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200–500 ft · CT🚗 Directions
Pachaug State Forest in the Quinebaug-Shetucket corridor of eastern Connecticut — the largest state forest in CT at 27,000+ acres. Mixed hardwood forest with white oak, red oak, American beech, tulip poplar, and eastern hemlock ravines. Rhododendron Sanctuary Trail, Mt Misery, and Hell Hollow for access. Excellent spring morels in tulip poplar coves; chanterelles in summer; hen and lion's mane on oak/beech in fall.
Updated May 29, 4:20 AM MT
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.1.41"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Precip 14d
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1.94"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Soil Temp
61°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.0%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
complete
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
soil warming up (61°F today, only 4/7 days above threshold — mycelium activating, primordia not yet established), moisture marginal (today 0.13 VWC, 7d avg 0.16)
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.