Dr. Rick Van de Poll will review some of the history of protecting rare fungi in the United States, as well as the more recent efforts to identify and protect rare fungi through IUCN Red-Listing, the FUNDIS Rare Fungi Challenges and selected state listing projects. He will highlight a few case studies where certain species have already made a difference in fungal awareness and the promotion of protecting fungal habitats.

This is a North American Mycological Association (NAMA) Webinar

RImycoS membership grants you an affiliated club discount on NAMA membership.

These lectures are Free for NAMA members or $5 for nonmembers.

Register here: https://app.glueup.com/event/how-to-recognize-and-conserve-rare-fungi-in-your-state-province-165894/home.html

Dr. Rick Van de Poll provides quality inventories, assessments, and knowledge of our natural resources to promote biodiversity conservation in New England for the public and private sector. In 1985 he founded Ecological Management Consultants of New England, LLC and since then has inventoried over 350,000 acres. Dr. Van de Poll sets the standard with his innovative contributions to the environmental field and was the first to complete a PhD program in Natural Resource Inventory in the Northeast. Rick is highly influential with State and Federal agencies and his unparalleled expertise is sought after throughout New England and New York. He has appeared on TV, radio and as a keynote speaker on various ecological topics.