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Heard Up North: tapping the trees

The tap...
The tap...
...and the sap is already running. (Photos: Martha Foley.)
...and the sap is already running. (Photos: Martha Foley.)
(03/10/10) Cold nights, warm days, sunshine: chickdees are busy, and the sap is rising. It all adds up to maple syrup season. Whether your operation includes a bulk holding tank and miles of plastic tubing, or just a few buckets hanging off the trees in the backyard, it all starts the same way, with a strategically placed hole in a sugar maple.

And it's today's Heard Up North, produced by Martha Foley.

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