Due to some good rainfall on the Granite Belt, a weekend/double foray will be held in Girraween National Park on Saturday 11th of April and at Wilson’s Downfall on Sunday the 12th. These forays replace the scheduled visit to Cunningham’s Gap and we apologize for the short notice. The Granite Belt has a very different…
Chermside Hills is one of the Queensland Mycological Society’s regular foray areas. The term Chermside Hills may be understood in two ways – the reference to the hilly western regions of the suburb or to the largest of the three reserves, Chermside Hills, Raven St and Milne Hill. QMS forays could be held in any…
An exhibition by Donna Davis that explores the complex relationships between native plants and fungi.
School Holiday Activity: The ENVIRO DETECTIVES are back at the Cubberla Witton Catchments Network Centre! Enviro Detectives Tristan Truffle and Pixie Cap invite all keen young forensic scientists to investigate the secretive world of mushrooms. They’ll have a closer look at witches’ butter and fairy rings, examine spores, figure out how the fungi cap got…
Fran Guard will be giving two presentations about fungi at The Planting Festival, to be held in Woodford on the 5th -7th June, 2015. Saturday 6th June The Role of Fungi in Bush Regeneration Fungi are a vital, but often forgotten part of the ecosystem. We will explore their role as recyclers, partners, parasites and…
This foray has been cancelled, due to rainfall on the Granite Belt. A weekend/double foray will be held instead with a visit to Girraween National Park on Saturday and to Wilson’s Downfall on Sunday. We apologize for the short notice of this change of plans. Mt Cordeaux and Mt Mitchell straddle Cunningham’s Gap and are…
Foray Reports will be presented for Bellthorpe and Girraween National Park. Members are asked to bring something of interest, for example a book, or to speak briefly about such things as an interesting web site or a favourite species, etc..
Guest speaker, Kim Nguyen, will be presenting "CAN I EAT IT? And other good questions you should ask about Fungi." She will discuss the varying approaches to fungal edibility by mycological societies from around the world, in order to trigger thought and debate about the goals and parameters of QMS. Glenda Walter and Pat Leonard…
After an extremely successful foray last year, QMS will be returning to Bellthorpe for an entire weekend of fantastic fungal fun. Situated west of the Glass House Mountains, Bellthorpe is about 98 km (or 90 min drive) north-west of Brisbane CBD. The site features pristine rainforest and farmland. Bookings are essential and places are filling…
Due to the hot weather and subsequent lack of fungi, this foray has been cancelled. 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…
