Maple Sugar Production and Bird Box Installation
Saturday March 16th, we had to pleasure of helping out at Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center in Lacona. Despite being a bit chillier this weekend, we had clear and sunny skies.
We started off the day by installing bird boxes around Prescott Farm. Everyone got a chance to work together and find the stands and match the bird boxes to them. It was fun to wander around the farm and get to see the property.
After we finished with the bird boxes, we hiked down to the sugar house to learn about sap collection and turning it into maple sugar. It was fun to hike around and find sugar maples and measure to see if they were big enough to be tapped. We even had the chance to try some of the maple sugar and compare it to the taste of the sap.
Prescott Farm was a great success and everyone learned a little something new. Whether it was that they actually do like the taste of Maple syrup or that it is impossible not to laugh when someone says “honey, I love you, can you please, please smile?”
