Tuesday 10th June

This workshop will be presented by Dr Tony Young.  Spores from many different fungal species will be examined. The workshop will be held at the Pooh Corner Environment Centre, 100 Wolston Rd, Walcol. If you have a microscope, it would be very much appreciated if you could bring it along to this workshop!

Jed Calvert Fungi Plants Depend On: Orchids, Endophytes and Microbiomes 7.00-9.00pm FM Bailey room Queensland Herbarium, Mt Coot-tha.

Walk and Talk with the Truffle Master Dr Jim Trappe This event is part of the Woodfordia Treehuggers Weekend (24th-25th June) held in the Festival Hall Woodfordia, 87 Woodrow Rd.  We are honoured to have Dr. Jim (James) Trappe, a world-renowned truffle expert, drop in from the US. You are invited to join Jim on…

Dominated by sandy soils typical of the Great Sandy National Park, the plants and their fungal mycorrhizal partners of Cooloola have had to adapt to these low nutrient soils. The resulting diversity of Boletes, in particular, makes this a global hot spot for fungal diversity. For more details, go to our page about Cooloola National…

The Sunshine Coast Hinterland Foray Locations Friday afternoon, 11th March – Maroochy Botanical Gardens – a top place for both mycorrhizal fungi and others. Saturday 12th March – an all day excursion to Woondum National Park, near Gympie. This site is new for QMS, but not for several members who have made some very exciting…

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,…