​​​Interested In ​Planting To Encourage Mycorrhizal Fungi?

Projects in Goulburn Mulwaree

• Marys Mount tree planting site on each side of creek
• Two MF patches have been built in Uworra Close, as part of the Coolowyn Road Project
• At at a farm in Tirranaville

Huge Potential Carbon Drawdown of Mycorrhizzal Fungi:-

•  A Billion Times:- 1st Global Map Reveals Enough Mycorrhizal Fungi Underground Networks To Reach The Sun a BILLION Times​

 

•  MF Stores a Third Of Global Emissions From Fossil Fuel Annually​

 

• Large Farm and Landscape Regeneration Project Using Extant Mycorrhizal Patches

Information On MF

Mycorrhizal fungi form symbiotic relationships with plant roots, boosting nutrient and water uptake. 

They fall into two broad categorie  based on how fungal hyphae interact with root cells:-

• ectomycorrhizal (external hyphae) - sheaths roots externally
• endomycorrhizal (internal hyphae) - penetrate cells

Scientific literature recognizes seven main variants: three primary types and four highly specialized ones.
Primary Types:

1. More Information on the Wood-Wide-Web
2. Society for the Protection of Underground Networks
3. Promoting the Growth of Mycorrhizal Fungi
4. Sequestration  Ability Of Mycorrhizzal Fungi
5. How Ethiopia Is Restoring Entire Forests Without Planting Trees With Simple Ecological Systems -
6. Who is Going To Stop The Climate Express?  
7. Sequestering  50-100 GT of carbon in our soils over the coming decades 
8. Sequestering carbon with changed land management practices 

And more:-

1. The Wood Wide Web
2. Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) Fungi
3. AMF Fungi (Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi)
4. Mycorrhiza 2 - a lot of information on why we always start with soil when improving emission absorption - 
5. Forest Moss - responsible for 15% of emission absorption
6. The role of fungi and soils in emission absorption 

​Project Background Information

• ​This project, is about promote the growth of mycorrhizal fungi across Goulburn-Mulwaree and builds on the extensive work of Melbourne-based committee member Chris White .
• Another impetus was the fascinating presentation in Goulburn, by Alison Pouliot, an ecologist with an interest in fungi. 
• The role of mycorrhizal fungi in the sequestration of soil organic carbon, cannot be overstated and it is something in that regenerative farmers, Landcare Groups, councils and garden owners can be a part. 
• An overview of micorrhizal fungi that runs for 27 minutes https://youtu.be/0ur6-XAIaws
• A video from Chris White also on a mycorrhizal fungi in action! https://youtu.be/VVcVQ4qdezw
• For information on Chris White's mycorrhizal planting program see:- https://www.youtube.com/@junctionroadparklandsvlog5035
• See the following link for information on the benefits of mycorrhizal fungi in building soil organic carbon that will help moderate the temperature of the soil:- ​https://www.spun.earth/.  ​​
• For building mycorrhizal fungi see:- https://stfc.org.au/articles/mycorrhizal-inoculum-a-simple-method-for-making-your-own-2/#
• For more information on the topic see Alison Pouliot's book, "Undergorund Lovers" (ISBN 9781742237664 paperback), in particular the last chapter thereof.
• You can buy a soil stimulant that comes from a J-Su bioreactor, see:-  https://biostim.com.au/shop/myco-gold/? 

Project Mission:- To significantly boost carbon sequestration across Goulburn Mulwaree and SE NSW 

• ​​​​Scope:- Goulburn Mulwaree and SE NSW on:- ​
  • Farm Land​
  • Public Land
  • Private Land
• Targets:- tbs
•  ​​​​​​​​​​Status:- In progress on a farm and private/public land
  • Private land and nature strip:-​14 Uworra Close, Goulburn two patches completed, see below
• ​Project Plan - tbs
• ​​​Project Framework - OnePlanet 
• Related Projects:- 
  • ​Marys Mount Tree Planting 
  • Marys Mount Pilot Urban Sustainability Project

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