Opinion: Nature dazzles in autumn
NPR's Scott Simon is dazzled by the turn of the seasons, especially the color of the leaves.
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High Country on schedule for mid-October fall foliage peak
Appalachian State University biologist Howard Neufeld, says peak times for the Boone area are on schedule for mid-October. Closer to the Triad, Pilot Mountain should be at its most showy the first week of November.
Climate change could lead to shifts in fall color peak, App State biologist says
The peak of fall foliage is right on time in the High Country, but climate change could make it harder to predict when it will happen each year.
Fall leaves are at peak color in the High Country
Fall foliage has arrived in the High Country. The autumnal change arrived on time and the colors are popping with golds and reds, says Howard Neufeld, a biologist at Appalachian State University, who is also known as the "Fall Color Guy."
High Country fall foliage options abound
Fall foliage was on full display over the weekend drawing thousands of eager leaf watchers to the High Country.
Warm Weather Delays Annual Fall Foliage Peak
Mid-October usually means the peak fall color season in the North Carolina mountains. But so far, the trees along the Blue Ridge Parkway are still mostly green.
'Leaf Wonder' In A World Of Changing Forests
Together, aesthetic awareness and scientific analysis puts us in direct, sensory relationship with the forest and gives us the ability to understand what we see, says author David George Haskell.
Mountain Forests Set To Sparkle With Fall Foliage
The cool weather has led some trees to get an early start on their annual color conversion.