Longer daylight hours and warming temperatures have started something you canât usually see, but the onset of spring has started the sap flowing in the sugar maples at Maywood Environmental Park.
Park Director Dave Kuckuck said theyâre busy processing one of natureâs original treats, and so far 240 gallons of sap have already been collected.  But if that sounds like a lot, Kuckuck said that 240 gallons will be reduced to about just 6 gallons of finished product.  Throughout the season, that means thereâll be about 25 gallons produced in all.
In a normal year, all that syrup would be served on pancakes during one of Maywoodâs signature events called âFlapjack Dayâ, but for the second consecutive year, that event is cancelled due to the pandemic.  However, that doesnât mean you canât take in the sweetness.  When the Maywood Headquarters is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, you can find exhibits about the maple s