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Week of Events
Monday, February 5, 2024
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FeaturedVirtual EventFebruary 5, 2024 -Featured Come join us for an online ID meeting this Monday, starring the Amanitas!
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Come join us for an online ID meeting this Monday, starring the Amanitas!
Next Monday's ID meeting will be happening online. Since there are fewer fungi to be found this time of year, we'll be diving deeper into families […]
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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FeaturedVirtual EventFebruary 8, 2024 -Featured Yeasts: the enormous diversity of single-celled fungi
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Yeasts: the enormous diversity of single-celled fungi
Most fungi are completely invisible to humans. While we love to admire beautiful mushrooms and other large fruiting bodies in the forest, entire communities of cryptic and microscopic fungi are living and growing under our feet. Single-celled fungi, also known as yeasts, are among these cryptic fungi. Because they are single-celled, we can't see them with our own eyes, and yet they exist in almost all environments on Earth. The single-celled growth form evolved several times from hyphal ancestors and is common worldwide, but yeasts' roles in ecosystems are often mysterious.
In this talk, I will introduce you to the wonderful world of naturally-occurring yeasts; giving some historic context on how humans have been interacting with yeasts for thousands of years, before discussing what we do and don't know about yeast ecology in nature. Then I'll discuss my own work with yeasts: I work with yeasts in several natural New England habitats, including temperate forests and carnivorous plants. I am working to expand our knowledge of yeast ecology and evolution by focusing on how yeasts interact with other living things in nature. With this talk, I hope to give audience members a new appreciation for the mysterious and intriguing invisible fungal diversity they encounter every day.
Friday, February 9, 2024
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Saturday, February 10, 2024
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February 10, 2024 -NYMS pop-up walk, Alley Pond Park, Queens, Saturday, February 10th – Note different location
NYMS pop-up walk, Alley Pond Park, Queens, Saturday, February 10th – Note different location
We will be headed to Long Pond Park, Staten Island this Sunday February 4th! Come along for this Staten Island winter walk.
Sunday, February 11, 2024
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