We in Pennsylvania like to brag about our trees. At this time of year, we can be downright obnoxious, but consider these facts: nearly 60 percent of Pennsylvania is covered by trees; we have 134 species of trees; and, we have a longer and more varied fall foliage season than any other state in the nation, according to iConservePA.org.
While some portions of the state along the northern tier are a little past their prime, the next couple of weekends are bound to shine in the central and southern parts of the state.
For the latest on the leaf conditions, check out the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry’s fall foliage weekly reports on the fall foliage webpage. Learn more about the common trees of Pennsylvania from this booklet. And finally, check out some of the most spectacular places to go for leaf peeping on our fall foliage story map.
Join DCNR botanist Ed Dix as he guides your fall journey through Pennsylvania’s colorful woods in this iConservePA.org video.
Click Here to sign-up for the iConservePA.org Seeds. You also may be interested in DCNR's newsletter Resource, or the Wild Resource Conservation Fund's newsletter Keystone Wild!Notes.
