Plant ecologist Kristina Stinson at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Joshua Rapp, a Bullard Fellow at Harvard Forest in Massachusetts, are both involved in a study to find out the impact ...

HIGHTOWN, Virginia — The woodpecker was the first sign of something strange underway. Ronnie Moyers heard the bird hammering in the woods one morning in late February, several weeks before the species ...

The extreme weather systems affecting the Midwest did not keep local senior citizens in Lake County from venturing outside on Tuesday to taste locally made maple syrup. Maple syrup hikes at the Edward ...

Watery sap drips slowly from a spout in the side of the tree, falling drop by drop into a silver metal bucket attached to the trunk. The slightly sweet tree water is a nutritious drink, but this ...

Just about anyone will tell you that if you’re looking for good Pacific Northwest-made maple syrup, Neil’s Bigleaf is the best of the best. Neil McLeod has been making and selling bigleaf maple syrup ...

First things first: always look for the label that says "100% pure maple syrup." Anything less is likely a "maple-flavored" syrup, which is usually a blend of corn syrup and artificial flavoring. Next ...

A maple syrup program is teaching students about sustainable production through a grove of red maple trees at Stockton University in Galloway. Each winter, about 600 red maples are tapped in the ...