2012-02-14 (Tuesday 14th February)

Please note that no more forays are planned for 2015. For more details, go to our Calendar of Events.

Speaker – TBA 7.00-9.00pm FM Bailey room Queensland Herbarium, Mt Coot-tha.

Mt Cordeaux and Mt Mitchell straddle Cunningham’s Gap and are part of the Gondwana Rainforests of the Australian World Heritage Area. The site is rich with fungal species and there is always something of interest to be found. For more details, go to our page about Mt Cordeaux and our Calendar of Events.

Donna Davis will be speaking about her art and latest exhibition ‘Unseen : symbiotic worlds’. Donna uses a mixed range of materials and media to represent connections and relationships within the natural world in a way which evokes curiosity and reflection. She believes that the art/science field provides a powerful catalyst to challenge our discourse,…

Fran Guard will be giving two presentations about fungi at The Planting Festival, to be held in Woodford on the 5th -7th June, 2015. Saturday 6th June The Role of Fungi in Bush Regeneration Fungi are a vital, but often forgotten part of the ecosystem. We will explore their role as recyclers, partners, parasites and…

Gillian Brown, Collections Manager at the Queensland Herbarium (BRI) will be speaking about "Processes in Herbarium". Afterwards, Vanessa Ryan will give a short talk about her recent visits to the Kew Fungarium and Edinburgh Herbarium.