All Wisconsin crops are impacted by the weather, and that includes maple syrup. Maple sap collection involves drilling into mature trees, with modern methods like vacuum systems and pipeline networks ...

Perhaps one of the most common myths about trees, Rachael West said, is that they go dormant during the winter months, falling into hibernation until spring rolls around. But West, founder of Eating ...

Maple syrup season is just getting underway, and clouds of steam rise from the evaporators Derik and Sue Zimmel have set up in the driveway of their Leech Lake cabin to boil away the excess liquid on ...

Maple sap forms a droplet at the opening of a spile on Feb.23 as the maple syrup season begins in Quasqueton. (Orlan Love/correspondent) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using ...

FRANKLIN – About a dozen fifth-grade students crowded around Michael DeMain and a 175-year-old maple tree in the forest preserve surrounding the Wehr Nature Center in Franklin, eager to collect sap on ...

Sunday felt like a true changing of the seasons with temperatures ranging in the 50s. The sun and heat brought a big spring melt for most of the metro, which was perfect conditions for one of ...

As a result of the unseasonably warm temperatures, Wisconsin maple syrup producers are rushing out to tap trees as much as two months early. Here's what that means for production this year and what ...

CHATHAM, N.Y. (AP) -- The maple sap bubbling away in Ron Davis' upstate New York sugar house is destined for pancakes, waffles, sweets and -- for years now -- beer kegs. The local syrup adds a touch ...

This year’s New York State Maple Weekend will include a free tree-tapping event hosted by 42 North. The family-friendly event – in partnership with Erie County Parks – will be held on Saturday, March ...

As the snow starts melting, the sap starts running, signaling the beginning of maple syrup season in Wisconsin. While the season typically begins at the end of February, it all depends on temperatures ...