Dupont State Forest – Second Foray
August 6, 2011
Leader: Ken McGill

There were 19 people and two dogs on the Guion Farm Dupont foray. We split into
two groups, one led by Ken McGill and the other by Arnie Cremer. The weather was
hot and humid but the forest was rather dry. There was an abundance of toothed
fungi: Sarcodon and Hydnellum. Unfortunately no Hydnum and not many other edibles
in good condition. We forayed for a little less than two hours then gathered at the
pavilion to eat lunch and identify our finds. Lunch was enhanced by contributions
from summer gardens and everyone helped with identification in one way or another.
Thunderstorms began rolling in around 1:00. After a particularly close lightning bolt
and crack of thunder, we packed up and left just in time to drive home in the pouring
rain.

We were able to identify 36 species, of which one third were boletes – a good diversity
though far short of the abundance and variety (25 species) of boletes found here at the
same time last year. And yet … seven of them were not found last year. So in two years
we have found no less than 32 different boletes in this particular area.

Species found: