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Green Mountains Foraging Conditions — ForageIQ

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Green Mountains

800–4,393 ft · VT🚗 Directions

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Green Mountain NF spanning central Vermont. Sugar maple-beech-birch northern hardwood forest. Famous for morels in old apple orchards scattered through the mountains — Vermont has extensive abandoned farmland reverting to forest. Champlain Valley on the west side warms earliest. Mt Mansfield (4,393 ft) is the high point. Season May-early June. Chanterelles in mixed hardwoods Jul-Aug. Black trumpet mushrooms in mossy beech groves.

Trees:Sugar Maple Yellow Birch Red Spruce

Updated Apr 19, 6:17 PM MT

Foraging Potential55/100

✅Moisture

✅Soil Temp

❌No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

3.00"

Precip 14d

6.00"

Soil Temp

55°F

SWE

Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.

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Nearby Camping

Within(4)

Little Emma's Sweet Retreat

developed

Ed & Kitty~5.9 mi from centerFee required/night

Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite

backcountry

USFS~8.1 mi from center

Allis State Park Campground

developed

~9.6 mi from centerFee required/night

Bingo

developed

USFS~9.8 mi from center

Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests

⚠ 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.

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Drought

None

Snowmelt

complete

Viable Species

HIGH

Turkey Tail

All conditions met

HIGH

Dryad's Saddle

All conditions met

HIGH

Witch's Butter

All conditions met

HIGH

Chaga

All conditions met

HIGH

Jelly Ear

All conditions met

HIGH

Scarlet Elf Cup

All conditions met

HIGH

Dead Man's Fingers

All conditions met

HIGH

Artist's Conk

All conditions met

HIGH

Birch Polypore

All conditions met

HIGH

Tinder Fungus

All conditions met

HIGH

Devil's Urn

All conditions met

HIGH

Red-Belted Conk

All conditions met

HIGH

Thin-Walled Maze Polypore

All conditions met

HIGH

Mossy Maze Polypore

All conditions met

HIGH

False Turkey Tail

All conditions met

HIGH

Half-Free Morel

All conditions met

HIGH

Early Morel

All conditions met

HIGH

Snow Fungus

All conditions met

HIGH

Wood Ear

All conditions met

HIGH

Black Cup

All conditions met

HIGH

Green Elfcup

All conditions met

HIGH

Aspen Oyster

All conditions met

HIGH

Devil's Cigar

All conditions met

HIGH

King Alfred's Cakes

All conditions met

HIGH

Oak Mazegill

All conditions met

HIGH

False Morel (Gyromitra)

All conditions met

Limiting Factors

Hard freeze in 48h