The calendar indicates that it’s spring, and despite occasional freezing temperatures and lingering patches of snow, the return of extended daylight confirms this change of season. Last year, a chance ...

Producing other kinds of syrup could be a natural way for farmers to safeguard their harvest against warmer weather and pests. But maple experts say, the most famous syrup is here to stay. CONCORD, ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The city of Missoula is reminding the public that tapping city-owned maple trees for syrup is illegal and harmful to the trees. Officials with the city's Urban Forestry Division say ...

MISSOULA, Mont. – The City of Missoula is reminding residents that tapping public trees for syrup is illegal and harmful to the city's urban forest. Missoula has ordinances that protect trees growing ...

Mark and Susan Lockwood have made a hobby of tapping maple trees on their Seekonk property each year for the past 24 years. In a homemade evaporator, gallons of sap are boiled all day long at the end ...

From late November to early March, Ella Smoot can usually be found in one of two places: the forest or the sugar shack. Like all maple syrup producers, her winter is a rush of running sap—cold ...

If you have a mature maple tree in your yard, it might be a good opportunity to try to make homemade maple syrup. You can start tapping trees over the next few weeks, depending on where you live, to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. March is maple syrup season in Wisconsin. The sugar maple tree and the history of maple sugaring is an important part of Wisconsin ...

Maple Sugarin’ Festival, noon to 4 p.m. March 15. Hike through the maple forest, tap a tree, trade nature items for maple candies, and observe various means of syrup production. Complete a scavenger ...