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Conserving Rare Eastern Fungi – Why It’s Important to Document What We Don’t Know!
Conserving Rare Eastern Fungi – Why It’s Important to Document What We Don’t Know!
by Rick van de Poll
by Rick van de Poll
Rare fungi are rare, aren't they? Or is it that we just don't know when and where to look for them? This workshop on uncommon to hypothetically rare species in northeastern North America springboards off of the recent “West Coast Rare 10” fungi project of the Fungal Diversity project - FUNDiS.org. It addresses the concept of finding lesser known fungi in a given region and the value of doing so, as we begin to roll out FUNDiS’ Rare 20 Northeast Fungi Project using iNaturalist. Through the author's examination of field collection records for North America, a select list of the 20 rarely encountered northeastern fungi that may occur in Newfoundland will be reviewed and described. Habitats and collecting history will underscore why they are important to understand now as climate change alters the baseline conditions in the Northeast. With an ultimate goal of adding these species to the North American "Red List," this workshop invites participants to add mushrooms to their biological diet!
Dr. Rick Van de Poll is the principal of Ecosystem Management Consultants (EMC) of Sandwich, New Hampshire. He has taught Mycology at the undergraduate and graduate level for over 25 years. He has been on the Northeast Mycological Federation (NEMF) Faculty list since 1996 when he co-chaired the joint NAMA-NEMF Foray at Mt. Ascutney entitled “Conserving Mycological Diversity.” He is currently the President of NEMF and the Sandwich Area Mushroom Club.
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Conserving Rare Eastern Fungi – Why It’s Important to Document What We Don’t Know!
Conserving Rare Eastern Fungi – Why It’s Important to Document What We Don’t Know!
by Rick van de Poll
by Rick van de Poll
Rare fungi are rare, aren't they? Or is it that we just don't know when and where to look for them? This workshop on uncommon to hypothetically rare species in northeastern North America springboards off of the recent “West Coast Rare 10” fungi project of the Fungal Diversity project - FUNDiS.org. It addresses the concept of finding lesser known fungi in a given region and the value of doing so, as we begin to roll out FUNDiS’ Rare 20 Northeast Fungi Project using iNaturalist. Through the author's examination of field collection records for North America, a select list of the 20 rarely encountered northeastern fungi that may occur in Newfoundland will be reviewed and described. Habitats and collecting history will underscore why they are important to understand now as climate change alters the baseline conditions in the Northeast. With an ultimate goal of adding these species to the North American "Red List," this workshop invites participants to add mushrooms to their biological diet!
Dr. Rick Van de Poll is the principal of Ecosystem Management Consultants (EMC) of Sandwich, New Hampshire. He has taught Mycology at the undergraduate and graduate level for over 25 years. He has been on the Northeast Mycological Federation (NEMF) Faculty list since 1996 when he co-chaired the joint NAMA-NEMF Foray at Mt. Ascutney entitled “Conserving Mycological Diversity.” He is currently the President of NEMF and the Sandwich Area Mushroom Club.
stream live on our Facebook page (link in footer below) or:
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