ELIDA, Ohio (WLIO) - It's that time of the year when maple syrup fans can tap their trees for nature's sweet nectar. The Johnny Appleseed Metro Parks District met with children and parents on Thursday to talk about the secrets of maple syrup at the Elida Library.
The educational session involved activities learning about the parts of a maple tree and how to tap and make your own maple syrup. The kids and parents even got to taste all natural maple syrup.
The kids and parents even got to taste all natural maple syrup.
During this time of the year when high temperatures are above freezing and below temperatures are below freezing, it is the small window where you can tap your maple tree's for sap and make your own homemade maple syrup.
"You can only tap the trees in the end of the winter and beginning of the spring, so you need cold nights and warmer days, and it's the freeze to thaw process that lets the maple trees sap get some pressure," said Doreen Martin, a naturalist with JAMPD. "Now other trees, like oak trees, they don't really build up pressure like the maple trees do, so during the freeze-thaw, when it's coming from winter into spring, it will build up pressure, build up pressure, build up pressure. Then when you put the tap in the tree, then the sap will come out."
The educational session involved activities learning about the parts of a maple tree and how to tap and make your own maple syrup.
To see the upcoming events through the metro parks district, you can visit their website at jampd.com.
