SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 AT 7 PM CST. | JOIN VIA ZOOM OR YOUTUBE
Mycologist Jimm Stack will discuss the findings of a published pilot study that examined the effects of mycroremediation on invasive trees in the Austin, TX area. Jimm, who was running his company 100th Monkey Mushrooms in Austin at the time, had a conversation with an Austin Greenbelt management staff about mycroremediation using a local species of Turkey tail as a solution for forest management. Four years later, Balcones Canyonlands Preserve senior biologist Lisa O’Donnell, who had heard of Jimm’s work, contacted Jimm to discuss mycoremediation of glossy privet trees on the preserve. Jimm acted as chief mycologist, cultivated local spawn and consulted on the mycoremediation process for the project. The phase 1 study found significant acceleration in decomposition of substrate. A phase 2 study is under way that includes two sets of controls and quantitative measurements of the effectiveness of the mycroremdiation. Jimm will discuss the original study, any findings to date from the phase 2 study, explore the relevance of local species in mycoremediation, and talk about spawn cultivation and effective application of spawn to forest floor substrate, be that logs, slash or chips.
Turning an invasive hardwood into an asset: Inoculating Ligustrum lucidum logs with a medicinal mushroom, Trametes versicolor, accelerates wood decomposition under field conditions
Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , June 2019 , pp. 142 - 149
Meeting ID: 876 2114 5502
Passcode: 649729
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