Greening Winter
No matter one's faith, we all enjoy the decorations that are symbols of religious and cultural holidays celebrated around the winter solstice - the shortest day and longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere...(click here for complete article)
Urban Wildlife
For many, animals and birds of the urban environment are such part of everyday life that they are barely noticed. Others actively attract wildlife with feeders, houses or water features, remaining engaged in and sensitive to the natural world...(click here for complete article)
Fall IS For Planting
With the right kind of weather, Fall is the ideal landscaping season. The early fall soil is usually warmer and mor workable than spring soils, and there can be more time to work outside. Cool air helps the plants avoid stress, and rains are usually just enough to povide moisture but not too muddy. Plants are slowing down and preparing for winter, and respond well to transplanting...
For More Information:
Fantasy, Facts, and Fall Color
Fall Color at the Morton Arboretum
The Science of Color in Autumn Leaves
Those Brilliant Fall Outfits May Be Saving Trees
Fall color is important part of tourism in some areas of the Northeast:
New Hampshire
Maine
Vermont
Tourists Get High-Tech Foliage Reports
Foliage Updates
Wisconsin Fall Foliage Updates
The Foliage Network Fall Foliage updates
Normal Peak Times for Fall Color (A map of peak fall color in the United States)
USDA Forest Service Fall Foliage Report
Fall Foliage Updates by Phone
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