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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Now is the perfect time for maple tapping. A family-owned maple syrup business in Jones, Michigan, has over 10,000 taps in maple trees for this season. Maple Row Sugarhouse began in 2011, and the ...

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 ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The city of Missoula is reminding residents that tapping city-owned maple trees for syrup is not only illegal, but can hurt the tree. "As many people look toward local and ...

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 ...

Maple sap is being gathered to make maple sugar. A crew in Keene, N.Y., has been working in an 80-acre sugar bush. They will tap 10,000 maple trees in the next few weeks. Maple sugaring season is just ...