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March 2, 2021
“It’s fun while learning,” says Julieann Akers, a fifth grader at Forest Area Community Schools.
Akers and her classmates are learning how to make a northern Michigan specialty… maple syrup!
“I’ve never done it before, and I’ve wanted to try it,” says Akers.
Now she’s able to try it through the SEEDS Ecology & Education Centers.
The program was popular at Forest Area back in the 1980’s, but it came to a halt 15 years ago.
SEEDS Site Coordinator Joe Kreider says he’s excited to bring back this opportunity for students:
“Gives them something to do, to get excited, to get outside… We’re teaching math with estimating how much sap we’re going to get and how much syrup we’ll get from that.