Field Mycology and Conservation Committee

The Field Mycology and Conservation Committee deals with all issues relating to fungal conservation, biodiversity and field related activities.  The Field Mycology Committee also supports the BMS recording network and organises a programme of field meetings and workshops. It liaises with and advises local, national and international conservation bodies and manages the Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland.

The Committee holds two meetings a year in addition to electronic communication in between time.

Committee members 2012

Dr Stuart Skeates (Chair)
Professor Bruce Ing (Conservation and Vice President)
Dr Paul Kirk (Records Database)
Ms Carol Hobart (Foray manager)
Mrs Sheila Spence (Network coordinator)
Mrs Dinah Griffin
Professor Richard Fortey
 
Co-opted:
Dr Martyn Ainsworth (Kew and Natural England)
 

Minutes of Meetings

Richard Fortey has produced a digest of the minutes which is available to download here.

  • Feb 2012 pdf.gif
  • Aug 2011 pdf.gif

Next Meeting

Aug
14
BMS Field Mycology & Conservation Committee
Small meeting room, Jodrell Laboratory, RBG Kew
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM