Mattatuck State Forest
- Manager
- State Department of Conservation
- Designation
- State Resource Management Area
- Size
- 290 acres
- Region
- Connecticut
Mushroom harvest rules
Rules vary
State forests
No single rule applies; each state sets its own. Check with the managing state forestry agency before you pick.
State forest rules are set by each state's forestry or natural resources agency and sometimes by the individual forest. Find your state's forestry agency through the directory linked here, then check its rules or call the local office. See this site's state pages for what we have verified.
Official source: National Association of State Foresters: state forestry agency directory
Last verified: November 11, 2026
Rules change. Confirm with the land manager before you pick.
See the foraging laws for Connecticut.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in Connecticut and in season now
Based on state-wide records for this month, not specific to this land. Edibility rules still apply: never eat a wild mushroom based on this site.
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Western Pine-Aster Rust
Coleosporium asterum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
juniper-apple rust
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Black Stem Rust
Puccinia graminis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
White Pine Blister Rust
Cronartium ribicola
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Turkeytail
Trametes versicolor
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
40-mile Per Hour Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Blushing Bracket
Daedaleopsis confragosa
Inedible -
British soldier lichen
Cladonia cristatella
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Hollyhock Rust
Puccinia malvacearum
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Violet-toothed Polypore
Trichaptum biforme
Inedible -
rough speckled shield lichen
Punctelia rudecta
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Many-forked Cladonia
Cladonia furcata
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Land data: USGS PAD-US (public domain).