| New York Mycological Society | |
| Formation: | 1962 |
| Founder: | John Cage, Lois Long, and Guy Nearing |
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| Location: | New York City |
| Membership: | 1,500 |
| Membership Year: | 2022 |
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| Key People: | Current president: Sigrid Jakob[1] Past presidents: Gary Lincoff, Eugenia Bone |
The New York Mycological Society is a nonprofit organization of people who share an interest in mycology. The present NYMS was reincarnated in 1962 by the composer John Cage and a small group of other mushroom lovers and students, including illustrator Lois Long and noted mycologist Guy Nearing.[2] [3]
The NYMS runs events and mushrooming walks throughout the greater NYC area. The society originated in a class at The New School in 1959.[4]