THE SAP IS RUNNING!!!!
UConn Sugar House and Sugar Bush Open House and Tour
Saturday, April 5, 2014
(rain date April 6)
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
The UConn Forestry and Wildlife Club and UConn Forest Committee are pleased to invite members of the community to come and visit our Sugar House and maple sugar bush on Saturday, April 5, 2014 to see and learn about how maple sap is collected and boiled to make maple syrup and other yummy products. Club members have been collecting sap from 150 taps in a sugar maple stand located on the Fenton Tract of UConn Forest that is being well-managed for the purpose. The sap is collected and transported to the Sugar House where it is boiled in a wood-fired evaporator into high-quality maple syrup and bottled for sale. Club members and staff will be present at both locations to demonstrate and explain the process, from “tree to pancakes”. Various maple products will be available to sample and to purchase.
See the Forestry and Wildlife Club Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewjSonaWLZI
Directions to the Sugar House:
From Rt. 195, Storrs Rd., turn onto Horsebarn Hill Rd. and travel to the Farm Services area just opposite the Horsebarn Hill Arena. Signs will direct you to the Sugar House. Look for lots of steam!
Directions to the Sugar Bush:
From Campus travel North on Rt. 195, Storrs Rd., to the top of the hill north of campus, and at the traffic light turn right onto Moulton Rd. Continue on Moulton Rd. almost to Rt. 44. Just before the intersection with Rt. 44 turn right onto Old Turnpike Rd. Follow Old Turnpike, which will turn to gravel and a downhill grade. Near the bottom of the hill the Sugar Bush is on the right, recognized by a network of tubing. A wide place in the road at the bottom of the hill near a trail-head provides adequate parking.
For more information, contact: Tom Worthley at thomas.worthley@uconn.edu