On 24 September 2021 the National Scientific Conference "European Challenges in Soil Evaluation and Protection" took place, organized by the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG) in Puławy - Department of Soil Science Erosion and Land Conservation, Soil Science Society of Poland - Soil Evaluation and Utilization Committee, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - Department of Soil Science. During the conference, Adam Matyszczak M.Sc. and Katarzyna Jarecka M.Sc., doctoral students of the Siedlce University Doctoral School presented a paper titled "Properties of substrates after mushroom cultivation in context of improvement of soil fertility and recultivation".