Southern California maple trees like shade of their own. Here’s why

If there is one leaf shape everyone knows, it’s the maple leaf. Botanically, it’s known as palmately lobed. Just the other ...
The Hockey Writers

Wendel Clark Trade Tree: From the Islanders Back to the Maple Leafs

Wendel Clark's reunion with the Toronto Maple Leafs created one of the most incredible trade trees no one talks about ...

See a snake? This is a simple way to identify what kind it is.

Venomous and nonvenomous snakes have a role to play in the ecosystem, but it's important to recognize them when you encounter ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Planet Needs Prosperous Forests. These Scientists Are Planting More Than 33,000 Trees to Find the Perfect Blend of Species

Forests provide myriad benefits, including timber, wildlife attraction, local cooling and climate resilience. At the ...
IGN

We Build The LEGO Japanese Red Maple Bonsai Tree

The LEGO Botanicals collection features some incredible plant and floral sets, from smaller bouquets you can put in a vase to slightly bigger builds that can be set up on display around your home. The ...

A 'roadmap' for Asheville's urban forest is underway. What to know

Asheville is creating its first-ever Urban Forest Master Plan, a long-awaited study that will guide canopy management for the city.
WMUR

Wooded farm in Lebanon makes award-winning maple syrup, honey

FARM IN LEBANON THAT’S GOT AWARD WINNING MAPLE AND A LOT MORE. THE SAP IS RUNNING AT THIS SUGARBUSH IN LEBANON, MARKING ANOTHER SEASON FOR CREATING AWARD WINNING SIRUP. ALRIGHT, WE’RE GETTING THINGS ...
The Boston Globe

How Vermont fended off the ‘maple-pocalypse’

FAIRFIELD, VT. — In faded photographs hung on the sugarhouse wall, a young couple collects sap from galvanized steel buckets while horses pull a sleigh through snow-covered woods — the storybook image ...
Wicked Local

MA maple syrup season was strong this year. Experts explain why

This year's maple sap collection in Massachusetts contains more sugar than most years. Sweeter sap requires less boiling time, which leads to increased maple syrup production. Colder temperatures and ...
The Washington Post

A hidden threat to maple syrup — and the people who make it

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 ...
MPR News

Tapping into the science of maple syrup

A bucket hangs from a maple tree to collect sap at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, Minn., on Feb. 14. Unseasonably warm weather with temperatures above 50 degrees led staff ...
WGRZ

Maple Weekends returns to WNY, showcasing a sweet tradition

CASTILE, N.Y. — At Letchworth State Park, maple season is underway, and visitors will be able to get a firsthand look at how one of New York’s most iconic products is made. Maple Weekend is held ...