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Culinary Applications Committee
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OBJECTIVE(S)
The Culinary Applications Committee supports MSU’s mission statement through culinary exploration and contribution, providing MSU members with opportunities and experience in cooking and eating wild mushrooms safely.
TYPICAL TASKS
The Culinary Applications Committee typically helps with food prep for MSU events, and organizes cooking demonstrations and the large potluck dinners at the Fall Foray. Other items that have been discussed or carried out in the past include summer potlucks, recipe books, cooking workshops, and cooking forays.
2025 PROJECTS
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January Business Meeting Feast
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Spring Cookout
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Summer Fermentation Workshop
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Online Member Recipe Share Folder
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MEMBERS
CHAIR - Isaac Taylor
BOARD REP - Aimée Nguyen
GENERAL MEMBERS - Rebecca Gifford-Taylor & Steve Sprague
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CONTACT - culinarycommittee@utahmushrooms.org
Scientific Contributions Committee
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OBJECTIVE(S)
The Scientific Contributes Committee aims to establish and manage research experiments of interest, collect & document data, collaborate with and contribute to academic research and academic institutions in Utah.
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2025 PROJECTS
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Citizen Science Initiative
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Northern Utah Funga
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DNA sequencing procedures & protocols
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- MSU Fungarium Database
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MEMBERS
CHAIR - Tyler Hacking
BOARD REP - Chris Kleine
GENERAL MEMBERS - Cole Hughes
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CONTACT - dr.gaia@yahoo.com
Mycelial Network Committee
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OBJECTIVE(S)
The Mycelial Network Committee aims to deepen the social aspect of the society through opportunities that prioritize community building and/or socializing at least once every season.
TYPICAL TASKS
The Culinary Applications Committee typically helps with food prep for MSU events, and organizes cooking demonstrations and the large potluck dinners at the Fall Foray. Other items that have been discussed or carried out in the past include summer potlucks, recipe books, cooking workshops, and cooking forays.
2025 PROJECTS
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Winter: Post-lecture get togethers
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Spring Social
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Summer Social
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Fall (Post-FF) Social
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MEMBERS
CHAIR - Jesse West
BOARD REP - Jesse West
GENERAL MEMBERS - Mark Kelly, Rori McDaniel, & Kimberly Whitefield
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CONTACT - jesse@utahmushrooms.org
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Fall Foray Organizing Committee
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OBJECTIVE(S)
The Annual Fall Foray serves as an opportunity for members to build connections with the larger society and learn and experience new ways to appreciate fungi.
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MEMBERS​​
CHAIRS - Aimée Nguyen & Steph Cannon
BOARD REPS - Logan Seat & Brennen Schultz
GENERAL MEMBERS - Ike Taylor & Alexa Deever
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CONTACT - aimee@utahmushrooms.org
The Fungophile Team
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OBJECTIVE(S)
The Mushroom Society of Utah's newsletter aims to produce a publication for the organization once per quarter with the intention of keeping members informed and connected to the society and mycological world as a whole.
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MEMBERS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF - Aimée Nguyen
EDITOR & DESIGNER - Bennet Lane
EDITOR - Melissa Simons
WRITERS - Aimée Nguyen & Logan Seat
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CONTACT - aimee@utahmushrooms.org
The Identification Team
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OBJECTIVE(S)
Provide reliable identification help.
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MEMBERS
Aimée Nguyen
Chris Kleine
Ashley Simon
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CONTACT - IDhelp@utahmushrooms.org