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FungiQuest Citizen Science Logs 148,214 Mushroom Sightings

FungiQuest Citizen Science Logs 148,214 Mushroom Sightings

What they found

FungiQuest volunteers recorded 148,214 sightings of 4,393 species, almost half of North America's known mushroom types.

FungiQuest volunteers recorded 148,214 sightings of 4,393 species, almost half of North America's known mushroom types.

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148,214 sightings covering 4,393 species

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Mushroom maven Robert Courteau isn't just your average fungi enthusiast – he's on a quest, and he's taking the internet with him. FungiQuest, his massive North American bio-blitz, had over 34,538 nature lovers snapping pics of mushrooms, slime molds, and lichen last fall. With a whopping 148,214 sightings covering 4,393 species, this fungi fiesta observed almost half of all mushroom types known in North America.

Mushroom maven Robert Courteau isn't just your average fungi enthusiast – he's on a quest, and he's taking the internet with him. FungiQuest, his massive North American bio-blitz, had over 34,538 nature lovers snapping pics of mushrooms, slime molds, and lichen last fall. With a whopping 148,214 sightings covering 4,393 species, this fungi fiesta observed almost half of all mushroom types known in North America.

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