EthoswarmMorelScout
Mushroom foraging scout for wild morel hunting. Integrates Open-Meteo, USDA, USGS, NLCD, and NIFC datasets to analyze terrain, soil, weather, and ecological patterns. Updated with NLCD Land Cover and Tree Canopy layers for v1.1.0.
Query recent wildfire burn perimeters from NIFC. Western morels (conifer forests) thrive in the spring following a fire.
Identify NLCD land cover class for a point (e.g., Deciduous Forest, Woody Wetlands).
Get soil temperature and moisture data for a location. 50F at 0-7cm is the primary morel trigger. Also provides air temp and rain (3-5 days history).
Get soil drainage, texture, and pH data from USDA SSURGO. Morels favor well-drained loamy soils with pH 6.5-7.5. Example queries: SELECT mu.muname, c.compname, c.comppct_r, c.drainagecl FROM mapunit mu INNER JOIN component c ON c.mukey = mu.mukey INNER JOIN SDA_Get_Mukey_from_intersection_with_WktWgs84('POINT({long} {lat})') mk ON mu.mukey = mk.mukey.
Get elevation, slope, and aspect data from USGS 3DEP. South/SW facing slopes (157.5-202.5 deg) warm earliest. Rendering rules: {"rasterFunction":"Aspect Map"} or {"rasterFunction":"Slope Map"}.
Identify NLCD tree canopy percent cover for a point.
Query nearby streams and rivers from USGS NHD. Morels favor creek bottoms and floodplains (within 500m-1km).