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Savannah National Wildlife Refuge and the Savannah-Hilton Head coastal corridor — tidal freshwater swamps, Atlantic maritime forest, and live oak hammocks spanning the GA/SC border. Live oak, loblolly pine, sabal palm, cabbage palmetto, sweetgum, and American holly. Skidaway Island SP, Fort Pulaski NM, Hilton Head SP, and the ACE Basin provide access. Chicken-of-the-woods abundant on live oak; chanterelles and indigo milk cap after summer rain; oyster mushroom year-round on sweetgum; long southern season extending into December.
Updated May 29, 4:21 AM MT
**Savannah/Hilton Head S-Tier Summary** You're looking at ideal thermal conditions (77°F soil) with a fresh moisture pulse that's just triggered primordia activation on both oysters and golden teachers—expect fruiting 7–10 days out. The low recent rainfall (0.6" in 7 days) is offset by sustained substrate VWC and today's spike, but desiccation is your only real constraint: the coast's salt-laden wind will dry exposed fruiting bodies fast once pins break. Watch the humidity curve over the next week; if we don't see follow-up rain by day 5–6, you'll need active misting protocols on outdoor blocks, or shelter them under cover. This is a predictable flush window—lock in your timing now. **Hot tip:** Scout your oyster beds today and establish shade cloth or tent structures *before* pins form; coastal sun + wind combination will abort mushrooms faster than the substrate dries.
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.
Precip 7d
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0.60"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Precip 14d
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.0.69"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Soil Temp
77°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
All conditions met (soil 77°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.10 — fresh pulse, primordia activating, fruiting ~7-10d out)
All conditions met (soil 77°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.10 — fresh pulse, primordia activating, fruiting ~7-10d out)
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.