Winter Enrichment: The Invasive Golden Oyster Mushroom is Affecting Local Fungi - Now What?
Event Dates
- Thursday, 02/12/2026 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Event Description
About This Lecture: Now that the ecological impacts of invasive golden oysters have been published and entered the public conversation, what happens next? Veerabahu, the Arboretum’s Leopold Research Fellow, will weave together the social, evolutionary, and ecological aspects of managing golden oyster mushrooms moving forward. Fee: $10. Register by February 8. Event Details: Doors open at 9:30 am, and the lecture runs from 10 - 11:30 am. About the Series: The Arboretum's Winter Enrichment Lecture Series is an annual tradition dating to the late 1960s. It offers engaging talks and conversation for naturalists, volunteers, friends, and community members. The series runs weekly on Thursday mornings from January 15 - February 26, 2026.
Location
UW Arboretum Visitor Center, 2880 Longenecker Dr, Madison, WI 53713
Contact
education@arboretum.wisc.edu, 608-263-3774Categories: Talk or Workshop