Mapping California's Fungi with Mycota Lab's MycoMap CA Network

Mycota Lab's “MycoMap California Network” is an engaged network of volunteer fungi collectors who are documenting biodiversity across California. This community-driven effort, fueled by collective expertise and grassroots engagement, has uncovered numerous unique and important species. This presentation will highlight some of the most interesting, rare, and remarkable fungi discovered and celebrate the dedicated collectors who found them. Through fieldwork, molecular sequencing and expansive citizen science data streams, we are creating a dynamic, comprehensive map of California’s fungi. Learn how you can help document fungi by joining this collaborative effort that is transforming mycology. This project advances fungal conservation and taxonomy while demonstrating how human networks can mirror and support the intricate networks that fungi form beneath our feet.

Speaker: Mandie Quark is a molecular biologist and science writer by training and a researcher with a passion for the advancement of community mycology.