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The 7-day forecast, hourly plan and an alert for this place are in pre-sale.
See the pre-saleWhere to look
Look in mixed forest along roads and trails from Flagstaff Lake and Stratton. Chanterelles grow in moss under beech and birch, king boletes in spruce. Look for chicken of the woods on dead oak and beech.
What grows here
golden chanterelle (kurka), king bolete (prawdziwek), chicken of the woods (żółciak siarkowy), hedgehog mushroom (kolczak obłączasty), black trumpet (lejkowiec dęty)
Forest: spruce-fir and beech-maple forest with birch
Season: July–October; peak in August and September.
Rules
On Maine Public Lands you may pick mushrooms without a permit, in moderation and leaving some for wildlife. Maine State Parks and Historic Sites do not allow gathering of any kind. Selling wild mushrooms in Maine needs a state harvester certification.
About the forest
Bigelow Preserve in western Maine is a large area of state Public Reserved Lands around the Bigelow Range, crossed by the Appalachian Trail. Conifer and broadleaf forest by Flagstaff Lake gives chanterelles and king boletes from July. Maine has a strong wild mushroom tradition.
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