All about mushrooms.
May 15, 2018 by Constance Taylor
Plants make all other life on Earth possible. But most animals don't eat dead plants -- so how do the nutrients plants create get into the environment when the plant dies?
January 01, 2015 by Claire Peaslee
Nobody knows California's incredible, diverse lichens like Stephen Sharnoff, author of the new A Field Guide to California Lichens.
November 06, 2014 by Sara Bernard
A pioneering experiment in the East Bay shows how mushrooms can reduce toxins or harmful microbes in the water supply
November 28, 2013 by Alessandra Bergamin
Bracket fungi, named for their shelf-like structure, can often be seen fanned out of decaying wood. How can you identify them?
November 04, 2013 by Alessandra Bergamin
Oakland's Knowland Park boasts unparalleled views of the San Leandro Bay, gnarled coast live oak trees and stands of rare, maritime chaparral. But within this large landscape, one of nature's smallest communities is flourishing—lichen.
October 14, 2013 by Ron Sullivan
Lichens are not so much a taxonomic category as a way of life; as lichenologist Trevor Goward put it, “Lichens are fungi that have discovered agriculture.”
September 27, 2012 by Joe Eaton
It may be safely said that there are two kinds of people: those who notice mushrooms and those who don’t. ....jpg&w=87&h=87&zc=1)
January 01, 2009 by Debbie Viess
The beauty, and danger, of Amanita mushrooms..jpg&w=87&h=87&zc=1)
October 01, 2008 by Aleta George
Scientists and fire ecologists will be studying the cause and effects of these fires for years, and that includes taking ....jpg&w=87&h=87&zc=1)
January 01, 2002 by Elizabeth Rush
Is it a mushroom? A moss? Bacterial scum? Trod on underfoot or passed by in blissful ignorance, lichens are perhaps the least understood element of the Bay Area landscape. But they are everywhere. And when we look closely at them, a colorful and diverse world opens up before our eyes.