Maple seeds’ unique spinning motion allows them to travel far even in the rain, a new study shows
When wind or other disturbances detach winged maple seeds called samaras from their parent tree, they spin through the air – ...
Tree planting to remember those lost during Covid
A council is marking five years since the Covid pandemic by planting trees in a woodland. Wokingham Borough Council said it ...
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Native communities keep maple syrup traditions going, even in urban areas
An Indigenous organization in Minneapolis helps teach cultural traditions in the city during maple syrup season.
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It's maple sugaring season in NH, and it's not too late to produce your own syrup
You can tap a few different maple species in New Hampshire for sap, but sugar maples are best because they have a higher ...
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Maple trees are the sweet gifts of spring
Real maple syrup has not only sweetness and natural flavor but it also has all of the minerals and other nutrient compounds a tree needs to grow and thrive. Those minerals and nutrients are the ...
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Why the maple syrup industry is under threat from climate change
Jason Lilley, a professor of sustainable agriculture at the University of Maine, says the state's maple trees are "absolutely" under stress from climate change. "I just don't want producers to be ...
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SouthCoast family has been making its own maple syrup for 24 years. Here's how they do it.
Mark and Susan Lockwood have made a hobby of tapping maple trees on their Seekonk property each year for the past 24 years. In a homemade evaporator, gallons of sap are boiled all day long at the ...