23: Fungi Photography: Combining Science and Art with Meg Madden

10/20/21 • 57 min

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This week we are joined with Meg Madden an artist, photographer, naturalist, hiker and mushroom lover from Vermont, USA. I found her page on Instagram @megmaddendesign and fell in love with the photos of mushrooms, lichen, and other nature captures. In the chat we cover these topics:

How are the mushrooms in Vermont?
How to photograph mushrooms?
Some projects you are a part of and the future
She was asked to write a BOOK!
How photography is both science and art
Future with Meg Madden
What does a typical day look like
How do you balance family and multiple jobs
MUSHROOM FESTIVAL?
What advice do you have for your younger self?
How can anything be art?
Some creative ways to use fungi

References Mentioned:
MALT
ADIDAS mushroom leather
Article on creating texture with photography by Meg Madden
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How are the mushrooms in Vermont?
How to photograph mushrooms?
Some projects you are a part of and the future
She was asked to write a BOOK!
How photography is both science and art
Future with Meg Madden
What does a typical day look like
How do you balance family and multiple jobs
MUSHROOM FESTIVAL?
What advice do you have for your younger self?
How can anything be art?
Some creative ways to use fungi

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Drink ZBiotics before drinking alcohol-Alcohol produces acetaldehyde, a byproduct that your next day

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22: Linking Technology and Nature Using GIS with Kevin Rohling

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This week we chat with Kevin Rohling a Forester Research Technician. Kevin earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geography from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, specializing in Biogeography and GIS. He conducts research focusing on invasive species issues, prescribed fire, use of technology in forestry, wildlife monitoring, chainsaw safety, natural areas management, and outreach and interpretation.
Topics we cover are:

What is GIS
How does it work
Why is it important?
How can this be used to monitor Climate Change?
Future Research that needs to be looked at using GIS
How to help flora and funga with technology
Herbicides and GIS monitoring

Find Kevin and resources mentioned below:

University of Illinois Extension Forestry Website:

University of Illinois Extension Forestry YouTube Channel:

Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS, for invasive species reporting)

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24: How to Lead your Own Mushroom Foray wtih Tim Clemens

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In this weeks chat we talk with Tim Clemens (@MNForager) the President of the Minnesota Mycological Society. He's also been a forager for many years and has his own company called Ironwood foraging. In this discussion we cover these topics: