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Autumn Colors: Why Aren't They Vivid?

WSIU/Kevin Boucher
Fall Foliage at Lake Murphysboro State Park. Photograph taken November, 2014.

On this edition of WSIU INFOCUS, Kevin Boucher talks with University of Illinois Extension Forester Chris Evans about the reasons why the Autumn colors this year are not as brilliant as last year.

For general information about this annual color show, visit:  https://extension.illinois.edu/fallcolor/updates.cfm

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources tracks the foliage changes.  Visit:  https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/news/Documents/IDNR-FallColorReport-Sept282017.pdf

Chris Evans is an Extension Forester with the University of Illinois and can be reached at 618-695-3383.

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