The fungus among us. I stumbled upon lil' these beauties while in the ancient Redwood Forests of Northern California. The Redwoods are particularly smitten on 'shrooms. There are over 200 different varieties with only a handful of these being poisonous to us humans. To procreate, the fungal spores release the next of kin and essentially decay so a future generation can live. Quite loving those mushrooms are! They also spread their fungi love to the trees. Underground a whole 'love-in' is going on. The spores help break down dead wood recycling it for nutrients and they also hook up with the roots of the Redwoods and other plants to help (greatly) with the absorption of water and other vital minerals. A symbiotic love affair for sure. Redwoods were once to be found all over the earth. Sadly of all the old growth forests almost 95% of them have been logged. These majestic trees are now restricted to the foggy costal area of Northern California, a small strip of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and a very remote valley in China. These are the only living forests left of an ancient species that once spanned the globe. What have we done to these beautiful creatures? Join me in helping to save these wise ancient secret keepers. Could you imagine all the secrets they could tell!
Lets have a big ol' Redwood LOVE-IN
http://www.savetheredwoods.org/redwoods/index.php
http://www.savetheredwoods.org/redwoods/index.php