormitory. The dormitory is a favorite and quite comfortable, with four person, two bedroom suites including microwaves, mini refrigerators, and a bath area shared between the two bedrooms, with easy access even at late hours to the work area for the foray in the public areas of the dormitory.
Meals, beginning with dinner on Friday and ending with breakfast on Sunday, will be in the nearby Mill Creek Café on the campus, where mushrooms (commercial) are always on the menu. The staff is delighted to have us back and the food is the best on-campus food we’ve had at a foray.
There are several flexible options available to fit anyone’s needs, including attendance only (no accommodations, and with or without meals), Saturday attendance (with or without meals), or the full deal (all activities, accommodations, and meals)
The deadline for registration is July 12, 2024.