Tuesday 9th May

John Oxley Reserve Australia Day Foray 9.00am – 3.00pm John Oxley Reserve, Ogg Rd, Murrumba Downs. Led by Susie Webster and Bev Miles

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…

8th and 9th October 10am to 2pm The Brisbane Open House is a free public festival that celebrates Brisbane’s architecture and offers behind-the-scenes access to 100 buildings across the city. The Queensland Herbarium is the centre for science and information on Queensland’s plants, animals and ecosystems, and is part of the Queensland Government’s Department of…

Guest Speaker, Kerryn Gough will be speaking about "Cultivation of Fungi". Afterwards, Fran Guard will be presenting a short talk about "Growing fungi as a livelihood in Cambodia".

Diana Leemon will speak on “Fungi as bio-control agents”. Members will present foray reports on Ravensbourne, Linda Garrett, Springbrook update and the Polypore workshop, followed by supper. Tuesday 14th August at 7pm at the F. M.Bailey Room, Qld Herbarium, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens.

This is a new foray site for the QMS. Situated on the north side of Brisbane, Murrumba Downs promises to be an interesting site with a variety of habitats, ranging from dry Eucalypt forest to pockets of rainforest and mangroves. For more details, go to our Calendar of Events.