SAFF got about half and inch more. So far it’s rained about 2.3 inches from this weather system that has stalled over Virginia.
When the rain comes, it’s hard not to want to be out there in the woods looking for mushrooms. They are coming. The saprophytic fungi begin fruiting right away so as not to miss their opportunity to break down and absorb decaying matter. No matter the season, when it rains, they appear. Although it can take chanterelles anywhere from one to two weeks to produce fruiting bodies ready for harvest, three to five days after rains begin is a great time to check mushroom spots.
Arphia sulphurea, Sulphur winged Grasshopper, jumped on the truck right when we pulled into SAFF. When it flew off, we saw his bright yellow hind wings. With the rain and moisture, Amblyomma americanum, lone star ticks were out again in abundance.Ticks are worse in spring. We watch for them and stay vigilant. We coat our clothes in permethrin. Canopy over the old clonal colony pawpaw patch. Botrypus virginianus, rattlesnake fern, found by the main waterway at bottom of Ridge Trail. A perennial fern in the Adder’s tongue family. They grow in rich moist woods in dense shade.
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