#fungi

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Thousands of planted in to start creation of Celtic rainforest
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/29/thousands-of-trees-planted-in-devon-to-start-creation-of-celtic-rainforest

"They used to cover large parts of ... The mature temperate will take several decades to become established, but the gains for nature will be much swifter... support an abundance of including while their damp conditions mean , , , and thrive on the trees as well as the forest floor."

"Don't the people on Mastodon like things like that?" asked my wife, pointing at the growth of fungus on the base of a cut-down tree trunk as we walked near our hotel.

"Not all of them," I replied. "Half a dozen on beige.party likely don't care for this stuff at all, and as for infosec.exchange, don't even go there. But the rest, yes."

"What?"

"I'll post the photo."

A cute little toadstool welcomes the new year with us! It's really very small, it almost fits in your pocket. A warm white mini LED has been installed.

For sale! CHF 50.-

A vast underground network of fungi has been supporting life above ground for 450 million years, but the recent discovery by scientists, including researchers from the University of Sheffield, that fungi is storing OVER ONE THIRD OF THE CARBON created from fossil fuel emissions each year indicates that it could be crucial as nations seek to tackle climate change and reach net zero emissions

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/fungi-stores-third-carbon-fossil-fuel-emissions-and-could-be-essential-reaching-net-zero