Forays for 2019

Sunday 1st June, from 9.30 am to 12.00 midday. You are invited to an entertaining and informative morning in the bushland, overlooking the Brisbane River, at Westlake/Riverhills. Watch the Geckoes Wildlife Presentation which features live Australian wildlife to look at, touch and learn about. Children love them. Bring your own chair or mat. Enjoy a…

Guest speaker, Kim Nguyen, will be presenting "CAN I EAT IT? And other good questions you should ask about Fungi." She will discuss the varying approaches to fungal edibility by mycological societies from around the world, in order to trigger thought and debate about the goals and parameters of QMS. Glenda Walter and Pat Leonard…

Annual General Meeting Speaker: Dr Morwenna Boddington – Russula PLEASE NOTE the NEW TIME: 4.00-6.00 pm Location: FM Bailey room, Queensland Herbarium, Mt Coot-tha.

Dr Tony Young will be presenting his talk on Hygrocybes. Susie Webster will report on the foray at the John Oxley Reserve, Murrumba Downs. Time permitting, Susie Webster will also report on the Truffle foray that was held at Ravensbourne and lead by Susie and John Dearnaley.

Dominated by sandy soils typical of the Great Sandy National Park, the plants and their fungal mycorrhizal partners of Cooloola have had to adapt to these low nutrient soils. The resulting diversity of Boletes, in particular, makes this a global hot spot for fungal diversity. For more details, go to our page about Cooloola National…