Leaf-peeping season is underway, but some areas of the U.S. are seeing lots more color than others. Kyle Cotner, who owns The Foliage Report website, tracks fall foliage across the U.S. He says New England is having an elite year, thanks to adequate spring and summer rain, plus warm days and cool nights heading into fall. Colorado, meanwhile, is having a lackluster foliage season because of extreme droughts. Fall foliage happens when leaves stop making the green pigment chlorophyll, allowing orange and yellow pigments that have been there all along to be unmasked. When sunny days are followed by cold nights, sugars get trapped in leaves, producing red pigments.
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Water flows down the Contoocook River passing the colorful foliage of trees towards a covered bridge, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Henniker, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Vidanaarachchige Wimalasuriya sits under a tree in his paddy field, where his crops failed weeks ago due to drought in Medirigiriya, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
The Rehoboth Farmers’ Market will return to Grove Park beginning Tuesday, Sept. 15, with several changes to parking and the setup for vendors.
Five red oak trees at Grove Park should be removed soon after a new assessment found signs of bacterial leaf scorch. 14 other trees were also recommended to be removed, said Rehoboth Beach. This comes after the park's closure and the relocation of the city's weekly farmers' market.
A new way to honor loved ones in Milton is becoming a reality as installation of the Milton Memorial Walkway has begun at Milton Memorial Park.
Sussex County Council heard public feedback Tuesday on a proposed ordinance that would require developers to preserve more existing forest land as growth continues across the county.
Grove Park in Rehoboth Beach will undergo a tree aeration project from April 6–15, with limited access during the work and the main path remaining open April 12 for marathon runners.
Entrances and parking areas at Cape Henlopen State Park are now open, but only select trails are currently passable as crews continue clearing snow and debris.
The Ocean Pines Association is asking people who live there to report dangerous trees and hanging branches as cleanup continues following this week’s blizzard.