Fungal Diversity Survey

This illuminating presentation given by Bill Sheehan and Sigrid Jakob gives an overview of community science and the evolution of FunDiS, as well as an introduction to our new conservation programs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zshe9WTJDY Here's a link to the slides: https://docs.google.com//2PACX-1vRH-uwhmiYAQXy9EbDv99/pub

Check out this NYT feature about FunDiS board member Sigrid Jakob and her work with the urban FunDiS project in Green-Wood Cemetery!

! The North American Mycological Association invites you to attend a live virtual presentation that will cover the growing role of community scientists in solving pressing environmental problems. Bill Sheehan and Sigrid Jakob will showcase how the work of amateur mycophiles can contribute to getting fungi a seat at the table of species conservation. Thursday, April 22... 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM Central (8:30 PM Eastern, 5:30 PM Pacific) To register: https://mms.namyco.org/members/evr/reg_event.php Please note this event is only for NAMA members. To become a member, please visit https://namyco.org/join.php. If you can't make the event, fear not; the recorded video link will be emailed to all members in good standing.

Fungi in Vogue! Fashion may not seem particularly relevant to fungal conservation, but environmental justice for fungi includes raising public interest to the level of plants and animals. You can't support and conserve that which you don't think about! https://www.vogue.com//fungi-mushrooms-fashion-inspiration Here's a previous Deep Funga article displaying some sweet fungal patterns created by mycologist and FunDiS volunteer Roo Vandegrift:... https://fundis.org/resources/blog/124-seeing-patterns See more

Beware! Mushroom hunting can be dangerous...In our latest Deep Funga blog, Eric Chandler recounts his run-in with a monster. https://fundis.org/resour/blog/138-the-ranger-creek-mystery