A contingent
of volunteers helped Flanders staff tap over 300 trees recently and now the
time has arrived to boil down the sap gathered from these trees to make into
maple syrup.
Everyone is welcomed to drop by on the Saturday and Sundays, of
March 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20 from 1 – 4 PM as Flanders staff and volunteers
will demonstrate turning sap into syrup with an entertaining mix of science,
stories and humor.
There is a $3/ person donation suggested which will go to
support Flanders future maple sugar programming. The demonstrations will take
place at the Flanders Sugar House located at 5 Church Hill Road in Woodbury.
Then on Sunday, March 6, Flanders will be holding their
annual pancake breakfast from 8AM to Noon at the Woodbury Emergency Services
building located on Quassuk Road. The menu features all-you-can-eat pancakes,
sausages, coffee, orange juice and Flanders very own maple syrup.
The cost for
the breakfast is $7 for adults, and $5 for ages 5 to 11. Children under 5 are
free. All proceeds from the breakfast will benefit Flanders’ education
programs. For more information on any of the Flanders adult or children’s
programs, call Flanders at 203-263-3711, ext. 10, or visit their website at http://www.flandersnaturecenter.org
For more area information www.litchfieldhills.com
About Flanders
Trust is a nonprofit organization that focuses on
environmental education, and on the acquisition, conservation, and stewardship
of open space. Through its land trust initiatives, Flanders actively works to
protect important natural sites and the area’s landscape character and quality
of life. Flanders manages over 2,100 acres of preserved land in Woodbury and
neighboring towns. Educational programs for children and adults are offered at
the Van Vleck Farm Sanctuary, Flanders’ main campus in Woodbury. Trails at its
major nature preserves are open to the public at no charge from dawn to dusk.
Flanders’ Welcome Center is located at the corner of Church Hill and Flanders
Roads in Woodbury.
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