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Bendix Woods marks 50 years for its Sugar Camp Days. In some sugar bushes, vacuums help yield more sap.

Sap from boxelder and black walnut trees can make syrup, too. So can the Norway maple, but this invasive species is a headache for conservationists.

Last week’s 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 isn’t happening this year, as officials say the pandemic didn’t 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 ...

A few red-winged blackbirds and a flock or two of sandhill cranes arrived over the weekend. Maple sap was running. Like usual for the start of March. But it still isn’t a usual winter for ski resorts. If it were, the downhill season at Swiss Valley Ski & Snowboard Area in Jones would toast its finale this Sunday — typically a week into March. Instead, spokesman Mike Panich says the resort has booked its “Slush Cup” contest (a sort of farewell party) for March 14 with the option of staying open even longer if the weather permits and visitors keep coming. Snowmelt or not, th...