March 16th – Linda Garrett Reserve

Linda Garrett is located in Mapleton National Park, a short drive to the west of the town of Mapleton on the Blackall Ranges, Sunshine Coast. The QMS undertake regular visits to the reserve which has a wide range of mature living trees and fine collections of logs and old tree stumps that support some rare…

BBS – West – March 1st, 2016 Fungi, Frogs and Furry flying Microbats The Brisbane Biodiversity Seminar series provides members of Land for Wildlife, Habitat Brisbane, Environment Centres and Creek Catchment groups an opportunity to hear interesting speakers on environmental topics, while enjoying supper and a cup of tea with like-minded people from across Brisbane….

Dr Tony Young will be giving a talk on “Australian Species of Ramaria“. This is also the QMS Annual General Meeting.

Dr. Sapphire McMullan-Fisher will be presenting “Fungi Allsorts”. Sapphire is co-author of “Australian Subtropical Fungi” and is currently Fungimap Co-ordinator. She is experienced in quantitative ecological and flora surveys, particularly for cryptogams, and providing scientific experimental design and research. She is also experienced in community engagement and education and regularly runs events about biodiversity and…

This foray has been cancelled due to the dry weather and lack of fungi. 65 km north of Brisbane and linked to the mainland by road bridge, nearly a third of Bribie Island’s land area is protected by National Parks. As a sand island, it has a unique ecosystem and this will be reflected in…

The first workshop for 2015 will be on Spore Prints and Pics, scheduled for the 29th of August. Members are asked to submit ideas for another workshop. Suggestions so far include “How to ID Small Brown Fungi” or a “Beginners Workshop”. For more details, go to our Calendar of Events.