GUEST SPEAKERs: Daniel Reyes & Sydney Gibson
WHEN: Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 7 - 9 PM CST
WHERE: Online
COST: Free with Registration (Donations Accepted)
Join us for a special evening honoring a decade of community mycology, soil regeneration, and mushroom-powered innovation that started at the Myco Research Station at Circle Acres.
We’ll hear from members and guest speakers carrying this work forward beyond Central Texas:
🍄 Daniel Reyes — Founding member of Central Texas Mycological Society, MycoAlliance, and the Myco Research Station. In his talk, “Beyond Decomposition: Lessons from a Decade in Applied Mycology,” Daniel will reflect on 10 years of transforming spent mushroom blocks into tools for mycoremediation, composting, and ecosystem repair—from Central Texas to his current work in the Yucatán.
🌾 Sydney Gibson — Soil researcher and fungi enthusiast, presenting: “Spent Mushroom Substrate as a Regenerative Tool.” Based on her undergrad research, Sydney explores how spent oyster mushroom substrate boosts carbon cycling, CO₂ activity, and microbial life in soil. Learn how fungi continue healing the earth—even after their final flush.
🍄 Angel Schatz — Formerly an experience designer and animator in the tech world, she hopes to inspire more people dial into the wood-wide-web. Angel Schatz radiates passion for understanding the ecosystem of central Texas and making mycology education accessible to anyone who shares interest. She is a long-time urban gardener; harmonizing vegetable gardening and mushroom growing, particularly by using recycled mushroom blocks.
🎉 Whether you’re a grower, a soil nerd, or a curious fungi fan, this event will spark ideas for how waste can become renewal.
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MORE ABOUT THE Guest SPEAKERs
Daniel Reyes is an interdisciplinary scientist and mycoremediation specialist with over a decade of experience in applied mycology, hydrogeology, and environmental consulting. With a B.S. in Hydrogeology from the University of Texas at Austin, his work focuses on transforming waste into regenerative tools for soil and water health.
Daniel has played a key role in founding the Myco Alliance and Central Texas Mycological Society, and has contributed to global projects like the Amisacho Restauración Project in Ecuador and the Telluride Mushroom Festival in Colorado. He currently leads fungal-based restoration efforts in southern Mexico, focused on protecting the Yucatán aquifer and cenotes through applied mycology.
Sydney Gibson is an undergraduate biology student, mycophile, and mother of two. Her research centers on the intersection of fungi, soil restoration, and accessible sustainability. Through academic inquiry and hands-on experimentation, she hopes to become a voice for the regenerative power of mushrooms, especially in low-resource settings. Sydney recently published her work in Mycopreneur and presented her findings at the UALR Student Research Expo.