January 20, 2024
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Nature experts will show families how to identify sugar maple trees, tap them and make syrup at a free event at the Wissahickon Environmental Center.
The perfect pancake topper can be found in Wissahickon Valley Park next month when the area's sugar maple trees will be primed for tapping.
Also known as the Tree House, the Wissahickon Environmental Center will host a free maple sugaring event Saturday, Feb. 10 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Nature experts will show visitors how to spot a sugar maple tree and tap it for sap. They will then walk attendees through the boiling process that transforms sap into sweet maple syrup.
Two demonstrations will be held, the first at 11 a.m. and the second at 1 p.m.
Sap and syrup tasting stations will be available all day. Visitors also can warm up by the campfire or step inside the Tree House to tour the site's artifacts or meet its turtles. While the event is free, registration is required.
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