For centuries, the Abenaki people of the northeastern USA and Canada looked at maple sap as a gift from their creator, arriving just before spring when their ancestors' food reserves were low. The ...

From how tall maple trees can grow to the surprisingly cold temperatures they can withstand, you'll love learning these fun ...

In a forest north of Olympia, blue tubing is tautly strung between bigleaf maples. Inside, ribbons of liquid slowly snake their way downhill. It’s a brisk late January day. The tree tops sway wildly ...

Pacific Northwest farmers are now tapping the bigleaf maple, often denigrated as a trash tree, to create what Eliza Nelson, Executive Director of the Oregon Maple Project, calls “the espresso of maple ...

Pruning this sappy tree in early spring is basically an open invitation for destructive fungus and troublesome pests — here's ...

When it comes to the best places for making homemade maple syrup, West Virginia is not often mentioned, but a group of ...

Twenty miles southwest of Cornell’s Ithaca campus grows a forest of sweet trees. The tubing at their trunks carry sugary sap awaiting to be transformed into a crowd-pleasing breakfast staple: maple ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The city of Missoula is reminding residents that tapping city-owned maple trees for syrup is not only illegal, but can hurt the tree. "As many people look toward local and ...

See photos of the family-oriented program Magical Maple Trees, focused on teaching the origins of maple syrup, at Piney Run Park Nature Center on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Five-year-old twin siblings Brenna ...