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The Origins of the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi
March 3, 2025
Research & Conservation
The Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi is the largest macrofungal collection of mushrooms found along the Southern Rocky Mountains. How did this collection rise to fame? What are its origins? Let us begin
Appreciating Mycology Volunteers
June 20, 2024
Andrew Wilson
Author Sherry Anderson has a quote that sums up the value of volunteers quite well: “Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.” We in the Research &
Imaging the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi
March 3, 2020
Rick Levy
In early 2019, the Freyer — Newman Center for Science, Art and Education was nothing but a deep hole in the ground, and the reality of moving the entirety of our natural history collections still felt