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Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: DarkPenguin on September 15, 2009, 02:46:28 pm

Just thought I would start a thread on resources for fall colors.  Here is the Minnesota DNR fall color report for Minnesota's state parks ...

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fall_colors/index.html (http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fall_colors/index.html)

If anyone else wants to add any links or simply report in that would be great.

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: Gary Brown on September 15, 2009, 03:07:36 pm

Here's the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Fall Foliage Homepage (http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/9584/default.aspx).

Also a couple of their news releases, Spectacular Fall Foliage Expected Statewide (http://ohiodnr.com/news/home_page/NewsReleases/tabid/18276/EntryID/1300/Default.aspx) and Many Factors at Play When Forecasting “Quality” of Fall Color (http://ohiodnr.com/news/home_page/NewsReleases/tabid/18276/EntryID/1299/Default.aspx).

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: Christopher Sanderson on September 15, 2009, 03:28:16 pm

For Eastern Canada you can look here (http://www.theweathernetwork.com/fallcolour/index) - although now, at mid-September, it is really too early to predict accurately and I notice there is not yet any info on that link for Ontario and East.

From my memory of previous years in Central Ontario, my guess is that Fall colour will be slightly later than usual this year due to the cool wet Summer and the very healthy green growth we have had. To my eye, the first signs of yellowing are about 10 days later than usual and have yet to show significantly. If correct, this would put the height of colour in Algonquin Park back to the second week of October.

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: Jeremy Payne on September 15, 2009, 03:58:52 pm

Connecticut:

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2222&...depNav_GID=1631 (http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2222&q=320738&depNav_GID=1631)

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: Joe Behar on September 15, 2009, 05:16:11 pm

I like this one for Ontario....

Good details and they have very frequent updates

http://www.parkreports.com/fall/ (http://www.parkreports.com/fall/)

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: Bob Peterson on September 18, 2009, 05:00:21 pm

Oklahoma

TravelOK.com: Fall Foliage (http://www.travelok.com/foliage/index.asp)

Bob

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: Bob Peterson on September 18, 2009, 05:02:07 pm

Texas

TPWD: Fall Foliage in Texas State Parks (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/parkinfo/seasonal/foliage/)

Bob

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: framah on September 22, 2009, 05:05:48 pm

Maine:
maine colors (http://www.maine.gov/doc/foliage/)

Vermont:
Vermont colors (http://www.vermontvacation.com/seasons/forecaster.asp)

New Hampshire:


New Hampshire colors (http://foliage.visitnh.gov.ns1www.silvertech.net/index-flash.html)

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: Pete Ferling on September 22, 2009, 10:31:21 pm

pennsylvania:  http://www.fallin.state.pa.us/fallinpa/index.jsp (http://www.fallin.state.pa.us/fallinpa/index.jsp)

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: Jeremy Payne on September 23, 2009, 12:15:55 pm

Quote from: Jeremy Payne

Connecticut:

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2222&...depNav_GID=1631 (http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2222&q=320738&depNav_GID=1631)

Just starting in Northern CT ...

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3445/3939548010_1d07e8a339.jpg)

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: nstop on September 28, 2009, 10:24:37 pm

Quote from: Joe Behar

I like this one for Ontario....

Good details and they have very frequent updates

http://www.parkreports.com/fall/ (http://www.parkreports.com/fall/)

The Ontario parks site looks very comprehensive, but I'm not sure about the accuracy.  I just returned from three days in Killarney, and to my amateur eye, it looked like 20% or less colour change versus the 40-49% they're reporting today.  Birch and Red Maple are just starting to turn, but Sugar Maples are almost all green.  As reported, there is very little leaf fall.  Most of the colour at present is ferns and small trees in exposed locations.  Colour change looked to be 1 to 2 weeks behind normal.

Brian

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: DarkPenguin on September 29, 2009, 01:36:26 am

I have high hopes to actually be able to photograph some fall colors this year.  As it is the winds we've been having have been ripping green leaves (and branches) off the trees.

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: Peter McLennan on September 29, 2009, 11:04:52 pm

Late here in SE British Columbia, too.  I'd say at least a week, maybe more.

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: BlasR on October 05, 2009, 06:50:36 am

North of maine is peak now

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: DarkPenguin on October 29, 2009, 12:34:33 pm

Well, between the dry spring and early summer, the snow a couple weeks ago and the endless rain this month fall was largely a bust this year for MN.  That's my report.

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: EBBS on October 29, 2009, 05:15:04 pm

Thats the best part of Mn, we go from HOT summer to Cold winter in about 2 weeks.

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on October 29, 2009, 05:25:48 pm

Eastern Massachusetts is quite nice right now. Western Mass peaked a couple of weeks ago.

Eric

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: autofocus on December 08, 2009, 06:57:49 am

Here some autumn tints from Pyrenees (North Spain):
Topwalks (http://www.topwalks.net/en/ordesa/faja_canarellos.htm)
The colors are at best in October. The autumn sceneries are wonderful in Asturias and Cantabria as well. Over there the season is usually longer than in Pyrenees, from early October to the end over November.

Title: Fall Color Reports
Post by: tim wolcott on December 08, 2009, 10:50:01 am

For god sake you can't look at your TV to find great fall colors.  The government can't even get anything right.  You need friends and your own eyes.  I travel the fall every year for 3 weeks.  You have to know your mountains and areas first hand.  The fall colors change from one pond to the next and from mountain to mountain.  TW