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| Here we are at Fenner Nature Center in Lansing, Michigan. They used to have a real live buffalo that lived out here! Sadly it died a few years ago but it was really old. |
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| It's maple syrup time! |
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| When the ice melts the sap starts flowing again in the trees. The sap is like the blood of the tree. It delivers nutrients to the tree. During the winter the tree sap doesn't circulate. |
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| Collecting sap from a maple tree using a bag. There were 3 ants in the bag enjoying the treat. |
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| More sap being collected here but with a traditional bucket instead. We didn't see any ants. |
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| Kendrick and Rosalie join me at the kettle. In the old days this is how they used to cook the sap to make it thicker by cooking out the water. (Some people still do it this way, so I guess it's not just in the "olden days.") |
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| These are examples of different kinds of drills that are inserted into the trees to collect their sap. They only tap into trees that are old enough (big enough) to be drilled without harming them. They try to tap into different parts of the tree from year to year. |
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| That represents the number of gallons of sap needed to make 1 gallon of syrup! |
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| Here the sap is being cooked down to make it thicker. You can learn more about making maple syrup in Michigan at http://www.mi-maplesyrup.com/Activities/activities_homemade.htm |
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| This turtle was inside the nature center. There are lots of different animals to observe. |
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