WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST?
Another maple sugaring season is in the books. All in all about an average year for me. Made about 7.5 gallons of syrup from 17 taps or 0.44 gallons of syrup/tap, which seems to be my normal. I think the take-away from this season was tapping early. I tapped in mid-January or so and got some decent sap runs. February was either too cold or too warm, and March was non-existent due to late spring-like weather.
May the Forest Be with You,
Ryan Trapani
Director of Forest Services
Catskill Forest Association