Meeting – Tuesday 12th May, 2020

Meeting Megan Prance – Report on the Mentoring for Mycological Identification skills – Fungi of Brisbane project, funded by BCC ENV00203 7.00-9.00pm FM Bailey room Queensland Herbarium, Mt Coot-tha

Speaker – Patrick Leonard – The Value of and Reason for Fungal Conservation 7.00-9.00pm FM Bailey room Queensland Herbarium, Mt Coot-tha.

This is a Citizen Science event open to individuals, families, schools, nature photographers and whoever else would like to be involved. Over a 48 hour period (day and night), we will seek and identify as many animals, plants and fungi as possible on private and Council land, taking care to cause minimal disturbance. Experts will…

Spore Examination – Microscopic Techniques This is an advanced workshop for people with microscopes who want to learn more about spore recognition and measurement. Topics such as ornamentation and use of chemicals will be discussed. The structure of the Workshop is to be informal with a sharing of information and experience. A variety of spore…

The Tropical Fungi Project is a QMS sponsored project based in Cairns Tropical Australia has a rich diversity of fungi, but many people are unaware of the role of fungi in the ecosystem. The Tropical Fungi Project will provide local people with the necessary skills of capturing images, recording data for the Atlas-of-Living-Australia, making collections…

Please note that no more forays are planned for 2016. For more details, go to our Calendar of Events.