A big skunk has been making regular afternoon visits to a backyard bird feeder, breaking typical dawn-and-dusk activity ...

While all maple tree species produce sap ... As the tiny leaves and flowers emerge from the buds, it signals spring is on its way.

Sugarmakers across the Tri-Lakes area have been doing their best to ride the weather roller coaster that this season has ...

I just happened to be walking through the woods with our dog — when in doubt a dog, especially a young dog, offers free ...

Sugarhouses throw open their doors statewide while activities in, St. Johnsbury and St. Albans draw fans of all sorts of ...

Red maple (Acer rubrum) flowers before its leaf buds break. Some trees bear only male flowers ... act of looking closely for each tiny hint of spring-to-be as my drug of choice.

With most deciduous trees still dormant, the red maples are living ... and its flavor is nearly indistinguishable from that ...

In fact, many forms of life rely on deep cold to regenerate themselves in the spring ... Rather, a maple tree sustains native life. Several animals rely on its bark, twigs, buds, flowers and ...

As we head into late spring, Mother Nature is about to wallop us with a messy storm this weekend. A bit of snow, a bit of ice ...

The sun and heat brought a big spring melt for most of the metro, which was perfect conditions for one of Minnesota's well-known March activities: Maple tree tapping. A large group of adults and ...

The sugar house gives off sweet scents and warm vibes as that maple-tree goo gets boiled down into syrup. And of course the taste buds celebrate the rite of spring by tasting that nectar with ...