Upcoming Maple Syrup Festivals
There are two exciting Nature Net Maple Syrup Festival events coming up! Did you know that Maple Syrup is made from the sap of the sugar maple tree? In the spring when it starts to get warmer throughout the day, sap raises in trees through its roots. But if it gets too cold at night, the sap goes back into the roots. After the sap is collected, it is boiled to cook down the sap to create maple syrup! Learn more about the production and creation of Maple Syrup, by watching the video of a Wisconsin family run maple syrup business, "Sugarbushes." The Aldo Leopold Nature Center will be hosting its annual Maple Syrup Fes t on Sunday, March 24th from 1:00-3:00pm. Come tap and test real MapleTree Sap, learn how maple syrup is made today and the old fashioned way, and enjoy ice cream sundaes with real maple syrup! The Aldo Leopold Nature Center is located at 330 Femrite Drive, Monona. Learn more! The MacKenzie Enviornmental Nature Center is also hosting their...