Tapping a Maple Tree. Join Rogers on Saturday February 24, 10 to 11:30 a.m. for a tour to learn the history of maple sugaring and how to identify and tap maple trees. Call (607) 674 - 4733 or email ellen@friendsofrogers.org to register. (Submitted photo)

SHERBURNE - All winter, the maples have been sleeping, and as the days start to warm in late winter, sap starts to rise. It’s hard to predict when this will happen from year to year, but it has already started here in Central New York.

Join Environmental Educator Ellen Rathbone Saturday February 24, 10:00 - 11:30 AM for a tour of the Rogers Center sugarbush to learn the history of maple sugaring, how to identify and tap maple trees,and how to grade.

Meet at the Rogers Visitor Parking Lot, where you will carpool to the sugarbush. Call (607) 674 - 4733 or email ellen@friendsofrogers.org to register.

The mission of the Friends of Rogers is to provide outstanding educational opportunities that excite, inspire, and motivate people of all ages to enjoy, understand, appreciate, and protect our natural environment.

- Information from Friends of Rogers