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NJ Pine Barrens Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

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New Jersey Pine Barrens — 1.1 million acres of pitch pine / shortleaf pine / oak barrens on acidic, sandy soil overlying the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer. Wharton SF, Brendan T. Byrne SF, Bass River SF. Chanterelles, boletes (including rare pineland species), and russulas in summer; cauliflower mushroom occasionally near pines. Cedar swamps along the Mullica and Batsto rivers host additional microhabitats.

Trees:Pitch Pine Shortleaf Pine White Oak

Updated May 29, 4:19 AM MT

Foraging Potential55/100

❌Moisture

✅Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-05-27. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.

2.46"

PRISM 4km · thru 05-27

Precip 14d

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Nearby Camping

Within(12)

Hawkin Bridge Campground

backcountry

~2.8 mi from centerFee required/night

Godfrey Bridge Campground

developed

State~4.3 mi from center

Wading Pines Camping Resort

developed

~4.3 mi from centerFee required/night

electric hookup

Batona Camp

backcountry

~4.9 mi from centerFee required/night

Lower Forge Campground

backcountry

~6.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Bodine Field Campground

backcountry

~6.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Mullica River Campground

backcountry

State~7.8 mi from centerFee required/night

water

Chips Folly Campground

developed

~8.5 mi from center

Brendan T. Byrne State Forest Campground

developed

State~8.6 mi from centerFee required/night

watertoiletshowerpicnic table

Timberline Lake Campground

developed

~9.1 mi from center

Buttonwood Hill Camp

backcountry

~9.1 mi from center

Buttonwood Campground

developed

~9.5 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

MODERATEPrimed

Oyster Mushroom

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Wine Cap

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Turkey Tail

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Dryad's Saddle

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Witch's Butter

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Jelly Ear

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Dead Man's Fingers

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Fairy Ring Champignon

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Artist's Conk

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Birch Polypore

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Tinder Fungus

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Devil's Urn

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Spring King Bolete

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Mica Cap

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Fool's Mushroom

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Fairy Inkcap

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Red-Belted Conk

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Thin-Walled Maze Polypore

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Mossy Maze Polypore

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

False Turkey Tail

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Half-Free Morel

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Snow Fungus

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Wood Ear

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Black Cup

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Green Elfcup

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Aspen Oyster

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Wolf's Milk Slime

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

King Alfred's Cakes

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Oak Mazegill

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

False Morel (Gyromitra)

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Ovoid-Spore Psilocybe

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Banded Mottlegill

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Willow Shield

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Dune Stinkhorn

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

MODERATEPrimed

Lantern Stinkhorn

moisture marginal (today 0.09 VWC, 7d avg 0.12 — sustained dry)

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.