BIG THICKET MUSHROOM WALK

 SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2010

 

 

We will meet at 10 AM at the Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) Field Research Station (FRS), located in Saratoga TX, on the west side of the highway. Saratoga is approx. 35 miles NW of Beaumont. The FRS is on FM 770, north off TX Hwy 105 between Beaumont and Cleveland. We will foray into the Lance Rosier Unit of the BTNP, collect and record species, and thereby assist with the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) species list for the BTNP.

 

As of this date, ATBI activities have yielded two species new to science, Megacollybia texensis and Boletus roodyi, which have been published in scientific journals, more than 40 new records for the State of Texas, and more than 100 for the BTNP.

 

After collecting, we will return to the FRS, have lunch, and discuss the morning’s finds.  Bring collecting gear, rainwear, water, bug spray, and a sack lunch Please call or email with any questions: David & Pat Lewis 409-423-3776 or email: plewis at jas dot net