Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Maple syrup is a natural forest food product and, for the most part, only ...

North America’s maple syrup season is now underway on many parts of the continent. Called sugaring, the season begins with the collection of sap from the sugar maple trees that grow plentifully in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A leaf-shaped bottle of maple syrup beside a dish of maple syrup and a honeycomb wand - Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock North Americans ...

Is there anything more wonderful than a stack of buttermilk pancakes dripping with golden maple syrup? How about seeing how the sweet syrup is made and then tasting the final product? Every spring, ...

For the first time since he started making maple syrup, Wayne Mortimer tapped his sugar maple trees in January. Advertisement Article continues below this ad At a glance The New York State Maple ...

CASHTON, Wis. (WKBT) -- Maple season in Wisconsin is coming to an end in southwestern Wisconsin. Maple trees require moisture from snowfall and freezing temperatures at night followed by warmer days ...

Corinne Peterson, center, and daughter Wendy Berg spread their enthusiasm for tree sap with Clyde, 6, foreground, and Greta, 8, during a collection outing on April 18, 2014. The Bergs of St. Paul ...

It's mid March and -- despite a brutal winter so far -- the snow is beginning to melt and the sap in the maple trees is starting to run. New York's state's annual Maple Weekends will start on schedule ...

Using a maple sugaring hydrometer, park naturalist Laura Bush operates the stove at Hunterdon County Parks & Recreation's Maple Sugaring Living History Program. (Courtesy of Margaret Conroy) It's ...