Sugar maple is a northerly species that is found in northwest Frederick County at higher elevations on cooler, north-facing slopes. This tree prefers deep, moist, well-drained soils and is found ...

Lake County Forest Preserve District environmental educator Jen Berlinghof places a bucket beneath a spigot that is gathering sap from a sugar maple tree at Ryerson Woods. Sheryl DeVore / News-Sun ...

But removing too many non-maple trees puts the health of the entire forest, and hence the sugar maples themselves, at risk. In extreme cases, producers remove all non-maples growing beneath the ...

Walk in the sugar maple forest to learn about the sweet process of maple syrup making. Registration is required for this free event by calling (847) 824-8360.

AUGUSTA — A 23,000-acre forest north of Jackman that yields 25 percent of the state’s maple syrup could still qualify for $3.8 million in federal funding despite being rejected by a state land ...

Here at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry's Heiberg Forest, we tap the sugar maple trees by boring a small hole in the trunk and inserting a small tube called a spile. When inserted ...

Tapped and produced on the 4,000-acre Heiberg Memorial Forest in Tully, N.Y., maple syrup produced by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ... painstakingly crafted from the sap ...