Why fungi iNaturalist locations matter. In the wake of recent headlines, some people are wondering—should we still share exact locations of fungi sightings online? At Fungimap, we say yes—with care, context, and confidence. Fungi are some of the most extra...

Fungi play a fundamental role in sustaining life on Earth. Fungi are important, not only in their own right as a large component of biodiversity (an estimated 2.5 million species), but also because of its connections and support of other organisms along with t...

Have you uploaded observations on to an iNaturalist project or participated in a citizen science activity? If the answer is yes, then give yourself a pat on the back! The critical role of citizen scientists has been in the spotlight recently, in two related ar...

We are thrilled to announce that we were successful in securing a $5,000 grant from the Wettenhall Environment Trust! This grant is to progress the groundbreaking work of nominating the critically endangered Tea-tree Fingers (Hypocreopsis amplectens) for Commo...

Tom May, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Earlier this month, 51 species of fungi were formally added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, as a result of assessments carried out at the Australasian Fungi Red List Workshop held in Melbourne in July. This i...