Archive for July, 2009
A nice article titled Fun With Fungi: Mycology Careers by Sarah Coehlo recently appeared at Science Careers from the Journal Science. The article features mycologist Martin Bidartondo, of Kew Botanical Gardens , who specializes in mycorrhizae, and John Collier, of Monaghan Mushrooms (Ireland). A quote: “There are numerous options for mycologists in [agriculture], and the [...]
Tags: Mycologists, mycology labs
Bats in the eastern half of the USA have been suffering from a fungal disease called white nose syndrome (WNS). Once the disease appears in a colony it quickly spreads to hibernating bats to affect up to 95% of the population. Tennessee wildlife officials have closed access to all caves on public lands for a [...]
Moving is like being on holiday right? No? Posts will be sporadic for the next week or so, until I get resettled. Thanks for visiting.
Well known photographer of fungi, Taylor Lockwood, is currently on tour through August 1st. He may be coming to a town near you. Check with your local mycological society to see if it has scheduled a show (the schedule isn’t posted at his website). Taylor’s current shows are as follows (from his website, taylorlockwood.com): The [...]
Tags: photography, Taylor Lockwood
According to one website a poem written by renowned mycologist A. H. Reginald Buller (1874 – 1944) is one of the greatest ever written. At least that’s what one would assume is meant when a poem appears at a website of “Greatest Poems.” I hope the copyright is expired or is in the public domain, [...]
Tags: Buller, Mycologists, Poetry
The Gulf States Mycological Society (GSMS ) will hold its summer foray in Hillsdale (north of Poplarville), Mississipi from July 10-12, 2009. The event will be held at the King’s Arrow Ranch Inn. Guest Mycologist for the foray is Dr. Rod Tulloss. Field trips are planned for nearby National Forests. Cost for the weekend is [...]
Tags: Foray
Cantharellus AB was a Swedish company formed to market technologies for growing golden chanterelle mushrooms (Cantharellus cibarius). I believe the idea was to offer trees inoculated with the fungus—at least that is what the company president told me on the phone many years ago. I think it was some time in the mid to late [...]
Tags: Cantharellus, Chanterelle, mushroom growing
