Plants and Fungi

2024 ANPC WORKSHOP “Native Plant Superheroes” 

21 March 2024

Alberta Native Plant Council
Online & In-person at Medicine Hat, AB
April 20

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The alien invasion: Protecting Alberta’s native plants from the ever-pressing threat of invasive species!

28 January 2024

Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Megan Evans
Host: Alberta Native Plant Council

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Pixie cups and reindeer lichens. Both are Cladonias, which are some of our most charming and taxonomically challenging lichens. RICHARD SCHNEIDER

For the Love of Lichens

19 January 2024

There’s lots to love about lichens! Meet some of Alberta’s most colourful examples of these fascinating amalgam organisms.

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Bad But Beautiful

7 July 2023

BY LORNA ALLEN
The Lakota people called them “mako sica,” or “bad lands.” French trappers and traders had the same opinion and called them “les mauvaises terres à traverser” — “bad lands to cross.” Since then, the term “badlands” has stuck.

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Growing a Garden

29 May 2023

Watch your garden grow… underground!

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Journey of a Seed

24 May 2023

Follow these steps to test the germination rate of your seeds to decide how many seeds to plant.

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Common Lichens of Edmonton

11 December 2022

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What Lies Beneath: The Hidden Life of Fungi

3 October 2022

BY HEATHER ADDY

Fungi are often overlooked because many of them spend much of their lives hidden from us, and out of sight means out of mind. While all fungi share certain features, these organisms display remarkable diversity. Here, we’ll focus on fungi that form mushrooms and other large, complex fruiting bodies.

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On the Trail of Disjunct Alpine Plants from Alberta to Ontario

24 April 2022

BY ASHLEY HILLMAN

It’s Day 4 on the trail. It’s humid, hot, and did I mention humid? Our packs are impossibly heavy with food, camping gear, and sampling equipment. I wish there was someone else to blame for deciding to mix backpacking with field sampling, but unfortunately it was my idea. I have already cut myself on a rock and slipped into the frigid waters of Lake Superior as we struggle down the coastal hiking trail of Pukaskwa National Park. But all this suffering has rewarded us with just what we were looking for: plants! 

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Mycelial Material Revolution

28 March 2022

Recorded Presentation
Speaker: SEAN CAMPBELL
Host: Alberta Mycological Society

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