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Mushroom News Mushroom Hunters Find Rare, Endangered Species in North Carolina Forest Researchers from the North Carolina Botanical Garden and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission recently discovered a rare, and possibly endangered, mushroom species in a North Carolina forest. The species, Gomphidius maculatus, is believed to be the first rare mushroom species discovered in the state in more than 50 years. The mushroom was discovered in a protected area of the Nantahala National Forest in the far western corner of the state. The researchers believe the species may be endangered due to the small size of its population and its limited geographical range. The species was found near decaying wood and is believed to be associated with coniferous trees. The discovery of this rare species highlights the importance of protecting natural areas and the need to monitor and survey fungi populations in order to preserve biodiversity. Article The Magic of Mushrooms: How Fungi are Transforming Our World Mushrooms have long been a source of fascination and mystery, but in recent years, the scientific community has begun to uncover the true power of these mysterious organisms. Fungi are playing an increasingly important role in the development of new treatments for a wide range of
Marquette fungi biz trying to turn PFAS into rocket fuel—with mushrooms – Environmental News Bits
Read the full story from WLNS. Two Marquette-area entrepreneurs who sell restaurant-quality, fresh mushrooms have also received a big grant to further their research into how fungi could be a solution to the nationwide PFAS problem—and maybe even blast projectile into the stratosphere.
A Nice Walk in the Woods - 10,000 Birds
As I have written before on this site, I consider even a bad day birding to still be a great walk in the woods. And this Monday was not a spectacular birding day. I had stayed up too late on Sunday night doing church accounting, so I got a late start on Monday morning. (The fact that Mexico recently abandoned daylight saving time has made this problem more serious.) It was drizzling off and on all morning, and never sunny, so the birds weren’t active at all. That drizzle, and one bout of rain, made great photography both unlikely, as well as somewhat risky. But I promised not to complain about any levels of rain in this rags-to-riches year, and I’m not. Since our summer monsoon season finally began, we have had 31 days with rain, and only 7 without. Streams are finally flowing again, and bodies of water are slowly coming back to life. I love to see the new growth on our dozens of oak species. It’s like a northern autumn, but down south, and in July: Mushrooms were also everywhere: Most plants are still in their vegetative phrase, but one little plant seemed to be in a big hurry to bloom. It’s three or four leaves, and then about a hundred flowers! The second plant captivated me with its decorative leaves. As so often happens when I go birding, I was adopted by a couple of local dogs. I am now their new bestie. As so often happens. Dogs are much more patient with the stop-and-go rhythm of my birding walks, than my wife is. And a few birds did gift me some photos. The Mexican race of Bushtits always look rakish with their black masks. A brief mixed flock experience included this Grace’s Warbler, which is one of our relatively few resident warblers down here. (In contrast, we receive many winter migrant species.) A family of endemic juvenile Spotted Wrens really knew how to show off their warm brown colors. The adults sport more somber shades of gray. The best sighting of the day, although experimenting with a camera I have yet to dominate did not give me my best photo for the day, was a female Mountain Trogon. Trogons are always easier to hear than they are to see, so I was glad to get a photo (any photo) of this bird. Since no spot offered a great number of birds, I went ahead and visited several sites of interest to me: Three spots uphill of San Miguel del Monte, a reforesting nursery downhill of the same, and a nearby reservoir which once again has some water in it. So this was not the greatest day of birding I have ever had. But it was still a great walk in the woods.
Thankful Thursday - 15andmeowing.com
Hi everyone. We are joining Brian’s Thankful Thursday Blog Hop. I am thankful for mushrooms. My hubby found all these on Wednesday in our woods. The big one is a chicken of the woods and it honestly tastes like chicken. He cooked some of these other ones, but not the purple, he just got those to
Nosey Rosie’s Gabfest - 15andmeowing.com
Hi everyone! I had another quiet week, but that is about to change. The girls will be here all day Tuesday. Penny was the big hero this week. Dad picked some mushrooms that he thought were oyster mushrooms. He didn't realize there was a poisonous look alike. Well, Penny kept standing by the basket