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 ...

In Spring we celebrate changes in nature, and when sap starts rising in maple trees _ it’s a first indication that Spring is right around the corner. Area families gathered at River Trail Nature ...

IN NEBRASKA IN THE FUTURE. IT’S TIME TO TAP THE TREES. THE 31ST ANNUAL MAPLE TREE TAP HAPPENED THIS MORNING, OFFERING PEOPLE A CHANCE TO SEE HOW MAPLE SIRUP IS MADE. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S DEVON ...

“Nature has its own way of providing us with sweeteners.” That’s according to Five Rivers MetroParks, which has been tapping its maple trees for sap at Carriage Hill MetroPark, located at 7850 E.

I love winter and have been hoping for a lot more snow, which we got last week, but only after an unseasonably (record-smashing) warm spell. Much as I love winter and want to stay in the moment, that ...

The perfect pancake topper can be found in Wissahickon Valley Park next month when the area's sugar maple trees will be primed for tapping. Also known as the Tree House, the Wissahickon Environmental ...

The nights are still cold but days are (mostly) becoming milder. That means it’s time to tap into those maple trees to begin the process of converting the sticky sap into delicious maple syrup or ...

Sunday felt like a true changing of the seasons with temperatures ranging in the 50s. The sun and heat brought a big spring melt for most of the metro, which was perfect conditions for one of ...

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 ...