Fall Colors Reaching Peak in Northeast Iowa

Fall colors are reaching their peak in northeast Iowa right now.

Experts say many of Iowa’s trees are showing some brilliant colors due to recent cool temperatures. Mark Runkel is a forest health technician with the Iowa DNR. He says you don’t have to venture far to see nature’s autumn show.

He says the colors of the leaves are a clue to what type of tree it is. Sugar maples, for example, often turn orange in the fall. 

Oak trees in Iowa are the last to show their fall color. Runkel says the timing of this year’s show of fall foliage in Iowa is pretty typical.

The Iowa DNR has a webpage that offers daily updates on the best viewing for fall colors in Iowa. 

story courtesy of Radio Iowa