I love winter and have been hoping for a lot more snow, which we got last week, but only after an unseasonably (record-smashing) warm spell. Much as I love winter and want to stay in the moment, that ...

As spring approaches, there’s magic in the woods. Trees almost defy gravity when the sap stored in their roots begins flowing upward. And the Lake County Forest Preserves takes advantage of that ...

Spencer Luthy, owner of Maplewood Farms in Harwinton, said this year he has nearly tripled his maple sap production, as the colder temperatures over winter and historic high temperatures of March have ...

It is finally spring, which is a magical time of year at Woodland Dunes. Birds are migrating back to our preserve as the days get warmer, but the birds are not the only things making great movement.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LAKE PLACID — The potential for warmer spring temperatures during maple season creates concerns about how to keep sap cool. With a ...

March: The season of sap and soil. In the forest, lines are strung between maples and the trees are tapped, ready for the month's alternating low and high temperatures to send sap flowing beneath the ...

Two summers of drought have taken their toll on some of the Northland's sugar maple trees, causing "dieback'' at the treetop and probably reducing production of maple syrup this spring. Maple syrup ...

Like Glinda the Good Witch in "The Wizard of Oz," Kristin Tindall sends children on a yellow-brick road of discovery. Tindall is instructing sixth-graders from C.A. Frost Elementary School to follow ...

Like Glinda the Good Witch in "The Wizard of Oz," Kristin Tindall sends children on a yellow-brick road of discovery. Tindall is instructing sixth-graders from C.A. Frost Elementary School to follow ...