EPM Membership
Eastern Penn Mushroomers is a club for people who want to improve their skills at identifying wild mushrooms and other fungi for culinary purposes, photography, taxonomic studies or just increasing their enjoyment and appreciation of these unique organisms. Any and all are welcome, no matter what your level of experience.
EPM offers two annual membership options:
• Individual Membership $15
• Family Membership $20
(+$1 fee if payment via PayPal)
Benefits of membership include:
Our quarterly newsletter, The Keystone Cap, which provides the upcoming foray schedule, fungi-related articles, and news.
Access to our online collaboration platform on Groups.io, where members share information, seek and offer help with fungi identification, post photos, and more.
Club-sponsored forays, one to two times per month, from April through November/December in diverse geographic locations, most within an hour to an hour and a half drive from the Lancaster area.
Member-only access to our spring forays in April and May.
Indoor winter meetings during the months of January, February, and March, which include presentations and/or demonstrations by renowned speakers and club members.. These are held in the meeting room of Nixon County Park near Jacobus, PA.
Invitation to our annual members-only tasting party where members share their favorite mushroom dishes and socialize.
Membership Details:
Membership in Eastern Penn Mushroomers runs from March 1 through February 28. If you join after September 1, you have a year’s grace period for renewal and do not need to pay renewal dues until the year following the subsequent year.
Membership renewals are due by March 1. Members not renewed by March 1 will be purged from all lists and the Groups.io collaboration application.
How to Join:
1. Print and complete the membership application, link below.
2. Payment options:
Pay by check, mailed to the address on the membership form, along with the completed membership form
OR
Pay via PayPal to EPMClub@gmail.com and email a scanned copy of the completed membership form to the same address.
A SIGNED COPY OF THE MEMBERSHIP FORM IS REQUIRED FOR ALL NEW MEMBERS.
Renewals:
Remit annual dues via check (see membership form for address) or via PayPal to EPMClub@gmail.com. Include a completed membership application only if your contact information has changed.