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Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

Walk 6 · Friday, 31 July 2026 · 5:48–6:22 PM EDT · Worcester, MA

14Specimens
53Frames
5.63″rain in the 7 days before
1 daysince last measurable rain
93%peak humidity on the day
79° / 62°high / low
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70
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72
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69
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93
0.87
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100
4.56
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100
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100
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93
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93
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97
1.55
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100
Daily rainfall, inches (bar height and upper number) · peak relative humidity, % (lower number) · day of the walk in gold · faded tiles are dates with no station data. Observed data from Worcester Regional Airport (KORH), about 5 miles away.

Clearing, warm and drying at the surface — soil still soaked underneath.

Cleanup on this walk. No record kept — logging began later. See the cleanup ledger.

Boletes 2

Large orange-brown bolete, uprootedLarge orange-brown bolete, uprootedBoletaceae · Jul 31Low–moderateBolete with boletinoid poresBolete with boletinoid poresSuillus or Phylloporus · Jul 31Moderate

Russulas & milkcaps 3

Yellow-capped RussulaYellow-capped RussulaRussula sp. · Jul 31ModerateSalmon-pink Russula on mossSalmon-pink Russula on mossRussula sp. · Jul 31ModerateCluster with cracked orange-brown capsCluster with cracked orange-brown capsLactifluus or Lactarius · Jul 31Moderate

Violet & amethyst agarics 1

Violet cortViolet cortCortinarius sp. · Jul 31Moderate–high

Orange & yellow 1

Tiny orange mushrooms at a boulder baseTiny orange mushrooms at a boulder baseUnidentified small orange agaric · Jul 31Low

Pale agarics on wood 1

Small white agaric on a rotting logSmall white agaric on a rotting logUnidentified small white agaric · Jul 31Low

Polypores & brackets 1

Small zoned bracketSmall zoned bracketTrametes sp. · Jul 31Moderate–high

Other finds 5

Weathered / grazed fruitbodies on an eroded bankWeathered / grazed fruitbodies on an eroded bankcf. Russula · Jul 31LowPink-tan capped agaricPink-tan capped agaricUnidentified agaric · Jul 31LowWhite-capped agaric in litterWhite-capped agaric in litterUnidentified agaric · Jul 31LowWhite cap in leaf litterWhite cap in leaf litterUnidentified agaric · Jul 31LowPuffball in grassPuffball in grassLycoperdon or Calvatia · Jul 31Moderate–high