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 ...

Do you want to learn how to make maple syrup? Do you have some maple trees? Are they sugar or silver maples? If so, chances are you've thought about "sugaring"—the process of collecting maple sap and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the maple sugaring season in full swing, now's the time for Michigan residents to get a look at how maple sap is boiled and ...

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 ...

When winter loosens its grip and the days grow a little bit longer, the maple syrup starts to flow all over Pennsylvania. The sweet condiment isn’t as well-known as dairy when it comes to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. glass bottles of pure maple syrup on a supermarket shelf - James Kirkikis/Shutterstock While some argue that the best French toast ...

Many choose natural sugar substitutes thinking they are healthier, but the differences between them are complex and require a ...

DEERBROOK, Wis. — Jeremy Solin doesn’t need a jacket right now on his family farm in northern Wisconsin. There’s no snow blanketing the dead leaves in the grove of sugar maples. There, pails already ...

In Plessisville, the self-styled Capitale mondiale de l’Érable, Mirabel’s competing claim is an insult: ‘I feel like I’ve ...

Rivers aren't the only things flowing freely in Wisconsin thanks to the unseasonably warm February. Sap in maple trees across the state has begun its spring surge, sending nature centers, maple syrup ...

Maple sugaring season has begun in Michigan, offering residents a chance to see how sap is harvested and turned into syrup. Michigan ranks fifth in the nation for maple syrup production, with hundreds ...