Tuesday 10th February 2015
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”.
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”.
Gillian Brown, Collections Manager at the Queensland Herbarium (BRI) will be speaking about "Processes in Herbarium". Afterwards, Vanessa Ryan will give a short talk about her recent visits to the Kew Fungarium and Edinburgh Herbarium.
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.
Speaker – TBA 7.00-9.00pm FM Bailey room Queensland Herbarium, Mt Coot-tha.
The Citizens of the Lockyer Inc. are working to increase awareness of the rich biodiversity to be found within the Lockyer Valley, to document the flora and fauna of the area and to promote the value of the environment for residents and visitors alike. For more information about the group, see www.facebook.com/LockyerCitizens The QMS has…
These will be held in August and October and are still to be organised. If you have any ideas for a workshop, please contact the QMS Secretary: info [at] qldfungi.org.au For more details, go to our Calendar of Events.
The 28-30th March Weekend foray to Ravensbourne has been cancelled due to the exceptionally dry weather and the resulting lack of fungal growth. Ravensbourne National Park is situated on a spur of the Great Dividing Range between Toowoomba and Esk. The park contains remnants of rainforest and wet eucalypt forest along the slopes of the…