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NE Ohio Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

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Northeast Ohio including Cuyahoga Valley NP and surrounding Geauga and Portage county woodlands. Beech-maple forest with scattered ash and elm. Lake Erie moderates temperatures, delaying but extending the morel window.

Trees:American Beech Sugar Maple White Ash

Updated May 29, 4:10 AM MT

AI Conditions Report

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# NE Ohio S-Tier Flush: Late May Sweet Spot You're in a rare convergence—sustained soil warmth (58°F for 5+ days), solid moisture profile (0.28 VWC 7-day average, no drought stress), and zero limiting desiccation risk right now. This is textbook late-spring activation across your entire woody/saprotroph guild. Wine caps, Dryad's saddles, and half-free morels are prime; the polypores (Artist's Conk, Red-Belted, Birch) are all firing. Fairy Ring Champignon is the only holdout—mycelium is hot but primordia haven't pinned yet; it'll break in 2–3 days once that 4/7 threshold becomes 6/7. The single limiting factor is moderate desiccation risk creeping in—watch your 7-day precipitation trend. You've got 2.23" over 14 days; if the next 48 hours stay dry, watch for a hard brake on the wine cap and softer species. Hardier perennial polypores won't care. **Hot tip:** Hit your ash and cottonwood stands *today* for Dryad's saddle; they flush hard on this soil-moisture window and fade fast once soil hits 62°F.

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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Nearby Camping

Within(7)

Hidden Valley Campground

developed

~1.2 mi from center

Tucaway Lake Campground

developed

~1.4 mi from center

Stow Silver Springs Campground

developed

City of Stow~5.5 mi from centerFee required/night

Roundup Lake Campground

developed

~7.5 mi from center

Cherokee Park

developed

~9.1 mi from center

Camp Asbury

developed

~9.3 mi from center

Countryside Campground

developed

~9.8 mi from center

⚠ Road Access Notice

Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.

Viable Species

Confidence × Primordia state

HIGHPrimed

Wine Cap

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Turkey Tail

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dryad's Saddle

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Witch's Butter

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Jelly Ear

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Dead Man's Fingers

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

MODERATEActivating

Fairy Ring Champignon

soil warming up (58°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained

HIGHPrimed

Artist's Conk

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Birch Polypore

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Tinder Fungus

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Devil's Urn

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Mica Cap

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fool's Mushroom

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Fairy Inkcap

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Red-Belted Conk

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Thin-Walled Maze Polypore

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Mossy Maze Polypore

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

False Turkey Tail

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Half-Free Morel

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Snow Fungus

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wood Ear

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Black Cup

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Green Elfcup

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Aspen Oyster

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Wolf's Milk Slime

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

King Alfred's Cakes

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Oak Mazegill

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Ovoid-Spore Psilocybe

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — moisture sustained)

HIGHPrimed

Banded Mottlegill

All conditions met (soil 58°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.25 VWC, 7d avg 0.28 — 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.