Saturday, September 6, 2008

LUMINESCENT FUNGI SEEN


Francis and I were walking home in the dark, after a fine celebration for Bruce and Carol Hodgins of Camp Wanapitei. When I was able to resist using the flashlight to light the path, we noticed irridescent spots on the forest floor, and on decomposing logs. There are so many mysteries still to discover and study in the old growth forests --and not so old forests. It makes me sad how the MNR's Forest Management plan 'manages' for so few 'indicator' species. When the old growth habitat is gone, we've lost a link to science and spirituality.