This story was originally featured on Outdoor Life. There are windows of opportunity in nature, and one of my annual favorites is “sugaring time.” In late winter, tree sap begins to flow, and from the ...

It might have been Dave Amerikaner’s first time tapping a sugar maple tree, but even as an amateur, he could tell the fast-flowing stream was a lot of sap. Sap was falling from branches, running down ...

In this video, we focus on making maple syrup while taking care of tasks around the cabin during the colder days when the sap is not running, including collecting drinking water from our stream. After ...

You might not have noticed, but drop by drop, the first harvest of 2021 has begun. There's more sunlight. Maple trees and their shallow roots break their dormancy, and the sap will be ready to rise up ...