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Fall color forecaster tells all

Hear this fall’s official leaf forecast, including the why and how of leaf color production, at the Jackson-Swain Master Gardeners’ Association meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Kathy Mathews, associate professor of biology at Western Carolina University who specializes in plant systematics, will share her prediction for fall foliage. Held at the Jackson County Community Services Building on Scotts Creek Road in Sylva. 828.586.4009.

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