Tuesday 12th December

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…

Still Going Strong! Saturday, 9th November, 2019 11:30am – 7:30pm Kandanga Community Reserve (behind the Kandanga Hall) Representatives of the QMS will once again be manning our stall at this exciting festival. For more information, go to the Mary River Festival website at www.maryriverfestival.org.au/

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…

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,…

A Citizen Science Event The Scenic Rim’s First Bioblitz Over a 48 hour period (day and night, 10.00am Sunday 15th October to 10.00am Tuesday 17th October), we will seek and identify as many animals, plants and fungi as possible on private and Council land, taking care to cause minimal disturbance. Experts will be on hand…

Situated on the north side of Brisbane, Murrumba Downs John Oxley Reserve is an interesting site with a variety of habitats, ranging from dry Eucalypt forest to pockets of rainforest and mangroves. How to get there: The 2013 UBD map ref is 99 F1. If you heading north over the North Pine River, you take…