The University of Toledo has a class called Science and Policy of Foraging at the UToledo Stranahan Arboretum. This semester, ...

What makes sap start running in late winter? And how do you tap a tree without harming it? Coming up at 9 a.m. on Thursday, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As March fills with maple syrup festivals, we come to learn how maple trees aren't at all like factories or franchises. No. The ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Erratic hot summer days are finally giving way to temperate fall weather, and so some of us are venturing out just ...

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones was at Keystone College, where students are bringing an age-old practice to life, one drop of ...

It's estimated that Earth is home to 3 trillion trees, storing an amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent to nearly a century's worth of our current annual fossil fuel emissions. But this natural ...

Black River FFA students are tapping maple trees, turning sap into syrup. This hands-on project teaches plant science and forestry.

Maple sap production, essential for syrup, varies based on factors like soil, sunlight, and temperature. Sustained cold weather, like the winter of 2024-25, benefits maple trees and their sap ...