I am attending the EDEN (Extension Disaster Education Network) annual meeting up in Grand Rapids, MI, this week (my hometown!). I have been enjoying all of the colors of the trees, especially the sugar maples that are fiery red/orange at peak color. Here is a story from EarthSky explaining why the leaves change color. In the Southeast, we have a few weeks to go before we hit the peak color, and with fewer maples, we don’t often see that glowing red. Fortunately, there are plenty of pictures online, even if they don’t quite match seeing it in person.
