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New for 2014 is the California Fall Color Map seen at left. This interactive map is exclusive to CaliforniaFallColor.com and provides a quick way to see where the color is changing in California and at what stage. Non-reporting areas appear in dark green. All reporting areas have leaves in light green, yellow, orange, red or brown, depending […]
Increasingly, since the beginning of August, blue oak leaves have begun appearing on my lawn. I never see them falling and the oaks still seem to be full of blue-green foliage. It’s an invisible rain. One day, nothing. The next, a carpet of dry detritus. I suppose the oaks are telling me fall is approaching. This […]
On the last day of autumn, we look back at some of our favorite photographs of 2013, while expressing thanks to all who contributed photos and reports. [embedplusvideo height=”400″ width=”600″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1diDO90″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/PjV7LLMicGg?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=PjV7LLMicGg&width=600&height=400&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep5239″ /] Special thanks are expressed to Inyo County, Mono County, Mammoth Lakes Tourism, Redding Convention & Visitors Bureau, Shasta Cascade Wonderland […]
Autumn is “winding down” at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens, reports color spotter Frank McDonough, who sends these vibrant photographs. LA County has, along with most of the far west, experienced very cool nights (around freezing) and clear, sunny days, providing ideal conditions for leaf color development. Frank writes, “I’m starting […]
Color spotter Sandy Steinman started yesterday looking for a rare bird, the Painted Redstart which normally lives in Arizona, eastern New Mexico and northern Mexico. It had somehow winged its way north to matriculate near Berkeley and ended up itself being studied by Redstart-fevered birders. Steinman never was sure he saw the bird (perhaps a […]
Each year on Thanksgiving Day, California Fall Color gives thanks to the nearly 60 color spotters and photographers who provided reports. The following individuals contributed reports and photographs to this blog this year: Richard McCutcheon, Jared Smith, Krisdina Karady, Christie Osborne, Leanne K, Alicia Vennos, Jon Klusmire, Donna Mercer, Zach Behrens, Carolyn Webb, Ethan James, […]
“It blew right past,” seems an appropriate description for today’s California Fall Color report, as just like a California street rod, this past week’s blustery weather blew right past. While the wind storm was here, it blew away most of what remained of turned color in the Shasta Cascade, Sierra foothills and northern Central Valley. […]
Colder temperatures and light rain have caused an intensification of color across Los Angeles County, as evidenced by these photos provided by Frank McDonough a botanical information consultant at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Gardens. GO NOW! — 75 — 100% — Los Angeles County — Reports from Southern California indicate perfect fall color conditions […]
Color spotter Grace Smith sends the last report of autumn from the Shasta Cascade. Please note: the GO NOW! Alerts posted here are only valid through today. As, the Shasta Cascade region of Northeast California is expected to be lashed by gusting, high winds. The Shasta Cascade region will almost surely be Past Peak after […]
A wind alert for the Sierra Foothills has been posted by Sacramento area meteorologists, with gusts to 60 mph predicted. So high a wind, even if in spurts, will put an end to autumn in the foothills and Central Valley. The wind is predicted to intensify in the late afternoon, intensifying in the evening and […]