This story was originally published in March 2020. Tapping maple trees in the first step in the process of making maple syrup. Tapping has to happen at that just-right Goldilocks time between winter ...

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 ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Long before the bottle hits your breakfast table, maple syrup is controlled by the weather. Whether the tapper uses buckets or tubes, the sap’s flow depends on the forecast.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Maple syrup season has returned, and hundreds of people celebrated Saturday at the Fenner Maple Syrup Festival in Lansing. It was a fundraiser for Fenner Nature Center, and ...

This story was originally featured on Outdoor Life. There are windows of opportunity in nature, and one of my annual favorites is “sugaring time.” In late winter, tree sap begins to flow, and from the ...

Moorhead - The box elder may be the Rodney Dangerfield of the tree world. Dismissed for its irregular form, weak wood and association with box elder bugs, the lowly tree gets no respect. But the ...

Climate change is threatening Wisconsin's maple syrup production, particularly in the southern part of the state. Warmer temperatures are causing the sap collection season to shift earlier and may ...