New York Mycological Society

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]

New York Mycological Society

Formation	1962
Founder	John Cage, Lois Long, and Guy Nearing
Location	New York City
Membership	1,500 (2022)
Key people	Current president: Sigrid Jakob[1] Past presidents: Gary Lincoff, Eugenia Bone
Website	www.newyorkmyc.org

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]