The Great North American Fungi Quest 2022 begins today! This challenge is hosted by Think Fungi and lasts a full month, until October 15, 2022. FungiQuest is the largest Fungi BioBlitz in North America!

Participants take up to 4 photos of each individual fungal species and upload the photos to an observation app. The goal is to collect as much data on what fungi are where across the entire continent of North America (22 countries).

There is no registration required to take part in the Great North American FungiQuest, nor is there a cost. In order to get started, you need only to download one of the nature-based observation apps from this list: iNaturalist, Mushroom Observer, NatureSpots, QuestaGame, Observation.org, or CitySci. Observations will automatically be incorporated into the Great North American FungiQuest, there are no additional steps required!

While we appreciate the observations submitted in every app, QuestaGame was generous enough to offer prizes to those who rank the highest in their own app. For those interested in observation prizes, please be sure to download and upload to QuestaGame.

Partner organizations have also created an online mushroom hunt. A FungiQuest mushroom is hidden somewhere on each website for you to discover! With it is a 6-digit code beginning with FQ (ie. FQ1234). Find all mushrooms and submit the Online Mushroom Hunt Form for your chance to win.

Follow the Think Fungi social media channels and participate in our promotional challenges for your chance to win one of five prize packages! Each week, we will be drawing a lucky winner from those who participated, with a total of five packages awarded through the duration of FungiQuest (5 weeks, 5 packages).