sugar maple trees are known for their excellent fall color and the wood is used for floors, furniture, veneer and musical instruments. Because of the hardness of the wood, another common name is ...

Among the oaks, white, red and bur oak all stand tall as ecological heavyweights. Their acorns feed wildlife, their canopies ...

Climate change could put maple syrup making at risk if extreme weather and temperature changes harm the trees that produce the sap.

One of the oldest crops in North America was being harvested this month a few miles up the Minnesota River from New Ulm. Fred ...

Maple sap is heated in a large pan to evaporate water and make maple syrup in this file photo. Michigan's maple syrup industry will likely lose 25%, about 50,000 gallons, of annual production this ...

The project started in fall 2024 ... and tapped many maple trees. According to the association, groups of students have been ...

It’s peak maple sugar season and there’s no place better to get into the thick of it than New England. Maple trees are tapped across the region, from Rhode Island to the northern points of Maine.

The sugar shack was built with the help of the Plymouth Maple Association, local businesses and Plymouth High School students. The shack will be used to boil sap collected from maple trees in the ...