DCNR Fall Foliage Report Oct. 8-14: Best Colors Are In Northern Tier Counties, Northern Poconos And Laurel Highlands

DCNR issued its second Fall Foliage Report for October 8-14 saying cold nights spurred foliage to peak in the northern tier while helping to develop cheery autumn shades throughout much of the rest of the Commonwealth. 

Colorful bursts of fall color are evident across most of Pennsylvania’s forests now. The best places to see the beautiful colors of autumn in Penn’s Woods currently are the northern tier counties, the northern Poconos, and the Laurel Highlands. 

Click Here for the full report and regional details.

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Related Articles This Week:

-- Gov. Shapiro, DCNR Announce Investment Of $81 Million In 306 Local Projects In 60 Counties To Improve Recreation, Conserve Natural Resources; Next Grant Round Opens Jan. 11  [PaEN]  

-- Health Department, DCNR Award $300,000 To Support 4 Local Projects To Improve Walking, Biking Networks To Boost Physical Activity

-- DCNR Grants News: Pine Creek Rail Trail PA Trail Of The Year; Wildlife Leadership Academy 20 Years Young; Boating Facility Grants Now Open; Trail Committee Seeking Members 

-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Boating Facility Grant Applications Until Dec. 1

-- PA Environmental Council, Aqua Accepting Applications For Protect Your Drinking Water In Southeast PA Starting Oct. 21  [PaEN] 

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Invests $5.8 Million To Ensure 1,228 Acres Of Farmland On 22 Farms In 14 Counties Stays Farms Forever  [PaEN] 

-- Land Conservancy of Adams County Partners With Jeff and Betsy Yingling To Preserve 101 Acre Farm  [PaEN] 

-- Heritage Conservancy Partners With Leah and Doug Beck To Preserve 30 Acre Property In Bucks County  [PaEN] 

-- Brandywine Conservancy Removes Breached Hoffman's Mill Dam From Brandywine Creek In Chester County  [PaEN] 

-- Help Wanted: The Nature Conservancy PA-DE Deputy Director, Strategy & Operations Based In Conschohocken 

NewsClips:

-- WNEP: Officials Caution Visitors To Lackawanna State Park After Young Girl Gets Stuck In Mud In Drained Lake Bed

-- Centre Daily Times: Penn’s Cave Listed For Sale; PA Still Weighing Whether To Acquire It, Shapiro Says 

-- NextPittsburgh: Pittsburgh Set To Extend Three Rivers Heritage Trail Through New Partnership

-- Republican Herald: DEP, Lake Wynonah Sign Pact To Fully Drain Lake Ahead Of Dam Repairs In Schuylkill County

-- TheDerrick.com: The Effort To Preserve Cook Forest Began 100 Years Ago In Clarion, Forest, Jefferson Counties 

-- WHYY: Light Pollution, Wildfire Smoke Threaten View Of The Stars In Philly Suburbs

[Posted: October 8, 2026]  PA Environment Digest