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Future events
Important Notice – change of location and dates for future meetings
Due to issues booking the Royal Society Room from the South Australian Museum, we have been forced to change the date and location of the FNSSA General meetings to the Goodman Lecture theatre.
All General meetings after March will be held at this location on the 3rd Wednesday of every Month, except January when no meeting is scheduled.
FNSSA General Meeting – 7:30pm Wednesday September 18th 2024
Location: Goodman Building, Hackney Rd. Click here for a map
Speaker: Pam Catcheside, Hon. Research Associate, Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium, DEW. Founder & former coordinator of the FNSSA Adelaide Fungal Studies Group.
Topic: Fungi & Fire
After fire, fungi play essential roles in habitat restoration by improving soil structure and chemistry, helping to reduce erosion, providing nutrients for plants, recycling burnt litter and wood and reducing soil pH from alkaline ~pH 10 (resulting from ash) to approximately neutral pH 7.
Pam will show and discuss the fungi appearing after fire. She will present data from research and surveys carried out by herself and David Catcheside before and after the 2007 and 2019-2020 fires on Kangaroo Island.
FNSSA AGM – 7:30pm Wednesday October 16th 2024
Location: Goodman Building, Hackney Rd. Click here for a map
Speaker: TBA
Topic: TBA
FNSSA General Meeting – 7:30pm Wednesday November 20th 2024
Location: Goodman Building, Hackney Rd. Click here for a map
Speaker: TBA
Topic: TBA