Posted October 6, 2010 by Jennifer Ramp Neale, Director of Research & Conservation
Gardens Volunteer Rosa-Lee Brace identifies mushrooms at the NAMA 2010 foray.
This year has been a banner year for mushrooms. It seems that over the last several months mushrooms have been popping up everywhere. The moist spring combined with well-timed rains in July and August led to a great year. Well, it couldn’t have come at a better time for the North American Mycological Association’s annual foray.
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Posted September 14, 2009 by Jennifer Ramp Neale, Director of Research & Conservation
Have you ever wanted to go on a mushroom hunt? Your opportunity has arrived. Join the Colorado Mycological Society September 18-20 for the Rocky Mountain National Park Mycoblitz. The mycoblitz, an event where a group of people get together for a short period of time to identify mushrooms in a given area, will be the second to be held at Rocky Mountain National Park. The mycoblitz is a joint endeavour between the Colorado Mycological Society (CMS), Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) and Denver Botanic Gardens Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi.
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Posted October 23, 2008 by Anna Sher, Adjunct Research & Conservation Researcher
Vera and her dedicated assistant, Karen Schoen
Passion. Commitment. Dedication. Love. All these words and more describe the relationship Vera Evenson, Curator of Denver Botanic Garden’s fungal herbarium, has with the most elusive of kingdoms. And yet, few know quite how remarkable this woman is. Vera recently received a distinguished award from the North American Mycological Association in honor of her 30+ years of dedication and expertise in the field.
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