Ep. 253 : Mushroom Color Atlas with Julie Beeler

As Julie Beeler writes, it wasn’t until 1969 that fungi were taxonomically separated from plants and recognized as inhabiting their own kingdom. There is so much that we do not understand about their taxonomy, their natural history, their functions in their ecosystem, or their medicinal values. With all that we do not know, Julie Beeler’s amazing work, set on paper as the Mushroom Color Atlas draws a clear path towards understanding the possible tones and timbres of colour and shade which we can pull from some of members of this vast kingdom.

Ep. 199 : Death and Decomposers

Tis’ the season to be considering the concepts of death and decay. We can smell it in the cool wet woods, and we can see it draped across the doorways along our streets. Skeletal trees sway with boney branches scratching at grey skies, and the dark is ever creeping in. Why not celebrate some of the most profound and interesting parties involved in this death and decomposition : Fungi!

Ep. 170 : Early Autumn Update

The seasons are changing and it’s getting a little more obvious everyday. I have been watching life turn over the past couple of weeks and it’s been lovely. I went out on Saturday, sat under a Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), and watched the wind move through the grass.
This weeks show I try my best to share what I have been learning about in regards to my local landbase, as well as trying to remember some of the highlights from my lost interview with Olivia Messinger Carril and Joseph S. Wilson about their book Common Bees of Eastern North America. It wasn’t the same, but it was ok. And the book is still just as good. I am grateful for that.