Forager Forecast

Linn County mushroom forecast

Oregon ยท updated Saturday, October 24

This week: matsutake fruiting (69%); chanterelles fruiting (67%); candy caps possible (34%); king boletes possible (28%); black trumpets off season (19%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Sweet Home: 0.4 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 6.3. Another 4.9 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

Matsutake

69%Fruiting

Best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft; last week 68%, next week 64%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under lodgepole pine, shore pine, and hemlock, in sandy or pumice soil.

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Chanterelles

67%Fruiting

Best at 1,000 to 2,000 ft; last week 71%, next week 57%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under Douglas-fir and western hemlock, often in moss.

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Candy caps

34%Possible

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 30%, next week 36%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look in moss and duff under conifers and tanoak.

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King boletes

28%Possible

Best at 1,000 to 2,000 ft; last week 31%, next week 25%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under Sitka spruce on the coast, and pine and fir inland.

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Black trumpets

19%Off season

Best at 0 to 1,000 ft; last week 16%, next week 21%.

Off season, and black trumpets are rare here.

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Morels

0%Off season

Best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft; last week 0%, next week 0%.

Off season here. Morels usually fruit in May. Look in last year's conifer burns, and along streams in mixed conifer.

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Parks and forests

Menagerie WildernessMiddle Santiam WildernessMount JeffersonMount Washington WildernessSantiam State ForestUpper Willamette Valley Margin Area of Critical Environmental Concern

Season questions

When is chanterelle season in Linn County?

Most often from October to November, best at 1,000 to 2,000 ft.

When is morel season in Linn County?

Most often in May, best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft.

When is matsutake season in Linn County?

Most often from October to November, best at 2,000 to 3,000 ft.

When is candy cap season in Linn County?

Most often in November, best at 0 to 1,000 ft.

Nearby counties

Benton CountyDeschutes CountyJefferson CountyLane CountyMarion CountyPolk County

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