Foray Proposals for 2013

Meeting Vanessa Ryan – Fungi and Lichen – The Basics Jesse and Lana – Polypore Observations from the Jungles of Borneo 7.00-9.00pm FM Bailey room Queensland Herbarium, Mt Coot-tha

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,…

This will be a hands-on workshop for beginners who want to learn more about collecting, processing and identifying specimens. There will be an emphasis on how to write good descriptions. To be held at the Uniting Church Hall at Maleny. Time: 9.30am – 2.30pm Cost: $10 All places for the workshop have been filled, but…

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.

Pam O’Sullivan of the Central Coast Fungi Group is organising a 4 day Bolete identification workshop directed by Dr Roy Halling. Roy is an eminent mycologist specialising in Boletes who is visiting from the USA. The dates for the workshop are 3/4/5/6th of March, to be held at the Ourimbah campus of the University of…

Amazingly, the 8th December is the exact date that the first meeting of the “Fungi Group” was held in 2005. To recognise this, our 10th anniversary, we will be holding a party. The Management Committee invites you to attend and share some of the achievements, discoveries and fun times of the last 10 years.  There…