{"id":10540,"date":"2018-02-14T21:11:49","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T02:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=10540"},"modified":"2018-02-14T21:11:49","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T02:11:49","slug":"maple-madness-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/maple-madness-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Madness 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maple sugaring is about to kick in to high gear and several of our wildlife sanctuaries are ready to celebrate the sweet season. Find out how you can take part\u2014and be sure to register early to guarantee a spot!<\/p>\n

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Boston Nature Center, Mattapan<\/h3>\n

During Maple Sugaring<\/a>\u00a0on February 24, tap, collect, and boil down sap from the maple trees found. Find out about the different techniques and equipment used across New England and why sugar maples are so unique.<\/p>\n

Drumlin Farm, Lincoln<\/h3>\n

During Maple Magic<\/a> on March 2, visit the maple grove to check the taps and taste some sap. Learn how maple syrup is made from past to present and delight your taste buds with a sweet maple treat.<\/p>\n

Listen to a story of maple sugaring and take a walk out to our sugar bush as part of Sip Some Sap<\/a>\u00a0on March 8. We\u2019ll check out our evaporator to see how sap is turned into syrup, and enjoy a tasty maple treat.<\/p>\n

Sign up for a seating at Sap-to-Syrup Breakfast<\/a> on March 10 or 11 to enjoy homemade pancakes,\u00a0roasted potatoes, and sausage! After, see how sap is collected from our majestic maple trees.<\/span><\/p>\n

Habitat Education Center, Belmont<\/h3>\n

At the annual Sugaring Celebration<\/a> on March 3, everyone can learn how maple syrup is made from sugar maple trees. Try few sugaring activities, hear stories, and visit a few places on the property including our tapped sugar trees.<\/p>\n

During From Sap to Syrup<\/a>\u00a0on March 4, adults can learn how to identify the various maple species and taste sap right from the bucket!<\/p>\n

Kids 5 and under can Go to the Maple Tree<\/a> with their parents on March 6 or March 8. Taste the sap, make maple leaf rubbings, and hear a sugaring story!<\/p>\n

Blue\u00a0 Hills Trailside Museum, Milton<\/h3>\n

Maple Sugar Days<\/a> at Brookwood Farm in\u00a0the Blue Hills Reservation on March is scheduled for March 24-25. Walk down “Maple Lane,” meeting people who share the maple story and who will help you handle and use sugar making tools. Activities include games for children, a warming bonfire, and horse-drawn wagon rides.<\/p>\n

Moose HIll, Sharon<\/h3>\n

Experience the sugaring process from tree to table and learn how sugaring has evolved from Native American to colonial to our own current procedures during Maple Sugaring Weekend<\/a> 90-minute\u00a0guide tours. Sign up for time slot on March 17, 18, or 25. End with a sweet snack!<\/p>\n

Ipswich River, Topsfield<\/h3>\n

We do all the work and you get the reward when you Rent a Bucket<\/a>. In addition to taking home an 8-ounce bottle of syrup at season’s end, you will have a\u00a0hands-on opportunity to tap your tree at a\u00a0special sugaring tour\u00a0on\u00a0Saturday, February 24.<\/p>\n

Sugaring Off Tours<\/a> take place weekends in March. Learn how to identify a sugar maple, observe tapping and sap collection methods, watch the sap being boiled down in the sugarhouse, and get a sweet taste of the final product.<\/p>\n

On March 24, enjoy a Spring Flapjack Fling & Sugaring Off Tour<\/a>.\u00a0Flapjacks with our own maple syrup, along with fruit, orange juice, coffee, tea, and milk are on the menu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maple sugaring is about to kick in to high gear and several of our wildlife sanctuaries are ready to celebrate the sweet season. Find out how you can take part\u2014and be sure to register early to guarantee a spot! Boston Nature Center, Mattapan During Maple Sugaring\u00a0on February 24, tap, collect, and boil down sap from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":10558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-get-outdoors"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/02\/sugar-sap600.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-2K0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8700,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/its-maple-sugaring-time\/","url_meta":{"origin":10540,"position":0},"title":"It’s Maple Sugaring Time","author":"Hillary T.","date":"February 22, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Learn how sap is turned into syrup and taste sweet treats during an upcoming maple sugaring program! 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