Greenspace Alliance of Canada's Capital / Alliance pour les espaces verts dans la capitale du Canada

Hi Greenspace-alliance friends and colleagues,
 
In the mid-Potomac River region most autumnal leaves have fallen with winds and rains. Some trees though continued to hold their tinted leaf colours, a few Oaks along with younger American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) trees. Young Beech trees usually hold pale caramel leaves thru the winter months.
 
This was an autumn with splendid leaf colours. Please find attached a pdf file with some photographs I’ve been making of native trees and leaves during November in Spring Branch valley (also known as Gulf Branch). 
 
Much work continues to be done in removing invasive exotic plants and in restoring native habitats. Naturalists working in Gulf Branch are envisioning Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) feeling at home again in this forested stream valley. Gulf Branch naturalist Jennifer Soles posted for Thanksgiving week in November an inspiring sign on the remove invasive plants (RiP) information mail box at a trailhead, near the NatureCenter.  (See e-mail on listserv for this Wild Turkey sign.)
 
Giving thanks for autumn leaf colours and dedicated people restoring native habitats in the places where we live.
 
salud,
 
Lorne Peterson
Spring ~ Gulf Branch valley
Eastern Piedmont hills
along Fall line to Potomac River
mid-Potomac region