leaf peeping

Trees are beginning to change color across New England as fall arrives, and, at least so far, the drought appears not to be affecting the foliage. Drought conditions across the region have prompted some to speculate that this year’s fall foliage will be patchy. But initial reports from experts show that the color is coming in nicely. In far...

It’s that time of year again – leaf-peeping season!  Our leaves have begun to change and we’re already seeing some beautiful colors pop across parts of the region.  Many are concerned about the drought conditions we’ve been experiencing and how that will impact foliage this year.  So I’ll fill you in on the good news: there will still be...

This summer’s drought is expected to cause a patchy array of fall color starting earlier in the leaf-peeping haven of New England. experts anticipate the season, which typically peaks in October, to be more spread out with some trees changing earlier or even browning and dropping leaves because of the drought.

We’ve all been feeling the heat from the high temperatures and drought this summer — including our trees, some of which have been shedding leaves like it’s the middle of the New England fall foliage season. What’s going on? They’re feeling the effect of the drought, arborist Russell Holman explains. “When we don’t have water, they’re not able to...

For the first time in more than two years, 25% of eastern Massachusetts is experiencing severe drought.

Our sunshine and mild temperatures are being replaced with clouds and cooler air for the short term. The backdoor cold front we’ve been tracking through New England is on the move. It continues to slide east to west, marked most notably by low clouds and an increase in the northeast wind.  We’ll drop into the 50s overnight Friday into...

Today: Bright & pleasant until late clouds & sprinkles. Highs around 70. Tonight: Sprinkle, shower. Lows in the 50s. Saturday: Mostly cloudy, a few sprinkles. Highs around 60. Sunday: Mostly cloudy, chance eve/night showers. Highs in the 60s.

What is the science behind the change? Meteorologist Pete Bouchard explains how fall reveals the real colors of leaves – red, orange and yellow — and why they’re masked in the summertime.

As leaf-peepers descend on Vermont, the state’s largest city said it hopes increased traveler numbers will be one component in its long-term economic recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vermont’s commerce secretary, Lindsay Kurrle, noted the state has seen strong visitation this summer and fall from domestic travelers, who likely heard Vermont has done a lot better...

Leaf peepers are descending on New England, and Vermont’s tourism business is looking to cash in after the pandemic.

A Vermont recreation trail has been expanded ahead of leaf-peeping season, something that the city of Newport sees as an important step in its economic recovery.

It is beginning to look like autumn as the leaves start their changeover to the brilliant colors New England proudly displays to tourists everywhere.

A small New England town was named among the nation’s top seven fall getaway destinations, per Travel and Leisure Magazine. Between the Taconic and Green Mountain Ranges, Manchester, Vermont, offers excellent hiking and leaf-peeping opportunities, the magazine wrote. Located in the southwestern part of the state, fall foliage reaches its peak around mid-October, per the Vermont Foliage Forecaster. There...

A Vermont man is on a journey to document peak fall foliage in the state.

A Vermont man is on an uncommon journey to document his state’s vistas — in between impressive stretches of hiking. “It’s a long walk,” said Rob Mullen of his roughly 270-mile journey through Vermont, from the border of Canada to the border of Massachusetts — the entire length of the Long Trail. Mullen is stopping along the way to preserve…

October starts off beautiful, with sunshine and temperatures in the 70s for much of New England. This is usually the time of year we would be weighing the giant pumpkins at the Topsfield Fair. But this is not a normal year, except for perhaps our weather and fall foliage. We have seasonable temperatures and beautiful trees in most of New…

The nation’s latest drought monitoring data was released Thursday, showing western Vermont as abnormally dry and eastern Vermont in either moderate or severe drought. “It’s very, very dry and very parched where we are,” said Jay Limoge of Shelburne. It’s even drier across most of New England. With the drought conditions coinciding with Vermont’s treasured foliage season, NECN and...

Drought is widespread across New England, and some people are wondering if that may affect how trees change color this fall.