Trees can be identified in winter by observing their needles, bark, branching patterns, and buds. Distinctive bark, such as ...

See what happens at the Somerset County Maple Producers' annual tree tapping ceremony Feb. 28, marking the start of the 2026 ...

NEW CARLISLE, Ind. (WNDU) - Maple syrup season has arrived in Michiana, with sap collection running from late February to mid-March at locations across the region.

In the early days of the museum, the focus was on sharing old items collected by the Wells family, who founded Old Sturbridge Village. But around the 1970s, Simmons said, the village shifted into ...

On March 14, the WMSPA will be holding the official First Tree Tapping at Bauer Valley Maples in Cazenovia. The tapping will mark the beginning of Maple Month from March 15 – April 15 The event will ...

World War 2 housing boom, when planners commonly planted fast-growing species such as silver maples to create instant canopy. The trees grew quickly, but they are all nearing the end of their life ...

While March is technically still winter in Vermont, spring makes a few guest appearances if you know where to look. The sun ...

Working with (hopefully) large quantities of syrup, adding more as the water boils off, the process can get messy, with boiled-over liquid and sticky residue left behind. Some operators will have a ...

A freshman seminar encourages students to behave differently in the world and feel more passionately about biodiversity.

There has been a growing interest in trying to combine the cold hardiness and disease resistance of the American species with ...

If you like to hike or snowshoe in the winter, you might like to learn the names of the trees you see. Do so, and the trees will seem like ...