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How to Tap
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an be made right in your own backyard!
Beginners will find tips on how to tap, collect sap, and make syrup using the Mini Tapping Guide. This 4-page booklet is a helpful tool for getting started on your own tapping.
Have a season of tapping under your belt? Explore how the climate influences sap flows on the West Coast through Deirdre Bruce's Production and Quality of Sap from the Bigleaf Maple on Vancouver Island. Bruce's project was completed as part of her Master of Science research at the University of Victoria.
(Note: To download the PDF file of Bruce's research, click on the link above, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on "View/Open" to download the file)
Photo Credit: Bram Lucieer