The Sporopod

Join us for a foray with friends in Linda Garrett Reserve in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Some lovely finds and chats about fungi with an often loud accompaniment of frogs and cicadas!

More of our Lichens foray in Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve with lichenologist Vanessa Ryan. We check out lichens under UV light, see their “battle zones” and learn about their many unique properties.

The Sporopod delves into the fascinating world of lichens! We are joined by the very knowledgable amateur lichenologist Vanessa Ryan as we walk through subtropical rainforest, noticing lichens and learning about these intriguing little ecosystems.

It's time for The Great Aussie Fungi Hunt! For the month of October 2024, you can join Fungimap's Australia-wide survey of fungi and friends. We show how easy it is to take part - no experience required. Do it for the fungi!

We make our own skin serum using Tremella fuciformis, also known as white jelly fungus or snow fungus. Our "Sporopod Beauty Cream" is enhanced with home-made Reishi tincture: we discuss the beneficial properties of these and other fungi.

It's lab coat time in the Sporopod test kitchen! We're creating a Reishi tincture using Australian Reishi - Ganoderma steyaertanum.

A foray in one of our favourite foray spots. Plenty of fungi sightings and an update on the invasive orange pingpong bat fungus - Favolaschia calocera.

A fungi foray in Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve. Join Catherine and Theresa as they photograph, prod, explore and attempt to identify fungi in this beautiful rainforest remnant.

Mycology May - now in its third year - held in Orange, NSW is a fungi-focused annual event. Workshops, talks, fungi surveys and a book launch for Alison Pouliot’s Underground Lovers are just some of the events that made this year’s experience so enjoyable!