“Scientific Documentation and Collection of Macrofungi” presented by Justin Loucks
How do scientists study mushrooms? How is your participation is essential to documenting and collecting these organisms for study? What is happening right now in North America working to better understand mushroom diversity? How can you get involved? Get the answers to these, and many of your other questions, on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Fire Station 16 in Colorado Springs at 6:00pm.
Justin Loucks has been working with the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi and Colorado Mycoflora Project since December 2017. At the fungarium, he’s had roles as an intern, a seasonal employee, and as a volunteer. He has spent most of his time with Sam Mitchel Herbarium in the lab sequencing specimens.
Justin has been collecting and documenting macrofungi since 2018, and has assisted with specimen vouchering at the Telluride Mushroom Festival, as well as the Colorado Mycological Society Mushroom Fair at the Denver Botanic Gardens. He has an A.S. Biology from the Community College of Denver, and a B.S. in Environmental Science from MSU Denver.
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