By Peter Kuitenbrouwer for MLF ENEWS First Nations taught settlers how to get sweetener from a sugar maple tree The skill of how to tap sugar maple trees in Spring and boil the sap down into a sweetener is one of many crafts that the First Peoples taught to settlers in North America. Sugaring’s Indigenous origins takes up a chapter… READ MORE »Indigenous Origins of Sugaring
Maple Leaves Forever is proud to present this series of posts detailing the history of roadside tree planting in Ontario, researched and written by Terry Schwan, R.P.F. The full essay will be released in its entirety in Fall 2021. Terry Schwan is a semi-retired forest consultant. Born in Hanover, he served as District Forester in Guelph for the Ministry of Natural Resources… READ MORE »The History of Roadside Tree Planting in Ontario – Part 2
