2022 in Review
Despite 2022 being a dry year and Hurricane Fiona disrupting the peak of mushroom season, by blocking trails and closing parks, we made a lot of progress on both observations and spreading out across the province, though we are still lacking in the areas west of Summerside.
Some highlights of the year:
- 172 new species added to iNaturalist
- increased the number of squares with 20+ known species from 13 to 48
- 3336 observations added to iNaturalist, 1300 more than in 2021 which was an amazing mushroom year
- 113 people attended our various talks and walks
- Mushrooms of PEI project was reported in the media 13 times
- Some PEI firsts for 2022 PEI: Bog Beacon, Silky Rosegill, White Saddle, and Coconut Milkcap
- Inventory of Dune Fungi found 26 different species on PEI sand dunes, with 28 samples submitted for DNA sequencing. Many interesting finds, including a waxcap mushroom that is likely Hygrocybe jackmanii and previously known only from one location in Labrador
A group of people in the field is an extremely productive way to find mushrooms. We’ll have more mushroom walks in 2023.
Still a bit thin up west, but we are making steady progress.
