- Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall?
Includes projects to do with leaves, from the Curious Kids Science Newsletter.
www.sciencemadesimple.com/leaves.html
- Why Leaves Change Color: The Splendor of Autumn
Discusses the chemical changes that take place within leaves.
www.esf.edu/pubprog/brochure/leaves/leaves.htm
- Wikipedia: Autumn Leaf Color
User-created article about fall foliage, including notes on what causes the leaves to change color.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn_leaf_color
- Changing Color
Explains in detail what occurs in the leaves as they change color in Fall.
www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/forest/topics/leafco~1.html
- Why Leaves Change Color
U.S. Forest Service fact sheet answering question about fall foliage: Where Do Leaves Get Their Autumn Colors? Do Different Kinds of Trees Turn Different Colors? Why Are Some Autumns More Colorful?
www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/fs/colors/colors.htm
- The New Science of Fall Colors - Discovery Earth
The secrets of why leaves of trees change yellow or red in the autumn are slowly being revealed. Discovery slide show of the eye-seducing hues, and the science behind them.
dsc.discovery.com/earth/slideshows/fall-colors-2009.html
- Henry David Thoreau: Autumnal Tints
October, 1862 essay in which Henry David Thoreau reflects on the brilliant fall colors of New England.
www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism/authors/thoreau/autumnal.html
- Poetry of Color in the Woods: Fall Tree Color Series
Fall is a time of intense color and beauty in the woods. Learn how and why trees put on their firey show in the fall.
www.bugwood.org/fall/fallcolor.html
- AccuWeather.com: Fall Foliage
Find news about where the fall foliage is peaking in the United States. Also provides background information about what causes fall colors.
www.accuweather.com/promo-ad.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler;=0&page;=fallfo...
- Flickr: Fall Foliage Photos
Browse user-posted photos that are tagged with "fall foliage."
www.flickr.com/search/?q=fall%20foliage&w;=all
- Google News: Fall Foliage
Browse news articles about fall foliage, including reports on where colors are peaking, as well as notes on the best fall color destinations.
news.google.com/news?q=fall+foliage#=20&hl;=en&ie;=UTF-8&oe;=UTF-8&um;=1&sa;=...
- Weather Channel: Fall Foliage
Plan your leaf-peeping with the Weather Channel's U.S. fall foliage reports and regional fall color maps.
www.weather.com/activities/driving/fallfoliage/?par=yahoo&site;=www.yahoo.co...
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