John Plischke

John Plischke III is First Vice President of the North American Mycological Association, NAMA and a Knighton Award winner. He is the founder of the Western PA Mushroom Club (WPMC) and A club mycologist and walk and foray chair. John has been a speaker and identifier for numerous mushroom clubs across the US and Canada. He is the editor of the WPMC Mushroom Cookbooks and author of Morel Mushrooms and Their Poisonous Look A Likes and Good Mushroom, Bad Mushroom. He has contributed to over a dozen other mushroom books. John developed two mushroom programs for NAMA. He is the recipient of 85 national and regional awards for his mushroom photography. He is Chairman of the Fungus Section of the PA Biological Survey.

Mycology