At Tom’s Creek Family Farm – Entrepreneur, inventor, engineer and sugar maker Greg Christianson will update us on a Future Generations/Robert C. Byrd Institute project to clarify syrup and depectinate (if that’s a word?) walnut sap. Located at: 1340 Tom’s Creek Road Wayne, WV. 25570 304-840-8817 Please see this...
Maple History Webinar: From Pails to Pipelines: The Origins of Plastic Tubing in the Maple Syrup Industry NAMSC will host this maple history webinar on Tuesday, January 11 at 7 p.m. Eastern time. This presentation traces the origins and early experiments with of the use of plastic tubing in the...
From increasing winter and spring temperatures to extreme weather events, climate change poses a risk to the maple syrup production community. These changes alter short-term conditions like quality and quantity of sap, while long term changes in climate are having impacts on the health of trees, roots, and shifting areas...
On Thursday, January 20, 2022 Future Generations University will be hosting their Out of the Woods webinar which will be hosting the Southern Syrup Research Symposium talks. Join Dr. Jamie Schuler of West Virginia University's Davis School of Forestry as he discusses the 'Timing of Tapping'. To Register Visit: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5xtGD08FR8m20AQn65Iw3Q
On January 28th at 1:00pm there will be a roundtable discussion on Acer Access grants awarded to research institutions in the southern tier of maple producing states. This is an afternoon event with short presentations on all the research projects. This is a 1:00 – 4:00 program, but feel free to...
Coming up on February 17, 2022, at 7 pm, Cara Rose, Executive Director, Pocahontas County CVB, will be guest speaking at the ‘Out of the Woods: Enriching Your Maple Business’ webinar. Cara has been a cheerleader for all things maple but especially for Mountain State Maple Days. Join Cara as...
Our first Maple Day of 2022 will be held throughout the state on Saturday, February 19, 2022. A signup form will become available later this fall. The Maple Days Map of participants will be updated as businesses join the event.
Our second Maple Day of 2022 will be held throughout the state on Saturday, March 19, 2022. A signup form will become available later this fall. The Maple Days Map of participants will be updated as businesses join the event.
By the end of syrup season, the last thing anyone wants to do is spend more time in their sugar camp cleaning. It has been a long season of long days and nights. It can be very tempting to walk out of the woods without looking back and tell yourself...
By the end of syrup season, the last thing anyone wants to do is spend more time in their sugar camp cleaning. It has been a long season of long days and nights. It can be very tempting to walk out of the woods without looking back and tell yourself...