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Coal River / Southern WV Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

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Coal River / Southern WV

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Southern coalfields and the upper Coal River watershed — heart of Appalachian morel and ramps culture. Mixed mesophytic forest in the deep coves: tulip poplar, basswood, sugar maple, white oak, beech, and rich understory of ramps (Allium tricoccum), bloodroot, and trillium. Coal River Mountain, Kayford Mountain, and Wyoming/Boone county headwaters. Spring morels in tulip poplar coves and dying-elm flats; ramps March-April; black trumpets and chanterelles in summer; hen-of-the-woods on white oak in fall.

Trees:Tulip Poplar Sugar Maple White Oak

Updated Jul 13, 4:21 AM MT

AI Conditions Report

AI-generated · verify in field

Coal River is running **peak flush conditions across the board**—S-tier is earned. Soil sits at an optimal 73°F with seven consecutive days of moisture saturation (0.31 VWC maintained), giving every saprophyte, mycorrhizal partner, and wood-decay specialist the green light simultaneously. You're looking at a rare window where Chicken of the Woods, Black Trumpets, and Cinnabar Chanterelles all fruit hard at once, alongside the full bruiser roster: Indigo Milk Caps, Wine Caps, Aspen Boletes, and Parasols. No limiting factors means no weather-driven drop-off incoming—this isn't a fragile window. Humidity and thermal profile are locked in. The 14-day precipitation spread (2.56") is solid but unremarkable, so expect sustained rather than explosive fruiting; quality flushes over boom-bust cycles. Watch the next 72 hours for peak stage fruiting on wood-decayers (Turkey Tail, Birch Polypore, Red-Belted Conk) and check higher-elevation north-facing slopes where soil temps will lag slightly—those microclimates often flush 3–5 days after lower zones and sustain longer. **Hot tip:** Prioritize Black Trumpets and Cinnabar Chanterelles in the next 48 hours before mature specimens get weathered; they're at their window peak and don't hold as long as the polypores do.

Generated by Claude (Anthropic) from the structured weather, soil, and phenology data on this page. The LLM can misread edge cases — treat this as a starting hypothesis, not a guarantee. Always verify conditions on the ground before committing to a long drive.

Foraging Potential95/100

✅Moisture

✅Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

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Viable Species

Confidence × Primordia state

HIGHPrimed

Chicken of the Woods

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Black Trumpet

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wine Cap

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Giant Puffball

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Turkey Tail

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Witch's Butter

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Aspen Bolete

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Indigo Milk Cap

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Crown-Tipped Coral

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Jelly Ear

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dead Man's Fingers

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Parasol Mushroom

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Shaggy Parasol

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fairy Ring Champignon

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Artist's Conk

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Birch Polypore

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Tinder Fungus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Bird's Nest Fungus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Cinnabar Chanterelle

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Berkeley's Polypore

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Red-Capped Scaber Stalk

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Old Man of the Woods

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Frost's Bolete

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Horse Mushroom

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Mica Cap

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Two-Colored Bolete

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Smooth Chanterelle

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Caesar's Amanita

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Weeping Milk Cap

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Green-Gill Lepiota

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Bitter Bolete

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Green Cracked Russula

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Peppery Milk Cap

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Coker's Amanita

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fool's Mushroom

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Alcohol Inky

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fairy Inkcap

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Yellow-Stainer

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Red-Belted Conk

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Thin-Walled Maze Polypore

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Mossy Maze Polypore

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

False Turkey Tail

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Northern Tooth

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Snow Fungus

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wood Ear

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Green Elfcup

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Ivory Funnel

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Aspen Oyster

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wolf's Milk Slime

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dog Vomit Slime Mold

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fluted Bird's Nest

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

King Alfred's Cakes

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dung Bird's Nest

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Oak Mazegill

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Ovoid-Spore Psilocybe

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Ravenel's Stinkhorn

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Elegant Stinkhorn

All conditions met (soil 73°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.31 VWC, 7d avg 0.31 — moisture sustained)

Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.