September is here and seasons will be changing very soon! As we approach the fall season, many are wondering when the fall foliage may peak here in Idaho.
According to Smokymountain.com, peak color in southwest Idaho is expected to arrive between October 9th and October 16th. Patchy changes will approximately begin between September 18th and September 25th.
If you want to see the fall colors sooner, head up to north Idaho. It looks like their seasons may change a week or two earlier. Peak colors are predicted to arrive in north Idaho between October 2nd and October 8th.
Leaves change color in the fall due to a lack of chlorophyll. As the Fall days get shorter and shorter, the production of chlorophyll slowly decreases, eventually giving way to a different color of the leaf.
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