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 ...

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 ...

A ceremonial tree tapping happened in Somerset County Saturday, looking to celebrate the maple season. Last year's Pennsylvania Maple Queen Laura Boyce was in attendance at Hillegas Sugar Camp ...

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 ...

Maple syrup is one of those foods that conjures up particular imagery – the trees, the color red, the forests, the sap dripping into metal buckets. And there is the conviviality of the sugar house ...

While there are forecasts for a snowstorm by the time this issue hits the stands, one of the first hints of spring is the tapping of maple trees. Things are about to get a little sweeter in the area ...

If you visited White Lake School in White Lake, Wisconsin, during the winter, you might come across a group of students pounding pegs into three sugar maples on the front lawn. The trees are massive, ...

A tap at in a sugar maple in April 2022. With temperatures reaching into the 40s and 50s this week in southern and midcoast Maine, some maple syrup producers are tapping their trees and are already ...

Even though Somerset County is in the heart of winter, maple producers are already celebrating the oncoming spring. The annual Somerset County Maple Producers' Association tree-tapping ceremony is at ...

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 ...

As the snow starts melting, the sap starts running, signaling the beginning of maple syrup season in Wisconsin. While the season typically begins at the end of February, it all depends on temperatures ...