Maple Fest
Maple Fest 2022
The Cayuga Nature Center is once again re-envisioning our annual Maple Fest celebration! Due to the ongoing pandemic and local health guidelines, we wonβt be having our annual pancake breakfast, but we will be hosting a series of maple-y festivities March 13-27!
Schedule of Events:
Sunday, March 13 | 10am - 11am | Add to Google calendarο»Ώ | Add to Outlook calendar | Add to Apple calendar
Tree Tapping Program
Join CNC educators to learn how we tap our sugar maple trees and get them started for syrup-making season.
Sunday, March 20 | 12pm - 1pm | Add to Google calendarο»Ώ | Add to Outlook calendar | Add to Apple calendar
Animal Encounters: Seasonal Changes
Join CNC educators to learn all about our animal ambassadors, and how they change throughout the season!
Thursday, March 24 | 10am - 11am | Add to Google calendarο»Ώ | Add to Outlook calendar | Add to Apple calendar
Sugarbush Tour
We will walk along the Cayuga Nature Centerβs sugar bush to learn more about the maple syrup making process, the history of maple syrup making, and how the industry continues to change.
Friday, March 25 | 1pm - 2pm | Add to Google calendarο»Ώ | Add to Outlook calendar | Add to Apple calendar
Maple Storytime
Join our educator for an exciting story time! Weβll read one of our favorite story books outdoors in our Sugar Shack! Bring your warm gear & favorite blanket and weβll learn all about the syrup making process.
Saturday, March 26 | 10am - 12pm | Add to Google calendarο»Ώ | Add to Outlook calendar | Add to Apple calendar
Maple Boiling Demonstration
Stop by the Sugar shack to view the maple syrup boiling process in action!
Tales of Trees
Stop by the pavilion to learn all about trees! Weβll take a look at some tree cookies and learn about what clues they can give us into a treeβs life.
How much carbon does a tree store? We can measure that!
Trees are carbon storage experts. They take in carbon dioxide from the air, and store it in their wood, roots, and leaves. Did you know that one simple measurement can give you an estimate of how much carbon a tree stores? Weβll measure trees and make these estimates, and talk about the role of trees and forests in reducing global warming.
Sunday, March 27
Maple Syrup Virtual Demo
A re-airing of last yearβs virtual maple syrup making demonstration will be available online for viewing.
Watch highlight's from last yearβs virtual Maple Week
Learn all about tapping maple trees with CNC Director, Katie Bagnall-Newman.
Join CNC Educator, Kate Nelson, as she explains how to make a camp cake!
CNC Director, Katie Bagnall-Newman, gives us a virtual tour around the sugarbush!
Map of Cayuga Nature Center
Find the Sugar Shack, Sugarbush Trail, and Pavillion on the map
Help us make next yearβs Maple Fest possible.
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