Indeed, thanks for all the kind hellos and support. I guess in my case “northern forests” was meant to imply temperate forests, though there are temperate forests in the south. I truly study fungus associated with the northern hardwoods (sugar maple, american beech, yellow birch) but I let my language slip in my hasty post, sorry for being vague. Anyway, all I really wanted to do was chime in and say thanks for support and prompt replies. I will see you all around, in the forums, in the form of text. Franklin