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Ents, in the fantasy world of Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien, are giant, humanoid, half-tree creatures that act as "shepherds" of the forest. Ancient and wise, they are deeply connected to nature, ...

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“I had no idea. You don’t go to school for maple syruping in Minnesota. You can out east, but not here,” Peterson said. But he caught on quickly. Each year, Peterson taps about 1,000 trees ...

That’s because the Department of Natural Resources told him the property had untapped potential as a sugar bush — a shorter name for a maple syrup operation. “I had no idea.

Spring is about transformation, a season often marked by its dynamic sights, smells, sounds and tastes. As humans change the climate, our experience of the season is changing, too.

Red maple (Acer rubrum) flowers before its leaf buds break. Some trees bear only male flowers like the ones above, producing no seeds, some only female flowers, and some are monoecious, bearing both.

It all starts with finding the right maple trees. While all maple tree species produce sap, sugar maples have the absolute best quality sap with the highest sugar content and is the one syrup ...