{"id":597,"date":"2026-04-03T14:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/?page_id=597"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:37:38","slug":"a-fungus-among-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/?page_id=597","title":{"rendered":"A Fungus Among Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>North Kingstown Library &#8211; Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 6pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Deana-Thomas-600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Deana-Thomas-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598\" style=\"width:250px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Deana-Thomas-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Deana-Thomas-600-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Deana Tempest Thomas is a biology and history student at Eastern Connecticut State University and a recent graduate of the Master Naturalist Program. She founded the Rhode Island Mycological Society to help people connect more deeply with the natural world through fungi, guided walks, and field-based learning. Her work blends education, curiosity, and conservation, and in 2024 she was honored with the Rhode Island Forest Conservators Organization\u2019s Friend of the Forest Award. She lives in North Scituate with her family, where she grows shiitake mushrooms, vegetables, and more at Bide-A-While Farm &amp; Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RIMYCOS-600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RIMYCOS-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-599\" style=\"width:250px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RIMYCOS-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RIMYCOS-600-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Mushrooms and More<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is always a good time to look for mushrooms. In this talk, Deana Tempest Thomas will introduce us to the kingdom of fungi through a photographic tour of Rhode Island\u2019s mushrooms and explore how fungi can help us better understand the places we care about. From seasonal change to community science, the talk will consider why fungi deserve a place in conservation conversations and how land trusts can help people connect more deeply with the land through curiosity, observation, and participation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Kingstown Library &#8211; Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 6pm Deana Tempest Thomas is a biology and history student at Eastern Connecticut State University and a recent graduate of the Master Naturalist Program. She founded the Rhode Island Mycological Society to help people connect more deeply with the natural world through fungi, guided walks, and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/?page_id=597\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-597","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","nodate","item-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=597"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":606,"href":"https:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/597\/revisions\/606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lcnk.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}