Thank You for Making the Fall Fungi Bio-Blitz a Success!
- ThINC
- Nov 7, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Nov 13, 2025
A huge thank you to everyone who took part in the Fall Fungi & Lichen Bio-Blitz on Thetis Island! Together, we made 297 observations and identified over 100 different species - an amazing snapshot of the island’s fungal diversity. Every observation you shared contributes to community (citizen) science, helping researchers, conservationists, and naturalists better understand the ecosystems that make Thetis Island so unique.
Bio-Blitz Winners:
Most Observations: Alina Ensminger with an impressive 60 observations
Coolest Find: Fruiting body of Usnea (Old Man’s Beard lichen) by klcoutside
Best Photo: Deceiver mushroom by Athenia Willowbrook
Enjoy a selection of photos from our forest finds!
Please note that ID is NOT 100%
Best Photo - Deceivers (Genus Laccaria) by Athenia Willowbrook Coolest Find - Fruiting body of Old Man’s Beard lichen by klcoutside Western Painted Suillus (Suillus lakei) by klcoutside Western Grisette (Amanita pachycolea) by Grace and Florence Terry Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) by Amelia Ensminger Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia) by klcoutside Fir-Cone Mushroom (Strobilurus trullisatus) by Camille Mica Cap (Coprinellus micaceus) by klcoutside Golden Pholiota (Pholiota aurivella) by Amelia Ensminger Cucumber Cap (Macrocystidia cucumis) by Riley Murphy Family Xeromphalinaceae by Alina Ensminger Wood Woolly-Foot (Collybiopsis peronata) by Charlotte Fesnoux Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum) by Athenia Willowbrook White Coral Fungus (Clavulina coralloides) by Charlotte Fesnoux Blackening Slime Spike (Gomphidius oregonensis) by Riley Murphy Angel's Wings (Pleurocybella porrigens) by Ava Kerr Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies Order Agaricales by klcoutside Western Jumbo Gym (Gymnopilus ventricosus) by Grace and Florence Terry
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