Conservation
Jun. 19th, 2026 09:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithScientists Map Underground Fungal Networks and Find They Cover 62 Quadrillion Miles
Some years ago, scientists dedicated to including the kingdom Fungi into modern conservation set out to measure the total length of fungal networks under the soil.
These networks form the fabled “wood wide web,” an interconnected, biological framework of cooperation between plants, fungi, and probably microorganisms.
Their research, published last July, found that just within the top 15 centimeters of soil, the fungal filaments stretched approximately 62 quadrillion miles long, and that if they were spun into a single yarn it would reach from the Earth to the Sun and back 1 billion times.
This is awesome. Fungi are awesome.
Here at Fieldhaven, I have many kinds. Some sprout after a rain. We've had lots of tiny scarlet elf cups over the last month or so. My mulch pile has various colors of filaments through it.
How You Can Help Fungi
The Dead Good Survey Booklet
Home Composting Guide
How to build an animal friendly log pile
Make a mulch pile in your garden
Some years ago, scientists dedicated to including the kingdom Fungi into modern conservation set out to measure the total length of fungal networks under the soil.
These networks form the fabled “wood wide web,” an interconnected, biological framework of cooperation between plants, fungi, and probably microorganisms.
Their research, published last July, found that just within the top 15 centimeters of soil, the fungal filaments stretched approximately 62 quadrillion miles long, and that if they were spun into a single yarn it would reach from the Earth to the Sun and back 1 billion times.
This is awesome. Fungi are awesome.
Here at Fieldhaven, I have many kinds. Some sprout after a rain. We've had lots of tiny scarlet elf cups over the last month or so. My mulch pile has various colors of filaments through it.
How You Can Help Fungi
The Dead Good Survey Booklet
Home Composting Guide
How to build an animal friendly log pile
Make a mulch pile in your garden
