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achievements
Important events
2015
Creation of Micófilos Chile
While the Family Science Day is taking place at the Faculty of Natural and Oceanographic Sciences of the University of Concepción, Sandra and Viviana begin to work divulgation of the Fungi Kingdom aimed at all audiences, giving talks in different places of Chile.
2015
1000 Científicos/1000 Aulas
This year begins our active participation as volunteers giving educational talks on mushrooms in 1000 Scientists/1000 Classrooms in charge of the Explora Program of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Research.
2016
Mycology Club for Children
At the beginning of this year, Viviana is designated as Scientific Advisor of the Explora Program in the Curanilahue commune and created the Mycology Club for Children, in order to bring the world of mushrooms closer to Basic Education students.
2016
Edible Mushrooms Trainings
Seeing that there was a gap in the knowledge about edible wild mushrooms present in Chile, Viviana began to conduct trainings with a theoretical and practical part to teach people to recognize edible species and prevent poisoning.
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2016
Manual de Micología Básica
The book "Manual de Micología Básica" is publicated, free of charge and several platforms, in order to encourage the study of fungi. This manual was widely accepted, expanding to other Latin American countries and currently has more than 20,000 downloads.
2017
Mycorrhizal Research Network
During the I International Symposium Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in South America held at the Faculty of Sciences of the Universidad Austral de Chile, Patricia Silva-Flores, María José Dibán and Dinelly Soto joined the Micófilos Chile team.
2016
1er Festival FungiFest
Our foundress participated in the first Mushroom Festival organized by Mutantes Valdivia at the Universidad Austral de Chile. She gave a talk on “Edible and toxic wild mushrooms present in Chile”, introducing hundreds of people to this topic.
2017
MMA Collaboration
Part of the Micófilos Chile team was invited to collaborate in the project "Macroscopic fungi and lichens present in Chile", directed by the Natural Resources and Biodiversity Division of the Ministry of the Environment (MMA).
2018
Hongusto Book Publication
The book "Hongusto, social innovation around wild and cultivated mushrooms in Aysén" was launched, oriented at teaching about edible mushrooms and educating about those present in the southern region, with participation of Dinelly and Viviana as authors.
2018
Formalization as an ONG
At the end of this year, Christian Valdés-Reyes, Valentina Cáceres and Francisca Nárvaez joined the team, which led to the formal constitution of the NGO Micófilos, formed by a collaborative working group, where its members share a Mission and Vision.
2018
Fungarium MICOCL
The Fungario de ONG Micófilos is registered with the code MICOCL in the Index Herbariorum of New York. In this way, we join several collections on fungi registered in Chile, where one of the most important is the Fungario CONC-F of the Universidad de Concepción.
2019
Reserve Agreements
We initiated agreements with the Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve, Senda Darwin Biological Station, Nonguén and Magallanes National Reserve, among other institutions, to conduct research on biodiversity and geographical distribution of fungal species.
2019
I Chilean Mycology Meeting
The I Chilean Meeting of Mycology is done at the University of Chile, with the participation of more than 250 people involved in research fungi and lichens. Viviana is recognized for her work in the research and development of Mycology in Chile.
2020
Online Fungal Activities
Several activities were carried out in virtual format due to the pandemic. These activities consisted of interviews, talks and free workshops related to the study of the Fungi kingdom in general, as well as the first course on Basic Mycology, organized by Lemu Rehue.
2021
II Chilean Mycology Meeting
More than 20 online activities are carried out to disseminate the Fungi Kingdom in our country: conferences in congresses, lecture series, trainings and courses. Likewise, articles on the importance and interactions of fungi are written for several national magazines.
2022
Rufford Fund Award
Our foundress was awarded a Rufford Fund to carry out the project "Knowledge of Biodiversity for Environmental Education and Conservation of Macrofungi in the Nahuelbuta Mountain Range", in which four members of our team and other colleagues will participate.
2022
Book HSC Nativos de Chile
The book "Native Edible Wild Mushrooms of Chile" by our founder and president Viviana Salazar-Vidal, published by Editorial Libro Verde, was published. This book deals with the recognition, sustainable harvesting and recipes based on edible wild mushrooms.
2023
Guide Hongos de Chile Central
The illustrated guide “Fungi of central Chile” was published, which is an invitation to learn about the species of fungi present in central Chile, particularly those that live in the vegetation of the sclerophyllous forest and thorny scrubland.
2024
Call for 2nd Generation
In early March of this year, a call was launched to form the Second Generation of Micófil@s, in order to give continuity to the work of our NGO, which will soon celebrate 10 years since its creation as a working group between different professionals throughout Chile.