Why Leaves Change Color In Iowa Autumns
Jenifer Phelan of Cedar Rapids asks why maples turn red and others gold. Mark Vitosh, district forester, explains that shorter days trigger color changes and explains weather components behind vibrant hues. Readers can scan a QR code to ask questions about Iowa culture and people.
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Jenifer Phelan
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Mark Vitosh
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Why Do Leaves Change Color This Fall
The text explains that leaves turn colors as trees prepare for winter dormancy. Pigments exist in summer but are masked by chlorophyll. Shorter days trigger chemical changes, forming an abscission layer at the leaf petiole, separating the leaf from the tree.
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Iowa Supreme Court backs pipeline land survey rights
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that Summit Carbon Solutions may temporarily access private land to conduct surveys for a carbon dioxide transport pipeline. Justice Thomas Waterman stated the owner cannot exclude surveyors, citing the pre existing statutory right under section 479B.15. The ruling aligns with similar decisions in North and South Dakota and prior Hardin County cases.
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Kent Kasischke
Hardin County
Summit
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Kasischke
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Linn-Mar students name creek Coopers Creek in Marion
Linn-Mar High School Venture Academics students led a project to name an unnamed creek after the Cooper family, early Linn County settlers. The U S Board on Geographic Names approved the proposal October 10, citing community input and science research by about 60 students in 2023 24.
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Coopers Creek
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Sophia Hanlin
Linn- Mar
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Cooper
Linn County
Coopers
Lauren Hilzendager
Noah Bormann
the Creek
Nick Rohlman
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