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Kemp Station Maple Sugaring Demonstration Day

Are you interested in collecting sap and making your own maple syrup? If you are new to maple sugaring or have a small operation that you’d like to improve, join us at Kemp Natural Resources Station for our 2026 Maple Sugaring Demonstration Day. We will demonstrate several sap collection methods including buckets, bags, and a […]

Maple Hour: Ticks in the Sugarbush

Susan Paskewitz, UW-Madison professor and researcher in the Medical Entomology Lab, joins the Maple Hour to talk about ticks in Wisconsin woodlands. We’ll look at ticks that could be found in a sugarbush, diseases they can carry, ways to prevent tick bites, and a tool you can use to help better understand ticks and prevent exposure. […]

Maple Hour: Companion Crops for the Sugarbush

Eric Burkhart, Pennsylvania State University professor, botanist, ethnobotanist, and agroforester, joins the Maple Hour to talk about non-timber forest products that can be grown and harvested in an active sugarbush. We’ll look at understory plants like ramps and ginseng, and other forest farming crops worthy of consideration. The Maple Hour is a webinar series for […]

Stopping Stiltgrass in the Upper Midwest: How You Can Protect Our Forests

Stiltgrass is an invasive plant that is widespread in the eastern and southern U.S.—and it has started showing up in the Upper Midwest in recent years. In 2025, four new infestations were found in Wisconsin and one was found in Iowa. Stiltgrass has also been spotted in Michigan, but so far it has not been […]