Fungal spores under a microscope.

We’re documenting California’s fungi and building the tools so anyone can.

What we do

We collect and sequence fungal specimens, build high-quality open datasets, and develop the tools and workflows to make that process rigorous, reproducible, and designed to extend beyond mycology to open biology broadly.

Right hand holding a handful of wild mushrooms against a backdrop of the forest floor.
Person in a white lab coat, gloves and mask sitting at a laminar flow hood performing the extraction protocol with laboratory supplies.
Person in a white lab coat, gloves and mask sitting at a laminar flow hood performing the extraction protocol with laboratory supplies.

Come do it with us

We’re a community of biologists, builders, and curious people building infrastructure for open science. Contributors come from a range of backgrounds, including communities underrepresented in STEM.