Tuesday 9th May

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…

Speaker: Dr Graham Stirling – Fungi and Nematodes: Where Science Fiction can seek inspiration PLEASE NOTE the NEW TIME: 4.00-6.00 pm Location: FM Bailey room, Queensland Herbarium, Mt Coot-tha. Dr. Graham Stirling completed his B.Sc. (Honours) and M.Sc. degrees at the University of Adelaide, where he was introduced to the fascinating world of nematodes. Graham…

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

This will be the Annual General Meeting. Norm Duke will be presenting “Your local mangroves and tidal wetlands – wicked or wondrous?”

Meeting Megan Prance – Report on the Mentoring for Mycological Identification skills – Fungi of Brisbane project, funded by BCC ENV00203 7.00-9.00pm FM Bailey room Queensland Herbarium, Mt Coot-tha

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…