Conservation Walk and Talk Series: Meeting with Mushrooms

Event details

Description:

Come along and learn about the diversity of the Kingdom Fungi.

Date:

Thursday, 23 May 2024

Time

10:30AM — 2:30PM

Location:

Toorourrong Reservoir Jacks Creek Rd, Whittlesea VIC 3757, Australia

Contact:

Sustainable Environment

Phone:

92172170

Cost:

Free

Registration

Register online

Highlights

For this fungal ecology and identification workshop, you’ll meet Alison Pouliot, an expert in philosophy, zoology and mycology. She is an ecologist, environmental photographer and author and has presented over 850 environmental seminars, forays and workshops in Australia and internationally.

This workshop introduces participants to the diversity of the Kingdom Fungi and the basic principles of fungus identification, including fungi from the various local habitat types and those from further afield.

In addition to the ecological and mycological aspects, we will also look at cultural aspects of fungi such as edibility and toxicity and their various utilitarian uses. 

There will be opportunity for participants to examine and handle fungus specimens.