Last weekâs freeze-thaw cycles meant that maple sap started to run. Below, we provide several ways that local parks will help you tap your own trees and make syrup. Did you know that you can make a spile (the little device that drains the sap) from a staghorn sumac branch? Or buy one locally for a buck? The popular Sugar Camp Days at Bendix Woods County Park in New Carlisle isnât happening this year, as officials say the pandemic didnât allow the months of planning that it needed. But we'll share some of the limited events and tours that are going on in the area in next week's Outdoor Adventures column in The Tribune.