Leader: Joy Clusker
Rain at last! So for our July excursion we will go on a fungi search with Joy Clusker, co-author of the excellent guide to identification of the “Fungi of the Bendigo Region”. Joy will give us valuable tips on identification and where to find fungi. Since the light drops early at this time of the year, we will meet earlier than usual and take a picnic lunch. Our search will be along the Ballantinia Track, Mt Alexander.
Meet: at the northern end of the Car Park north of the Railway Goods Shed, Kennedy St Castlemaine for a prompt 10.00 am departure (car-pooling as much as possible) or meet at 10.20 am at the southern end of Ballantinia Track where it meets Joseph Young Drive (Google Maps link).
Bring: Water, snacks, clean sturdy shoes, chairs and lunch. Also, a small mirror for viewing the underside of fungi caps and a kneeling mat or knee pads would be useful.