Mycoremediation: Can Fungi Help Heal the Planet?
Mycoremediation: Can Fungi Help Heal the Planet?
New York Botanical Garden - Online
03/24/2026
11:00am- 1:00pm
NYBG Online
Discover how fungi are being used to degrade pollutants and clean up the environment by filtering water, removing heavy metals from soil, remediating microbes, and breaking down plastics. Mycologist John Michelotti will discuss current mycoremediation efforts worldwide—including his own work in Ecuador. Pet owners will even learn to build a remediation bucket to treat bacteria in used kitty litter and other pet waste.