Unseen fungal networks
Nada Khader
Reminder: The Unseen Fungal Networks Beneath Our Feet. Monday.
Monday, November 17, 2025
7:00pm | Online via Zoom
Almost invisible underground networks of fungi support nearly all plant life on earth. You may have read that trees communicate with each other and share nutrients. The fungal networks play a central role in these exchanges, as well as maintaining 80 to 90% of the plant life on which nearly all life on earth depends. As plants and wildlife are increasingly threatened by loss of biodiversity and extinctions, some of the same factors are driving the loss of the diverse fungal networks.
Soils are among the most complex ecosystems on earth. Symbiotic relationships between plants and fungal networks in the soil are around 475 million years old and these relationships play fundamental roles in the Earth’s biosphere and even in regulating
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This event is part of our Sierra General Public Monthly Meeting series.
Also, in case you missed it: the next part of the Ken Burns special is airing on Channel 13 and streaming on PBS at 8 pm. It is amazing. He brings the entire struggle to life through the lives of people who were part of it. What an incredible use of paintings and letters. An outstanding collection of historians tell the story in depth.
I am curious to see how the Heritage Foundation authors of their version of the Revolution, 1776 respond which was roundly criticized by historians.
Marilyn