#WeAreAllLichens
Manuela Dal Forno
Community Engagement and Outreach Programs
One of my life goals is to make sure lichen knowledge is accessible to everybody. Therefore, I am very interested in outreach programs. If you are looking for somebody to talk about lichens in your school, society, environmental center, university, etc., please contact me.
The Expert is In: Liking Lichens
Q?rius Exhibit at NMNH
BioBlitz - Lichen Inventory at Theodore Roosevelt Island
2022 - Lichens: 20K Symbioses Wanting Your Attention (seminar and workshop), Central Mindanao University, Valencia, Philippines
2022 - Lichens | Dallas Nature Channel.
Part 1: https://www.dallasnaturechannel.com/videos/lichens_manu_brit/
Part 2: Coming soon!
Part 3: Coming soon!
2021 - Lichens! Friends of the Southwest Nature Preserve, Arlington, TX
2021 - The World of Lichens. Trinity Forks Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas, Denton, TX
2021 - The Secret Life of Lichens | Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FESTIVAL
2021 - Liberty’s Promise Career Panel. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
2021 - "Lichen 101". Galveston Bay Area Chapter Texas Master Naturalist
2021 - "Lichens". Indian Trail Chapter Texas Master Naturalist
2021 - Lichen Walk and Collecting Training. Wakefield Heights Park
2020 - Intro Lichenology. Texas Master Naturalist Blackland Prairie Chapter
2020 - Lichen Lab in Environmental Microbiology Course (invited speaker). George Mason University
2020 - Lichens 101: Everything you need to make lichens part of your naturalist life. Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting
2020 - Lichens 101. North Texas Master Naturalist
2020 - Brookline Public Schools – Heath School
2020 - The Lichen Lifestyle: It's More Complex than You Think. Audubon Naturalist Society
2020 - iNaturalist City Challenge ID Party ONLINE
2020 - What's a Lichen? With Lichenologist Manuela Dal Forno Webinar. Smithsonian Science How. One talk (approx. 1h) available at:
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/teaching-resources/life-science/webinar-whats-lichen
2020 - You + Me = Symbioses - Smithsonian Associates, Washington, DC
2019 - What's a Lichen? How a Smithsonian Scientist Studies a Unique Symbiosis Live Broadcast. Smithsonian Science How. Shows available at (approx. 48 min each):
https://www.ustream.tv/recorded/124607003
https://www.ustream.tv/recorded/124609758
2018/2019 - Volunteer in the project “Collection and identification of lichens on the Patuxent Research Refuge and Patuxent Wildlife Research Center”
2019 - Patuxent Research Refuge (PRR) and Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
2019 - “Herbology” Class: Magic Lichens. Hogwarts Summer Camp, Washington, DC
2019 - Exploring the Amazing World of Lichens Live Broadcast (42 min). Smithsonian Science How. Available at:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/120830052
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/120831187
2019 - Teen Science Café – A New Approach to STEM, Washington, DC
2019 - The Mycological Association of Washington, DC
2018 - Patuxent Research Refuge (PRR) and Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
2018 - iNaturalist City Challenge Washington, DC – Species Identification Evening. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
2018 - iNaturalist City Challenge Washington, DC. Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC
2018 - Lichens 101 (3rd edition). Long Branch Nature Center, Arlington, VA
2018 - Lichens 101 (2nd edition). Educational talk and hike for the National Association for Interpretation.
Great Falls, VA
2017/2018 - iNaturalist City Challenge Washington, DC + Species ID Evening at the Museum
2017 - The Expert is In Series: Liking Lichens. Program open to the public showing lichens, lichen uses, lichens under microscopes, etc. Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
2017 - Why Lichens Are The Coolest. Educational talk and hike for the Northern Neck Chapter, Virginia Native Plant Society. Wicomico Church, VA
2017 - Lichen Basics. Educational talk and hike for the employers and friends of the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. Lothian, MD
2017 - Lichens 101. Educational talk and hike for the National Association for Interpretation.
Great Falls, VA
2016 - BioBlitz: Lichen Inventory from the Theodore Roosevelt Island. Washington, DC
2013 - Observatory Talk Series: The World of Lichens. GMU, Fairfax, VA
2013 - Observatory Talk Series: Happy FUNGIving – Introduction to Symbiosis. GMU, Fairfax, VA
2012 - Rapid Guide to Lichens of Wet Montane Forest of Costa Rica. Las Cruces Field Station, Costa Rica
http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/plantguides/guideimages.asp?ID=581
2012 - Two lichen tours (day and night), in English and Spanish. Las Cruces Field Station, Costa Rica
2010 - Fungi and Lichen Educational Display. Audubon Center of the North Woods, Sandstone, MN
