Chronicles 2025 summer

What a hot summer for the Szeged Fungus Association in 2025

• As partners of Pangea BioBlitz, we helped to assess local Funga and introduced fungal diversity to enthusiastic youth.

• On a foray to a floodplain area, we used iNaturalist to record observations and share them with participants and national park officers. 

• Our conservation workshop was about fungi protection. Participants requested our support for their mycology education efforts.

• On Biodiversity Days, we contributed to Funga diversity assessment.

• We visited Pannon Truffle plantation, where we enjoyed a busy program and wonderful hospitality.

• As part of our Citizens for Fungi Diversity project, we released a Fungi Photo Guide, Fungi Sampling Guide, and added DNA barcoding and fungarium repository service.

•  At the Citizen Science in the Library workshop, we presented our project, goals, achievements, and plans.

• FunDive booklets and PlutoF GO app were localized

• A unique collection of mycology relics was exhibited.

• Our traditional summer camp in the mountains was again rich with many learning opportunities.

• We held classes in a daycare, a primary school, and in summer camps, providing a learning experience with fungi.

• We introduced our association to a partner organization.

• We spent a good day foraging with a partner org. Thanks!

• An on-site fungi diversity exhibition was organized after three days of assessment.

• We donated lyophilized samples to a fungi exhibition.

• Visited an alpine mushroom camp. Thanks!

• Visited a fungi fest. Thanks!

• Our first Mycology Education Workshop was great. To be continued.