Perhaps one of the most common myths about trees, Rachael West said, is that they go dormant during the winter months, falling into hibernation until spring rolls around. But West, founder of Eating ...

Maple Tree sap tapping has been difficult this year due to the record amount of snow and late spring start. Maple syrup farmers in the northland are waiting anxiously for the weather to warm up enough ...

Mountain Lakes, NJ residents Mikayla, 9, Hailey, 6, and Courtney Fallon join Danika, 10, Serena, 5, and Trina Kincey for a taste-test different delicious syrups, including syrup made at the Great ...

It’s now that special time of year where temperatures are below freezing at night and above freezing during the day, creating the perfect conditions for naturalists and hobbyists alike to collect sap ...

FRANKLIN – About a dozen fifth-grade students crowded around Michael DeMain and a 175-year-old maple tree in the forest preserve surrounding the Wehr Nature Center in Franklin, eager to collect sap on ...

Families gathered in the frigid cold Saturday to pick out their tree to tap for sap at the New Canaan Nature Center. For the next two months, each family will return several times a week to "their" ...

Boozhoo ("hello" in Ojibwe) and miigwech ("thank you") for reading the First Nations Wisconsin newsletter. Maple tree tapping season is around the corner and I wanted to revisit some articles showing ...

The MacKenzie Center thinks it would be pretty sweet if you volunteered, or attended, their maple syrup education program and festival. Each spring the MacKenzie Center, in Poynette, welcomes students ...

No matter how dry you like your martini, the original definition of the word cocktail—still considered canon by purists—calls for sugar. A piece by Mallory Arnold called “A Sticky Day in the Life of a ...

In the Midwest, Wisconsin and Michigan are the biggest producers of maple syrup, but there is a lot of untapped potential for maple syrup in the lower Midwest. In recent weeks, producers and hobbyists ...