In addition to their lovely fall foliage, sugar maple (acer saccharum) is a critically important tree to the ecology of our forests, as well as to our regional Northern Appalachian heritage.

Area nature centers are celebrating an early spring tradition of tapping trees to collect sap and make maple syrup: ...

It all starts with finding the right maple trees. While all maple tree species produce sap, sugar maples have the absolute best quality sap with the highest sugar content and is the one syrup make ...