Invisible Worlds Eco-Tour
Invisible Worlds: an exploration of fungi relations in Pacific Spirit Park
Join Holly Schmidt for Invisible Worlds an eco-tour through Pacific Spirit Park on Sunday March 28, 2010 from 11:00 to 12:30. The tour will start from the Huckleberry park entrance at the corner of Discovery Street and 16th Avenue. This entrance is accessible via public transit and there is parking available on the street.
Neither plant nor animal, fungus has created much debate and confusion in the history of taxonomic classification. The Swedish botanist, Carl Linnaeus, baffled by spores or “seeds” that displayed both plant and animal characteristics under the microscope, placed certain fungi in a category termed chaos. Later these organisms were separated into the kingdom of fungi, but still they continue to generate questions that challenge the very definition of an organism. It is the many ways in which fungi evade the logic of western classification and organization that suggests it is a figuration worth exploring.
Space is limited; please rsvp by sending an email to hschmidt@ecuad.ca
For more details…Invisible Worlds
Listen to some audio previews of the upcoming podcast of the tour.