Community Workday at the Myco Research Station

Date: Sunday, March 19, 2023

Time: 10 am - 2 pm

Location: Circle Acres Preserve, Grove Blvd, Austin, TX 78741

Join us for a community workday at the Myco Research Station! We'll be organizing a work session to dig new posts for the research station structure, hosting an information session for anyone research & monitoring trees planted through the Healthy Soils, Healthy Trees, a site visit for artists interested in proposing public art for the Research Station.

Schedule:

• 10am: Research & Monitoring Info Session - calling all ecologists, biologists, mycologists, data nerds and enthusiasts! Help us monitor and collect data on trees recently planted in Roy Guerrero Park with mushroom blocks. Meet at the picnic tables at Circle Acres.
• 11am: Community Workday to fix the Myco Research Station structure. We need 2-3 people to help out with a few projects.
• 1pm: Public art meetup - if you attended our Fungi Art Meetup last month, join us for a site visit to explore possibilities for public art at the Research Station.

All volunteers must register and complete a waiver form.

What to bring: Bug spray, water, sunscreen, gloves, brown bag lunch. We highly recommend wearing long pants. No sandals or open-toed shoes!

PARKING Myco Research Station is located at Circle Acres Preserve. The best access to the preserve is through Roy G. Guerrero Park off of Grove Boulevard. Park in the lot located at 508 Grove Blvd. See the map for directions, parking lot location, and how to find the trail entrance. There have been car break-ins at this city park so leave valuables at home and be sure to lock your vehicle.

Support is provided by the City of Austin’s Urban Forest Grant Program. Thank you!

LEARN MORE ABOUT HEALTHY SOILS, HEALTHY TREES: 

Healthy Soils, Healthy Trees (HSHT) is a community science and art initiative organized by Central Texas Mycological Society exploring the connections between soil health, urban forests and mycology. Working in partnership with Ecology Action Texas, the project will activate the Myco Research Station at Circle Acres Preserve with hands-on workshops, public art, and a community science effort to investigate how mycorrhizae fungi can be used to improve urban forest resiliency. https://www.centraltexasmycology.org/hsht 

THE PROJECT SEEKS TO:

• Foster stewardship and learning about urban forestry and mycology through public hands-on workshops. Join us for 4 seasonal soil building events that will range from composting demonstrations to tree care workshops.

• Enhance the Myco Research Station with public artworks and educational resources that communicate the importance of urban forest resiliency and the critical role fungi play in supporting soil and tree health.

• Launch a community science pilot project to understand the potential benefits of saprophytic and symbiotic root fungi (mycorrhizae) for Austin’s urban forest