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Eileen

@geoleeny.bsky.social

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Mom, wife, Grandma. Painter, Weaver, knitter, Mushroom Hunter, natural dyer, yarn spinner.

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Eileen @geoleeny.bsky.social · 1d

All of this yarn was dyed with one species of mushroom, Phaeolus schweinitzii, commonly known as the dyers polypore. What a variety of color from one mushroom

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Eileen @geoleeny.bsky.social · 6d

I will definitely do this

TR Cavallaro @trcava.bsky.social · 9d

I made a flyer! Know anyone in CA, OR, WA, or BC who might be interested in collecting mushrooms for research purposes? #mycology #citizenscience

Please share widely! 🧪 🍄‍🟫 🌲

A PDF version can be found here: drive.proton.me/urls/W1MM4FG...

A help-wanted poster seeking volunteer mushroom collectors in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.

The poster provided some background info about the research project and study system and how folks can contribute if they are interested.

REQUEST | Calling all mycophiles, naturalists, and citizen scientists in CA, OR, WA, and BC!

Going for a hike in the woods or a walk in your neighborhood park?
• Please keep your eyes peeled for the purple mushrooms of L.a-o!
• Collect the mushrooms* if you are able to access them safely.
• If you can, please take a photo of the mushrooms and the tree(s) you find them under.
*If you find a mushroom that is clearly rotten or moldy, please don't collect it.

"I collected some purple mushrooms. What should I do now?"
1. Please keep the mushroom fresh:
• Store in paper, not plastic.
• Keep cool/ refrigerate, but do not freeze.
• Store mushrooms away from light.
2. Email me to arrange pick-up, delivery, or shipment* of your sample.
* will cover packing and shipping expenses!

"What's in it for those who contribute to this work?"
• You will receive acknowledgement in presentations and publications stemming from this research.
• You will receive copies of journal publications from this research (data available upon request).
• You are invited to attend presentations of this research and to visit the lab at Stanford University.

Page 2 of the help-wanted poster includes reference photos of the study organism and a map of where this species has been observed. All images and the map are sourced from iNaturalist.

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Eileen @geoleeny.bsky.social · 6d

Sweet little Queen Bolete. I love mushroom season in the PNW

Eileen @geoleeny.bsky.social · 6d

I would come and visit if I could

Eileen @geoleeny.bsky.social · 7d

What a lovely gift 🎁

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Eileen @geoleeny.bsky.social · 13d

New snow up there

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Eileen @geoleeny.bsky.social · 13d

Happy birthday!

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Eileen @geoleeny.bsky.social · 24d

👋hope this helps

Eileen @geoleeny.bsky.social · 25d

What caused the closure of the woods?

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Eileen @geoleeny.bsky.social · 28d

I did tomatoes and I have plums and pears falling off the tree right now. I can’t keep up

Eileen @geoleeny.bsky.social · 28d

That’s so funny. Maybe it is a she and she laid her eggs and moved on like Charlotte

Eileen @geoleeny.bsky.social · Sep 12

Have a great adventure!

Eileen @geoleeny.bsky.social · Sep 11

Very lush!

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Lukas Large @lukaslarge.bsky.social · Sep 6

Nature book challenge. A book per day in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best nature books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews.
#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky