2012-03-31: Chermside Hills Foray

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…

Foray Report: Cunningham’s Gap (27th May) Members are asked to bring something of interest, for example specimens, a book, or to speak briefly about such things as an interesting web site or a favourite species, etc..

IndigiScapes:Indigi Day Out Come along to our biggest event of the year to celebrate World Environment Day! Enjoy native animal displays, market and environmental stalls, native plant sales, arts and craft, fun for the kids, live music including our headline act “The Troy Brady Band” in acknowledgment of National Reconciliation Week. For more information go…

Nigel Fechner – “World Wide Whoppers! A look at ID on the web.”

Guest speaker Dr Rod Rogers BSc(Hons) PhD DSc – Lichens Rod Rogers taught and conducted research at the University of Queensland from 1971 to 2001.  He is the author of many research publications and two books on lichen systematics. Foray Report from Linday Garrett (held on 24th June) As always, members are also asked to…

The Allure of Fungi by Alison Pouliot Although relatively little known, fungi provide the links between the terrestrial organisms and ecosystems that underpin our functioning planet. The Allure of Fungi presents fungi through multiple perspectives – those of mycologists and ecologists, foragers and forayers, naturalists and farmers, aesthetes and artists, philosophers and Traditional Owners. It…