Weather: Very little rain for the last 2 weeks, though the lake area must have received rain since the ground was very moist. Warm, dry day.
Habitat: wooded trails, surrounding lake
Attendees: 30 people, which includes 4 new members. 5 well behaved dogs. Arnie Cremer, Nancy and Mike Byer, Barry and Jackie Schieb, , Kris Fox, Gretchen Nacleno, Hamilton and Renee Williams, Lei Han, Jin Bao Han, Lorraine Walsh, Gao Xiung Am, Charlotte Caplan, Helga Barden, Mary Jo Kirtley, Linda Marchant, Chi-Sing Chang, Debbie Woodruff, Ginger Fisher
Comments: Our general area has experienced an unusually dry spring and summer, resulting in fewer varieties of fungi than usual. However Lake Powhatan seemed to have received rain – the area was loaded with boletes and amanitas, etc. 29 fungi were identified.
Photo credits: Nancy Byer