Parts of the Great Lakes region have seen their coldest winter in more than a decade, and maple syrup farmers are rejoicing.

A harbinger of north country spring is in a favorable sweet spot. Adam Wild, director of Cornell University’s Uihlein Maple ...

Von Salmi has committed 38 years to the art of maple syrup, and neither age nor climate change will stop him from practicing his favorite hobby. In 1987, Salmi built his family's home on 15 acres of ...

Asbury Woods, maple syrup makers invite visitors to learn, taste and celebrate nature's sweet annual gift. Wear boots.

After the harvesting process comes the real work of maple sugaring, which is concentrating the sap into delicious maple syrup. Commercial producers use reverse osmosis, and Kinnan says he is ...

The start of warmer days and cooler nights in the Granite State is good news for maple syrup producers.

The Martins began tapping in January, much earlier than the traditional sugaring season start. Warming winters have shifted the timing and length of maple sugaring season in Wisconsin, the ...

SUAMICO, Wis. (WLUK) -- A steady "drip, drip, drip" coming out of a maple tree can only mean one thing: Sap is running and sweet maple syrup isn't far behind. But the sugar shack at Barkhausen ...

Japanese maple trees (Acer palmatum) add interest to your landscape all year long. Their delicate palmate leaves form a lace-like canopy in vibrant shades of green, bronze, red, orange, and purple ...

A common piece of advice you will hear is to prune trees during the winter while they are dormant. I often give that advise myself and, for most kinds of trees, that is a good rule to follow. However, ...

Winter is beautiful in its own pale ways, but when lush, leafy trees suddenly stand bare and stark against gray skies, an otherwise vibrant yard can seem a bit glum. It’s easy to assume the garden’s ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- With spring just weeks away, maple syrup producers across northern Michigan are preparing to tap trees — a process that depends ...