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.
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