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Connecticut River Valley / NH Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

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Connecticut River Valley / NH

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Upper Connecticut River Valley along the NH-VT border — Hanover, Lebanon, Lyme, and the Mascoma River drainage. Mixed northern hardwood (sugar maple, beech, yellow birch) and conifer (white pine, hemlock) on glaciated terrain with productive river-bottom hardwood soils. Closes the gap between the White Mountains and the Lakes Region. Yellow morel in disturbed-elm flats and old apple orchards (mid-May); chanterelles, black trumpets, lobster mushroom in summer; chicken-of-the-woods, hen-of-the-woods, and lion's mane on hardwoods through fall.

Trees:Sugar Maple Eastern White Pine American Beech

Updated Aug 27, 4:24 AM MT

AI Conditions Report

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**Connecticut River Valley – Tier A, but moisture-starved** You're sitting on a paradox: broad species diversity and ideal soil temps (62°F) lock in the A-tier, but the valley is running on fumes at 0.13 VWC with no rain trigger in sight. Every species listed is viable in *theory*—the substrate, wood, and host trees are all present and primed—but fruiting bodies won't materialize without moisture injection. This is a "loaded gun, no ammo" scenario. Your wood-decay species (Chicken, Beefsteak Polypore, Turkey Tail, Oysters) have the best shot since they're least moisture-dependent and can fruit off stored wood hydration. Boletes and milk caps are genuinely marginal—skip wasting boots on them until rain hits. Watch the forecast obsessively. A 0.5"+ rain event in the next 5–7 days will flip this to peak hunting; anything less keeps you in holding mode. The 62°F soil temp won't budge much through early September, so timing hinges on precipitation alone. **Hot tip:** Scout wood-decay flush zones (dead oaks, standing snags) now while dry—map your Chicken and Oyster hotspots so you can move fast the moment rain breaks, before competition picks them clean.

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 Potential80/100

❌Moisture

✅Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

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Viable Species

Confidence × Primordia state

MODERATEPrimed

Frost's BoleteBoletus frostii

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Hen of the WoodsGrifola frondosa

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Black TrumpetCraterellus cornucopioides

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Death CapAmanita phalloides

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Hedgehog MushroomHydnum repandum

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Shaggy ManeCoprinus comatus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Wine CapStropharia rugosoannulata

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Beefsteak PolyporeFistulina hepatica

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Turkey TailTrametes versicolor

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Witch's ButterTremella mesenterica

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Jack-o-LanternOmphalotus olearius

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Aspen BoleteLeccinum insigne

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Indigo Milk CapLactarius indigo

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

ChagaInonotus obliquus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Bear's Head ToothHericium americanum

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Crown-Tipped CoralArtomyces pyxidatus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Parasol MushroomMacrolepiota procera

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Fairy Ring ChampignonMarasmius oreades

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Meadow MushroomAgaricus campestris

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Artist's ConkGanoderma applanatum

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Birch PolyporeFomitopsis betulina

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Tinder FungusFomes fomentarius

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Bird's Nest FungusCyathus striatus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Cinnabar ChanterelleCantharellus cinnabarinus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Violet CoralClavaria zollingeri

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Berkeley's PolyporeBondarzewia berkeleyi

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Red-Capped Scaber StalkLeccinum aurantiacum

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Old Man of the WoodsStrobilomyces strobilaceus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Pear-Shaped PuffballLycoperdon pyriforme

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Mica CapCoprinellus micaceus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Shrimp of the WoodsEntoloma abortivum

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Two-Colored BoleteBoletus bicolor

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Smooth ChanterelleCantharellus lateritius

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Caesar's AmanitaAmanita jacksonii

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Golden SpindlesClavulinopsis fusiformis

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Weeping Milk CapLactifluus volemus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Green-Gill LepiotaChlorophyllum molybdites

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Bitter BoleteTylopilus felleus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Green Cracked RussulaRussula virescens

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Peppery Milk CapLactarius piperatus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Woolly Milk CapLactarius torminosus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Oak Milk CapLactarius quietus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Coker's AmanitaAmanita cokeri

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Alcohol InkyCoprinopsis atramentaria

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Magpie InkyCoprinopsis picacea

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Yellow-StainerAgaricus xanthodermus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Red-Belted ConkFomitopsis pinicola

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Thin-Walled Maze PolyporeDaedaleopsis confragosa

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Mossy Maze PolyporeCerrena unicolor

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

False Turkey TailStereum ostrea

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Coral ToothHericium coralloides

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Northern ToothClimacodon septentrionalis

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Snow FungusTremella fuciformis

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Wood EarAuricularia americana

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Jelly AntlerCalocera viscosa

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Green ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascens

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Ivory FunnelClitocybe dealbata

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Brown Roll-RimPaxillus involutus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Angel WingsPleurocybella porrigens

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Aspen OysterPleurotus populinus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Wolf's Milk SlimeLycogala epidendrum

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Dog Vomit Slime MoldFuligo septica

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Fluted Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Yellow Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria var. guessowii

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Dung Bird's NestCyathus stercoreus

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Oak MazegillDaedalea quercina

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Amanita Muscaria

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Blue-Foot PsilocybePsilocybe caerulipes

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Yellow-Gilled GymGymnopilus luteofolius

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Ravenel's Stinkhorn

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

MODERATEPrimed

Elegant StinkhornMutinus elegans

moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.13)

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.