Fungi was in focus in Grenfell last week as world-renowned ecologist, environmental photographer and author, Alison Pouliot, will be returning for a two-part event.
On Thursday 8 May, Weddin Landcare teamed up with Bound Pages Bookshop to celebrate Alison’s latest book Funga Obscura at an event at Unwind in Grenfell.
Weddin Landcare also engaged Alison to run an interactive fungi workshop on Friday 9 May. The ‘Mycology in the Mix’ workshop was held at Clemence and Bill Matchett’s property ‘Nangwarrie’ and included a field excursion to the nearby Warraderry State Forest to search for local species of fungi.
Weddin Landcare's Claire Diprose said it was amazing to hear Allison describe her book and approach, as well as her knowledge of fungi.
Ms Diprose said at the sold-out workshop Allison read the room and found out what the participants were interested in and described the world of fungi.
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This year was reported as being one of the driest Allison has seen the region in her 28 years of coming out to the region undertaking her workshops.
During their walk in Warraderry State Forest, participants found and identified seven different species of fungi.
Dates to look out for include Thursday, 5 June when local author Inga Simpsons will be hosting a nature writing workshop at Patina Gallery.
