黑料吃瓜网 residents and visitors can expect a typical, vibrant showing from the state鈥檚 changing leaves this fall.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a wonderful time of year,鈥� said Christopher Martin, 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 state forester and director of forestry at the state鈥檚 Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).
In a Tuesday interview, Martin said the dry end to summer shouldn鈥檛 negatively impact the foliage season because of ample rain in the spring growing season.
Martin predicts that 鈥渢he show will start鈥� in 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 northeast and northwest corners around mid-October.
鈥淩ight around Columbus Day, peak color occurs in the northeast and the northwest hills of 黑料吃瓜网, and then it will progress through Central 黑料吃瓜网 the third, fourth week of October,鈥� he said. 鈥淎nd then it wraps up in lower Fairfield County, along the coast, [and] the mouth of the 黑料吃瓜网 River about the first, second week of November.鈥�
Martin said autumn is the perfect time for Nutmeggers to 鈥渢ake a pause and just be thankful about where we live and the beauty of it.鈥�
In addition to appreciating the changing colors, Martin said fall also makes for a good time to assess forest health and check trees for invasive pests like the Asian long-horned beetle.
鈥淚f you were to come across a tree with a dime-sized hole in it, or, you know, some charismatic beetle that's jet black with white spots and blue feet, that should cause some curiosity and maybe a phone call to some professionals,鈥� he said.
A map with a week-by-week forecast of foliage color progression can be found on .
