Maple Sugar Days

March 6-10, 2012

The common assumption is that maple syrup comes only from New England and Canada. Think again – Wintergreen has several areas where the elevation and slopes create a microclimate suitable for sugar maple trees, a sugarbush. And where there is a sugarbush, there can be maple syrup. TWNF has started a new Wintergreen tradition – making maple syrup. We've now joined a very long line of maple producers.

We invite you to join us this spring as we look forward to the warm days and the cold nights that make the sap run in the trees. Help make maple syrup and some maple syrup history for yourself and your family. Call 434-325-8169 to reserve your spot for the programs needing advance registration.

Schedule of Events

• Tuesday, March 6
  

  School and Scout Field Trips - all day   Call now to reserve your class's trip. Click here for more details on student programs.

• Wednesday, March 7
  

  Discover Wintergreen's Sugarbush(es) - 9am   Join the tradition of the trip to the sugarbushes. Enjoy winter hiking and explore old-fashioned and new-fangled ways of collecting maple sap, see the sap boiling into syrup, and sample goodies made with our maple. See the new additions since last year. Dress for hiking and the outdoors. Program runs rain or shine - indoor options for very inclement weather. $8 members, $10 nonmembers. Advanced registration suggested.

• Thursday, March 8
  

  School and Scout Field Trips - all day   Call now to reserve your class's trip. Click here for more details on student programs.

• Friday, March 9
  

  School and Scout Field Trips - all day  **daytime hours are already booked for Friday, afterschool hours available   Call now to reserve your class's trip. Click here for more details on student programs.

• Saturday, March 10
  

  Pancake Breakfast - 8-11am   Enjoy real maple syrup over fresh pancakes and support the Nature Foundation's research and educational programs. See the maple sap boil into syrup and take in a slideshow about the history and process of maple sugaring. (Come back later in the day to work off those pancake calories on the afternoon hike.) $10 donation, $5 donation kids 8 and under.

  Sugarbush Sojourn - 1pm   Take a winter hike to visit Wintergreen's sugarbushes. See first-hand the old-fashioned and new-fangled ways of collecting maple say. (Arrive a little early to take in a slideshow about history and process of maple sugaring.) Dress for hiking and the outdoors. $3 members, $5 nonmembers. Advanced registration suggested.

  Syrup, Sugar and Slides - all day   Enjoy a slide show of maple history and process. Runs continuously all day.