March is arguably the sweetest month of the year. All throughout Maine, sugarmakers are busy boiling maple sap into syrup. The same forests that make Maine one of the top three maple producing states also support some of the highest diversity of nesting birds in the country. In an effort to bring …
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Nature Moments: Sugar Maple Tappers
In February, when it's still frigid at night but daytime temperatures are starting to warm, it may look like trees are just sitting their doing nothing -- but inside their cells, changes are happening and sap is starting to flow, explains Bowdoin professor and Maine Audubon trustee Nat Wheelwright …
Passamaquoddy Maple Sweetness Comes to Maine Audubon
This Sunday is Maine Maple Sunday. Around the state, Mainers will be venturing out to sugar shacks to see how maple syrup is produced -- and to enjoy some maple treats at the end of a long winter! For centuries, the Passamaquoddy people have harvested sap from the Mahgan (sugar maple) tree. …