Maple Trees

Now’s your chance to see the process up close and personal and learn the history behind tapping trees to collect that much loved breakfast treat. Every year, the Monroe County Conservation District opens up the sugar bush to the public for Maple Sugaring This alternating freezing and thawing is the mechanism that starts the sap flowing within the maple trees. Cuts in the tree's bark allow the sap to exit the tree. The practice of collecting sap from maple trees predates Europeans in America. Native As more snow fell from the sky than sap from the trees, Slate Run Metro Park’s annual weekend of sap collecting and maple-syrup making wasn’t as sweet as it could have been. That’s because temperatures were too low for the sticky stuff to flow on Additionally, Pennsylvania Maple Syrup and candy was for sale, a Maple Sugaring Starter Kit from Tap My Trees and a maple gift basket was raffled, and The Cedars House Café had maple inspired specials and children’s crafts. Guests will get involved in the maple sugaring process from start to finish — by identifying and tapping maple trees, collecting sap, and seeing syrup made over a wood-fired evaporator. They’ll also be invited to try to identify the differences between Ever wonder how to make maple syrup, or why you collect sap mostly in the winter? Well, the folks at the Strawberry Hill Conservation Center can tell you all that and more. Small groups of people were able to go out into the woods Saturday to learn the .

The center is looking for volunteers to help out throughout the season’s maple sugaring process - from tree tapping this Saturday to sap collection, bottling and giving historical and educational presentations in March. “It’s a program that has February’s almost over. And even though this has felt like a month to break all records for misery, it means something notable: Thaw is coming, and the maple sap is about to run. How would I, a suburban Pittsburgher who barely knows an elm from an This year, we are inviting organized groups to experience the program on March 11-13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and a public open house on March 14 (rain date March 15), 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Groups rotate through stations where they learn to identify maple trees learn to identify maple trees, as well as taste their sap. Hikes will take place on March 7 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2 p.m. and on March 8 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Hikes will depart from the Lower Shelter. Admission to the park will be $5-7; however .

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