RUMFORD — Foliage color is now peaking in the River Valley area and spreading through the lakes and mountains region of western Maine, according to the fourth fall foliage report from the Maine Department of Conservation.
Forest rangers in the tracking zone covering Bethel, Rangeley, the Carrabassett Valley region, and Moosehead Lake (Zone 5) are observing peak color — from 85 to 100 percent — and moderate leaf drop of less than 50 percent, Thursday morning’s report said.
Despite recent frosts in Aroostook County (Zones 6 and 7), peak color also remains there in northern Maine, and is covering the tracking zone from Millinocket to Lincoln and Calais (Zone 4). Leaf drop is moderate in these regions, the report said.
High color — from 50 to 70 percent toward peak — has reached the tracking zone that stretches from Fryeburg and Sebago Lake to Augusta, Bangor and Dover-Foxcroft (Zone 3). This region also has moderate leaf drop, rangers said.
Moderate color — from 30 to 50 percent toward peak, and low leaf drop of less than 30 percent — is being reported in all coastal locations from Kittery to Eastport (Zones 1 and 2).
Maine’s fall foliage conditions will be updated each Wednesday through Oct. 13 on www.mainefoliage.com.
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- A group of motorcyclists ride past brilliant fall foliage Thursday morning at a West Bethel home beside Route 2. According to a report Thursday morning from the Maine Department of Conservation, peak foliage color has arrived in western Maine.
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