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Family tradition lives on Making maple syrup THATCHER DREMSA pours maple sap into a bucket while his syrup-making partner Atleigh Transø holds the lid Sunday afternoon in rural Mt. Zion. MT. ZION - The days are getting longer, the nights are smelling fresh and green and if you listen closely enough you might be able to hear the drip drop of sap falling into buckets across the hills and valleys.  Late February into early March is easily one of the most favorite times for many. Spring is just around the corner and the sap begins to r...

People in Toronto fighting to save a tree that's older than Canada from being cut down Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. A 160-year-old Silver Maple tree that's been dubbed the Black Barn Maple locally is at risk of being cut down despite still standing tall and healthy at 95 James Street in Toronto. The tree and longtime neighbourhood landmark may be destroyed by the construction of a new detached dwelling on the property. Residents of the west Long Branch community are coming together to make sure th...

Beth Wilson River birch bending in the ice storm of 2009 (photo from http://www.wlky.com/weather/2009-ice-storm-anniversary/24145746)   We've reached that part of winter where we have a pretty decent chance of a snow/ice event in Pulaski Co. We always learn from these events, we even learn about trees. Let's go over some ways to help trees get through a snow/ice event. Don't shake ice and snow off the branches. When tree or shrub branches bend over, resist the urge to go out and knock the ice or snow off. Woody plants can tolerate a certain amount of bending. Mother Nature seems to do a fa...

A new documentary about beer, which debuts this month on the Untappd social beer app, includes guest appearances by a few Colorado legends, such as Julia Herz, former craft beer director at the Brewers Association, and Peter Bouckaert, the former New Belgium brewmaster who now owns Purpose Brewing. The film, called BEER! A Love Story, "weaves together the stories of thirty international protagonists across multiple countries who speak the universal language of beer, the world’s most consumed fermented beverage," the producers say. It bridges "the gap between Europe and America...to show...

Here is your latest update regarding the weather regime now to February. Posted: Jan 6, 2021 12:04 PM Updated: Jan 6, 2021 12:39 PM Posted By: Chad Evans Spotty snow showers & flurries are possible tonight through Friday off & on with mostly cloudy to cloudy skies. After 36-44 today & 29-31 tonight, we should run 31-36 Thursday & Friday with lows 26-30. Some scattered snow showers are possible Saturday-Sunday with highs 31-36 & lows 24-29. With a warm up to the 40s a bout of rain changing to snow is likely mid to late next week.  A couple snow systems may follow with minor accumulating snow...