Maple
Yale Forests Maple Syrup
Pure maple syrup is produced by faculty and students at Yale-Myers Forest, and is available for purchase*. Revenue from maple syrup directly supports student programming and operations at Yale Forests. Thank you for your support!
*we only sell syrup by the case (12 bottles), and all syrup must be picked up in New Haven
About the Program
Yale Forests’ Maple Education & Extension Program is designed to be a resource for aspiring sugar producers and backyard enthusiasts alike, across Southern New England. We’ll cover everything from sap collection to maple silviculture to syrup processing, offering you some tools to be more resilient to the impacts of climate change and to manage for a resilient, healthy sugarbush. If you want to be notified about all of our upcoming programming, please sign up for the Quiet Corner Initiative mailing list.
The original three-year initiative was supported by a grant from the USDA Acer Access and Development Program.
Safe Sugar for All
We are collecting and testing maple sap and soils from around maple trees across the City of New Haven and other sites around New England. We are looking for toxic elements, like lead, arsenic, cadmium, chromium and zinc. We are also testing for Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or “forever chemicals”. Learn more about the project here.
Maple Storymaps
5/16” Tubing Systems & Tapping Techniques - Jan. 27, 2021
For the material covered in this workshop, please see our videos on 5/16” tubing systems and maple tapping. A recording of the Zoom Q&A Discussion Session is available here.
