1 Ashland was ranked the top private college for teacher education in the state of Ohio by Online Education Database in 2012. 2  Educate to Career ranked Ashland a Top Best Value College in 2014.  U.S. News and World Report listed Ashland among the top 200 national colleges and universities in 2012 and 2013.
Autumn Foliage Color. The Process of Leaf Color Change. Leaves change color during the autumn because the amounts of pigments change as the leaves prepare to fall from the trees. All leaves gradually lose chlorophyll during the growing season, and this loss accelerates before leaf fall.
A lot of it depends upon weather, the types of days that we have, the types of nights we have, said Hilton. Hilton has been a naturalist for 14 years and he tells us a lot of variables affect when the leaves change, rain being one of them. We're a little over 6 inches above normal. I don't think that's enough to have any effect on leaf color, said Hilton. We learned that we are not far off of the average timing for the leaves. Hilton says that we can expect the leaves to change around the same time as last year. If I had to make an educated guess, probably about the third week in October, said Hilton. Hilton said that even if the leaves do change early, it would not affect tourism at Bays Mountain one bit. When the leaves start changing there will definitely be people coming here. So if they peak a little earlier than usual, our crowds will also come a little earlier than usual, said Hilton.