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7.5 MycorestorationSM - Research Project Details:Thanks to The Minister's Discretionary Lottery Fund for supporting the direct costs of getting Randal us to the Mycorestoration Seminar with Paul Stamets. This will now be acheived by interested people attending programs at the Environmental Restoration Centre being established at Whirinaki Hokianga (details)Description: This is a collaborative research project undertaken jointly with other members of Kaitiakitanga Network and a number of other partners that is being pioneered through Hokianga Harbourcare operations, where they are building facilities which will allow them to run residential workshops on Mycorestoration and other area. (It was listed as a spin off activity associated with the Hokianga Harbourcare Collective applications to the Sustainable Management Fund (2006 and 2007) for their innovative catchment restoration programme. (This was not funded - The $3.84m Government allocated to this fund was inadequate to cover applications around of $28 M for direct funding that would have allowed many communities and others to leverage with their own energy and resources - restoration value totalling many times this government investment )
VIDEO - Check out some of Paul's work here on U-Tube
Paul's latest Book "Mycelium Running" is available here in NZ at Touchwood Books at a cost of NZ $85 We thank the Lottery Ministers Discretionary Fund for helping Randal get to Paul's Mycoremediation Seminar on 7-8 n Lopez Island.
Randal on his last trip (see report) greatly impressed all those he met and the connections he has made on behalf of the Kaitiakitanga Network has set the scene for a reciprocal visit by Paul Stamets and others to NZ before long. This trip will increase the chances of that visit happening. If anyone needs to see what Randal and others are doing at Hokianga Harbourcare, watch them on video at the end of the Hunter Lovins Smart Environment Forum or listen to their Greenplanet FM radio interview. What is Mycorestoration about and what the outcomes for us could be? MycorestorationSM is the use of fungi to help repair or restore ecologically harmed habitats. Whether the habitats have been damaged from human activities or natural disasters, saprophytic and mycorrhizal fungi can help steer the course to recovery. MycorestorationSM encompasses the use of fungi for filtration of water (mycofiltration), the breakdown of toxic wastes (mycoremediation), and use of fungi for empowering ecoforestry strategies (mycoforestry). This two day intensive workshop will discuss the current practices, evaluation of strategies, and choice of the appropriate fungal candidates for MycorestorationSM (See seminar flyer and Mycotechnology page for some possible applications) Some areas where we think our Kaitiakitanga network partners may get direct benefits from this are: View their letters of support for this initiative.
In all other areas, agricultural run off and discharge, stream restoration, lake water improvement and sewerage / nutrient capture benefits could be achieved. There is much yet to be learnt about this easily applied natural technology, which is a key to understanding many of the invisible underground workings and self healing secrets of mother Earth. This allows us to learn to work with Papatuanuku, not against it. Even more it opens up work, economic and life possibilities for our rural areas particularly for our youth who are forced to leave for the cities, distorting the local demographics, diluting a strong culture and depriving communities of the ability to develop strong leadership for the future. Mushroom / Laboratory facilities at Hokianga Harbourcare premises Whirinaki, Hokianga Hokianga Harbourcare has underway a building that will house a fungi research and propagation. The main facilities required include a laboratory with ultra fine air filters, pressurisation fans and double doors to keep foreign particle pollutants out. That is where the fungi strains are grown. The other requirement is a mushroom growing sheds where conditions are not so critical. We are looking for the likes of agricultural greenhouses, construction site office modules or similar buildings to convert. If you know anyone who can help with something appropriate please call us: Randal Stensness Ph 09 404 4815. Support partners required for this operation. We have contacted Peter Buchanan of Landcare Research Auckland (ph 09 5744166) who deals in Fungi research to give us some scientific backup. He has also pointed us to the following people who may be able to assist.
We also have obtained a copy of Pauls book Mycellium Running for the likes of Earl Rewi, Andy Blick and Claud August who are involved with DOC species recovery and other projects in Whirinaki Forest and can observe fungi activity abd species. They are in the bush almost daily, watching indicator species etc. See Kiwi Weka Kaka Robin Blueduck Falcon pages. Malibu Hamilton and Fred Litchwart (Hokianga Harbourcare) will be the contact points for the Whaingaroa (Raglan) Community, and at Ruatoria it will be Tui Warmenhoven of the Taonga Tuku Iho Research Project there. They have recently been awarded Sustainable Management funding for nursery and replanting operations. Much of the science used by Paul Stamets is rooted in the deep observation of nature and its interconnections, which relates to the Wholistic Maori world view. In addition to this for any projects involving water filtering, toxin remediation etc, some conventional scientific analysis and evaluation of before and after conditions will be required. We expect to collaborate with the likes of NIWA, Landcare Research, MfE, Regional Authorities and University Research Projects for this. Please note: This is a low risk / low technology project that involves only the use of fungi species already naturally occurring in each local area (particularly native forests) to assist revegetation and more appropriate land use. The commitment we needed to help bring this to NZ. In 2007 searching for support we made initial contact with people at MfE (Amanda Turner / Lucy Green, SMF) , Env Northland (Bob Cathcart / Clair Nyberg / Bruce Griffin), Env Waikato(David Spears), Env BOP (Bruce Gardiner), Gisborne DC (Mel Nichols) and Landcare Research (Peter Buchanan), and more recently FNDC (Phil Grimshaw / Tania McInnes) all of whom are organisations and communities that will benefit directly from any positive outcomes of this program. Despite strong verbal support then for the initiative from all the parties concerned , the timeframe for getting this funding allocated though existing processes was too long. We sucessfully applied for funding to allow Randal to attend the Mycorestoration Seminar on 7-8 June 2008. As an attendee at the pre-requisite Mushroom Cultivation Seminar in 2007 he is probably the only Kiwi able to do this. (Paul Stamets currently only runs these once per year). Following this he will also spend six weeks on an interrnship with the Community Trust on Lopez Island in Washington State, working with people in mycorestoration, environmental programs, organics, local industry development, education, health , sustainable housing, sustainable agriculture and rural development to reinforce his learning and bring home their experience. Itinerary: Wed 4 June - AirNZ 008 depart 7.30 pm arrive San Fran 12.45 pm relax in San Fran - meet Next Now group Sharing this Information On his return we proposed that Randal travel to key parts of the country (see below) in August to informally share what he learnt with the Kaitiakiatanga Network, local schools and other interested parties. See references from our members and partners in support of this. We have not been able to find funding to support this travel, so instead, all are welcome to attend experiential learning / sharing workshops that will be available at the facility in Whirinaki, Hokianga from August onwards. If you would like to help make it possible for other low income communities doing positive environmental restoration work to attend these workshops in Hokianga, please contact us - Randal Stensness, Will Stensness, or Sandra Moore, Hokianga Harbourcare, 791A State Highway 12, Whirinaki, Hokianga, Northland. ph 09 4058415, email hokiangaharbourcare@hotmail.com Web Resources: Paul Stamets Fungi perfecti site remediation page http://www.fungi.com/mycotech/index.html When searching the web try these alternative names Mycorrhiza, Mycorrhysae, Mycelium, Mycology THIS PAGE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS, SO ACCESS IT REGULARLY TO GET UPDATED INFO.
Start Date: March 2007 Budget: Note: The trip made by Randall to the prerequisite seminar last year is reported here with costs A. Randal's Trip for Stamets Mycorestoration Seminar 7-8 June 2008 and internment on Lopez Island from 9th June - 15th July (Budgetary based on 2007 trip costs, see )
B. Proposed Sharing hui with Randal run in Whirinaki (Northland), Auckland- Landcare Research etc) Raglan, Wellington, Hawkes Bay, Te Whaiti, Ruatorea, Auckland, and other places over a period of three weeks Aug 08
Watch this space - There will be ongoing opportunities for people to provide Koha (in time, energy, resources and money) to individual local restoration projects, some of which will flow from this project.
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