walking down a "steep hill" heading towards Herring River in a pine-oak forest with a grassy understory. Power lines off to the east maybe 50 meters away. Specimen appears to be growing on an oak (Quercus sp) mixed in with Usnea strigosa. With stereoscope can see annular cracks, pinkish central cord and minimal fibrils; also no isidia, papillae etc.