Learning about the art of maple sugaring, when the sap from trees is collected to make syrup while on a hike, a cooking demonstration, and a tasting Saturday at Robinson Nature Center. Lead ...

See photos of the family-oriented program Magical Maple Trees, focused on teaching the origins of maple syrup, at Piney Run Park Nature Center on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Five-year-old twin siblings Brenna ...

Last March, Chris LaPlante of Rochester discovered that the maple tree in her yard was dripping sticky sap on the family’s car. While some people might be annoyed, LaPlante realized, "We could make ...

Maple sap forms a droplet at the opening of a spile on Feb.23 as the maple syrup season begins in Quasqueton. (Orlan Love/correspondent) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using ...

DEERBROOK, Wis. (AP) — Jeremy Solin doesn’t need a jacket right now on his family farm in northern Wisconsin. There’s no snow blanketing the dead leaves in the grove of sugar maples. There, pails ...

Maple sugaring — or syrup — season is approaching, and soon enough you'll notice buckets clinging to maple trees as hobbyists and commercial operators begin collecting the sweet sap to make maple ...

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 ...

I’ve always liked the idea of producing my own maple syrup. However, sugar maples (Acer saccharum) don’t grow in our high pH soils. I was intrigued several years ago to discover a long-forgotten spile ...

What do you think of when you think of spring? You know spring is near when the days lengthen and the temperature begins to warm. You may think of the robin as the first sign of spring. But if you ...