Just a heads up that January/February, or very early Spring, is the usual time for Annual Survivors' Banquets for your local Mycological Societies. This is an annual event common to most mycological societies/mushroom clubs. These events are open to members, so if you are not yet a member of your local group, this gives you time to get your application in. For British Columbia: South Vancouver Island Mycological Society (SVIMS) - SVIMS – South Vancouver Island Mycological Society Vancouver Mycological Society (VMS) - https://www.vanmyco.org/ For Alberta: Alberta Mycological Society (AMS) - Alberta Mycological Society For Washington State: Puget Sound Mycological Society (PSMS) - Seattle - Puget Sound Mycological Society | The Largest Mushroom Society in the Pacific Northwest - http://www.psms.org/index.php Northwest Mushroomers Association (NMA) - Bellingham - Northwest Mushroomers Association - Northwest Mushroomers Association - https://www.northwestmushroomers.org/ Kitsap Peninsula Mycological Society (KPMS), Bremerton - Kitsap Peninsula Mycological Society – Welcome to the World of Wild Mushrooms - https://kitsapmushrooms.org/ Olympic Peninsula Mycological Society (OPMS), Chimacum - OPMS – Olympic Peninsula Mycological Society Snohomish County Mycological Society (SCMS), Everett - SCMS – Snohomish County Mycological Society South Sound Mushroom Club (SSMC), Olympia - South Sound Mushroom Club Southwest Washington Mycological Society (SWMS), Chehalis - http://swmushrooms.org/ Spokane Mushroom Club (SMC), Spokane - Spokane Mushroom Club Yakima Valley Mushroom Society (YVMS), Yakima - Yakima Valley Mushroom Society