Have you always wanted to learn to tap maple trees to make your own maple syrup? Then you’re in luck because maple syrup ...

Here’s what I love about my friend Bruce Boyd. He’s smart enough, and dumb enough, in exactly the right ratio. But Sal, you ask, what is the exact right ratio? It turns out that 35:1 is exactly the ...

Quite a few of my friends have been grumbling about how they can’t wait for winter to be over and that they are ready for spring. I was surprised by this. I feel the opposite. It feels to me like we ...

GRAND MARAIS, Minn. — Warmer temperatures have brought the maple syrup producing season around Minnesota to a close. It also may portend the end of an era for a couple outside Grand Marais, who have ...

I love winter and have been hoping for a lot more snow, which we got last week, but only after an unseasonably (record-smashing) warm spell. Much as I love winter and want to stay in the moment, that ...

Spring! Get in touch with sure signs of warmer days and new life this Saturday, Feb. 8, with these two offerings from this week's Outdoor Adventures column. Help with the annual rite of tapping maple ...

Indigenous people tapped maple trees for centuries, but the warming climate is changing sugar season Warming temperatures and extreme weather stresses the maple trees Syrup producers are taking steps ...

Ohio State has been making maple syrup for years. They hope it brings more people to the sustainable crop. On a cold January morning, Ohio State University assistant professor Gabriel Karns is outside ...

Sugar maple trees reign in glory this weekend as we pour their golden syrup on pancakes. But you may be surprised at some other trees in your back yard that can yield syrup, too — even an invasive one ...

Oregon hasn’t traditionally made a lot of maple syrup, largely because there’s more money in Douglas fir trees than maple trees. Doug firs produce straight logs that are good for construction. Maples, ...