Fungus Discovery Workshop
What are all those fungi doing there in the landscape?
How do they help ecosystems function?
Why do fungi provoke both intrigue and disdain?
This workshop introduces participants to the diversity, ecology and curiosities of the Kingdom Fungi, specific to fungi found in the Little Desert region but also within wider Australian and global contexts.
It includes an interactive session on the basics of fungus identification, where participants will get to handle, examine and identify various fungi. Participants will also learn to recognise the various diagnostic characteristics used to identify fungi in the field. Fungi will be discussed in regard to their ecological roles and also cultural aspects such as edibility and toxicity.
We will then partake in an exciting two hour foray through various local ecosystems to search for species of interest. Participants are encouraged to bring along their own specimens for identification at the workshop.
Supplementary notes will also be provided.
Signed copies of Alison’s books, The Allure of Fungi and Wild Mushrooming will be available for purchase.
This event is generously sponsored by the Hindmarsh Landcare Network.
Further fungus workshops and forays are listed here.
BOOKINGS
JONATHAN STARKS: 0429 006 936
WEDNESDAY 16 JUNE 2021
10:00 – 16:00
Dimboola, VIC
COST: $20
BOOKINGS
JONATHAN STARKS: 0429 006 936 or jstarks@hindmarshlandcare.org.au