2013-11-12 (Tuesday 12th November)
An informal meeting where members are asked to bring something of interest, for example a book, or to speak briefly about such things as an interesting web site or a favourite species, etc..
An informal meeting where members are asked to bring something of interest, for example a book, or to speak briefly about such things as an interesting web site or a favourite species, etc..
John Oxley Reserve Australia Day Foray 9.00am – 3.00pm John Oxley Reserve, Ogg Rd, Murrumba Downs. Led by Susie Webster and Bev Miles
Dr Tony Young will be presenting “Toxic Fungi”. Tony is regarded as one of the foremost experts on Australian fungi, particularly toxic species. He is the author of “A Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia”.
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…
School Holiday Activity: The ENVIRO DETECTIVES are back at the Cubberla Witton Catchments Network Centre! Enviro Detectives Tristan Truffle and Pixie Cap invite all keen young forensic scientists to investigate the secretive world of mushrooms. They’ll have a closer look at witches’ butter and fairy rings, examine spores, figure out how the fungi cap got…
Please note that no more workshops are planned for 2015. For more details, go to our Calendar of Events.
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…