Maple Syrup Events
March 14 & 15, 1-4pm
Maple Sugaring
Saint Charles: 630-762-2721
www.kaneforest.com
LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve,
37W700 Dean St. The sap’s rising!
Join us in the time-honored tradition of maple tapping. We’ll explore
the art, science, and folklore of the
‘sugar bush,’ or maple grove, from
early Native American times to the
modern sugaring industry. No registration required. FREE
Weekends, March 14-29
12:30-2:30pm
Maple Syrup Hikes
Riverwoods: 847-968-3321
www.lcfpd.org
March 21 & 22, 10am-3pm
Maple Syrup Festival at NPV
Chicago: 312-744-5472 www.
chicagoparkdistrict.com
North Park Village Nature Center,
5801 N. Pulaski Rd. Come and see
the entire maple syrup-making
process from tapping the tree and
collecting the sap, to boiling it down
into syrup. Take a walk through the
sugar bush, enjoy storytelling, make
a maple craft, warm yourself by the
fire, and taste real maple syrup.
Ryerson Woods, 21950 N. Riverwoods Rd., south of Half Day Rd.
Take a one-hour hike with a naturalist and learn how sap from the sugar
maple trees is turned into sweet
maple syrup. Everyone gets a taste.
Hikes rune every half-hour from
12:30-2:20pm. Please register. $6/
person.
March 21, 9am-1pm
Maple Fest
Batavia: www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org/facilities/red-oak-nature-center/
Red Oak Nature Center, 2343 S. River
St. Watch how maple sap is turned
into delicious maple syrup, and learn
how people through the ages and
even animals like woodpeckers, have
tapped maple trees for maple sap.
Programs begin on the hour: 9, 10 &
11am; noon & 1pm. Maple-themed
snacks and hot beverages available
to purchase. Groups of 10 or more
please register.
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Spring 2015