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Mycology May – Pottery & Fungi Foray

A timely drop of rain brought out a few fungi which we hunted down with great enthusiasm during our Mycology May event. We uploaded some of our findings to iNaturalist to help build on what we know of this site. Then, once our foray time was up, we shared our discoveries with the rest of the group before heading into the pottery shed.

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May the force (of Fungi) be with you!

Mycology May events are happening right across the Central Tablelands Region.

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Soil’s Alive! Springtails Under the Microscope

2024 has been a year of encouraging our community to get up close and personal with their soil’s macro and microorganisms.

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Soil’s Alive – Exploring the unique soil microbiome of the Mid Lachlan Region

Over the course of eight weeks between May and June, Mid lachlan Landcare sampled the microbiome of twenty eight unique sites spanning from public (Cemeteries, Travelling Stock Reserves) to private (Cropping and Grazing farms).  With each site being sampled an average of four times we ended up with one hundred and fifteen sample plots, each of which played a small yet important role in uncovering the rich and diverse microbiome of the Mid Lachlan region. 

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