Environmental scientists and syrup producers say they expect to see major shifts in seasonal harvests due to climate change ...

Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is a deciduous tree also referred to as hard maple or rock maple. It is one of the largest and most important hardwood species in North America, typically reaching 70-90 ...

Other types of maples, such as silver, are used less frequently ... But this is prime time for maple lovers, as sugar-shack chimneys pump out hot steam as the new sap condenses into syrup.

Erich Ruger of Sugar Oak Farms taps a tree at his maple sugar operation with help from children with the Childhood Tribe community group on March 11 in Malta. Bottles of maple syrup are displayed ...