Guam Mycology Society

Hi All!

I am starting a mushroom group to get some forward motion going on studying Guam mycology.

Our first meeting will be Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 10:00am. Location to be announced later, probably here and definitely on Instagram at [@] guam.fungi.
EDIT: location is the University of Guam Marine Laboratory classroom RM 205.

My current agenda is to gauge interest and do an introductory how-to for posting on iNaturalist, as this is still the easiest place to collect observations. I’ll probably also mention Mushroom Observer.

Goals for this society are:

• a survey of Guam fungal diversity,
• creation of a fungarium,
• DNA sequencing of said samples,
• create a database for this info,
• cross-reference with other databases (iNat, Mushroom Observer, GenBank, etc.),
• and ultimately the creation of a field guide for Guam fungi.

If this interests you, come to our meeting, and if you can’t make it but have ideas, let me know! Everyone is welcome—I am not a mycologist. I’m just doing this because no one else is and I’m bored of waiting around for some more knowledgeable person to do it (lol).

Hope to see people there!

• Nina (project admin)

Posted on March 9, 2023 03:24 AM by ninamp