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Maple Syrup Field Trips
Bring your class to learn about the syruping process from start to finish! Maple syrup field trips are a great hands-on experience for all ages. Students will invoke all their senses while learning about an important Minnesota tradition.
Field trips typically include the following activities:
- Tapping Demonstrations
- Sap Collecting
- Winter Tree Identification
- Why Sap Flows
- History of Syruping
- Tour of Maple Sugar Shack
View an overview of the class here.
Contact Saint John's Arboretum at 320-363-3133 to arrange a trip. The maple syrup season is weather dependent but typically runs from March 15 - April 15.
The Minnesota DNR's publication Minnesota Conservation Volunteer has a new Young Naturalist section on maple syruping. Read the article and view the teacher's guide to using it in the classroom on their website. The information is a great pre or post activity surrounding a field trip to the Saint John's Arboretum Sugar Shack!