Here’s what I love about my friend Bruce Boyd. He’s smart enough, and dumb enough, in exactly the right ratio. But Sal, you ask, what is the exact right ratio? It turns out that 35:1 is exactly the ...

A widespread, common and adaptable species throughout most of the eastern United States, the red maple (Acer rubrum) is a ...

Wisconsin’s state tree, sugar maple, gets as much play this month as during the crack of a bat, or the dribble of a basketball. Even after that honor, the hard wood of sugar maples can flame up some ...

The fall colors of large woodland trees seemed a bit more muted and more sporadic compared with previous years, likely due to the drought. For example, in some woodlands, shagbark hickory leaves ...

It is not known when Midwestern Native Americans first discovered the sweet taste of sap from the maple tree, but it is likely the discovery predates recorded history. Maple sap is one of the first ...