maple syrup

Volunteer photographer Lorie Shaull documented the maple syrup season this year. She visited three hobby maple sugaring sites, capturing the process's creativity and the end product's sweet rewards.

Judy and Harry Worms of rural Brainerd produce maple syrup and hay and raise cattle and goats — which help to eradicate invasive buckthorn to bring back native plants and improve water and soil quality.

Seasonal shifts typically indicative of spring are giving producers a choice when it comes to tapping maple trees: Head to the sugar bush for an early sap run or wait?

Annie Humphrey and Shanai Matteson celebrate the spring with Anishinaabe traditions like gathering maple sap at the sugar bush in Palisade and Cass Lake, Minn.

Maple syruping season has arrived in Minnesota, and nature centers around the state are hosting events celebrating the sugar bush.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their phenology reports.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their phenology reports.

One of the truest signs of Spring is when the sap flows from the maple trees. This year in northern Minnesota, the sap, like Spring, has been hard to pin down. Last week, three sap seekers discussed their observations and what to make of the slow start to the season.

One of the truest signs of Spring is when the sap flows from the maple trees. This year in northern Minnesota, the sap, like Spring, has been hard to pin down. Last week, three sap seekers discussed their observations and what to make of the slow start to the season.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their phenology reports.