Lisa Gauker held up a bottle of store-bought pancake syrup. “Is this really maple syrup?” the recreation and special events supervisor for the Berks County Department of Parks and Recreation asked.

Maple sap production, essential for syrup, varies based on factors like soil, sunlight, and temperature. Sustained cold weather, like the winter of 2024-25, benefits maple trees and their sap ...

Greenwich Land Trust staff were joined by residents at the Mueller Preserve for Maple Sugar Day. In addition to tapping maple trees with a drill and setting up a bucket to catch the sap, activities ...