MLCO 2021-2022 Annual Summary

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The Macrofungi of Lane County Oregon group within CMS has continued to document fungal species across Lane County within the iNaturalist app. The group that manages this project is quite small – Dr. Bitt Roy, Bruce Newhouse, and Susie Holmes. But, everyone is able to become a “citizen scientist” and contribute. Bruce Newhouse continues to lead the pack of observers with both the greatest number of observations (1608) and the most number of unique species (401). As of this date, 41,752 total observations have been made in Lane county since the project’s inception in March of 2018. Of these, 14,647 observations are catalogued as “research grade”

As of this date, 180 specimens have been submitted for DNA sequencing. Below are a few pictures of the latest species to be vouchered and and DNA tested. Followed by the current statistics for the 3 projects that are maintained on iNaturalist. The increase in #s cited in parenthesis, is the change since last years CMS Year in Review was published on June 29, 2021.

Macrofungi of Lane County Oregon

Project Description: This project was started to inventory and document the macrofungi of Lane County, Oregon and the surrounding area. It is sanctioned as a part of the Cascade Mycological Society (CMS).

  • Total observations: 41,752 (increase of 16,957)
  • Total species: 1,643 ( increase of 309)
  • #people/contributors: 3,343 (increase of 1,172)

Woodchip Fungi of Lane County Oregon

Project Description: The Woodchip Fungi of Lane County project was created in December of 2019. This project documents fungi that are present in wood chip habitats. Primarily geared towards urban landscapes in the Eugene-Springfield area; it includes fungi present in any woodchip (i.e. wood chip or mulch covered landscape areas) habitat within Lane County.

  • Total observations: 171 (increase of 12)
  • Total species: 55 (increase of 7)
  • #people/contributors: 66 (increase of 10)

Vouchered Macrofungi of Lane County Oregon

Project Description: This project is for designated users who voucher fungal specimens for a fungaria (fungal herbaria). A subset of these vouchered specimans are selected for DNA testing.

  • Total observations: 368 (increase of 99)
  • Total species: 218 (increase of 64)
  • #people/contributors: 18 (increase of 1)

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