Taking steps to preserve forested lands yields a sweet reward.
Our colleagues at University of Washington and Washington State University Extension Forestry are working to make maple syrup a viable business for small forest landowners, hoping in part that the revenue can help keep their lands forested.
“Maples like to grow along rivers and areas that are frequently wet — land that is less suitable for timber species but invaluable as a natural resource. Turning an unprofitable maple grove into one of value can help preserve natural spaces from what forest managers euphemistically call conversion: the development of forests into buildings.”
Learn more from The News Tribune at https://www.thenewstribune.com/.../article257255432.html
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