Business is booming if you own a commercial sugar bush! As forest managers, this means more and more of us are hearing from landowners interested in starting or maintaining a sugar bush. Unfortunately, if you are like us, you did not learn about maple syrup in forestry school. This episode's guest, Mark Isselhardt, Extension Maple Specialist with the University of Vermont, helps us unpack the fundamentals of sap production, sugar bush management, and how the industry has changed in the 21st century. To earn CEU/CFE credits, learn more, or interact with SilviCast, visit the <a href='https://www.uwsp.edu/wfc/wisconsin-forestry-center/silvicast/'>SilviCast website</a>.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1135730/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>

Business is booming if you own a commercial sugar bush! As forest managers, this means more and more of us are hearing from landowners interested in starting or maintaining a sugar bush. Unfortunately, if you are like us, you did not learn about maple syrup in forestry school. This episode's guest, Mark Isselhardt, Extension Maple Specialist with the University of Vermont, helps us unpack the fundamentals of sap production, sugar bush management, and how the industry has changed in the 21st century. To earn CEU/CFE credits, learn more, or interact with SilviCast, visit the SilviCast website. Send us Fan Mail

Business is booming if you own a commercial sugar bush! As forest managers, this means more and more of us are hearing from landowners interested in starting or maintaining a sugar bush. Unfortunately, if you are like us, you did not learn about maple syrup in forestry school. This episode's guest, Mark Isselhardt, Extension Maple Specialist with the University of Vermont, helps us unpack the fundamentals of sap production, sugar bush management, and how the industry has changed in the 21st century. To earn CEU/CFE credits, learn more, or interact with SilviCast, visit the <a href="https://www.uwsp.edu/wfc/wisconsin-forestry-center/silvicast/" rel="noopener noreferrer">SilviCast website</a>.<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1135730/fan_mail/new" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send us Fan Mail</a>

S.4 Ep.3: Syrup with Saps

<a href="https://www.uwsp.edu/wfc/wisconsin-forestry-center/silvicast/">SilviCast</a> is a podcast devoted to silviculture: the science, practice, and art of forestry. We explore current topics in forest management, highlight innovative practices, and interview practitioners and researchers aiming to solve challenges facing today’s managers. The show is tailored for foresters and other land managers, whether it’s listening at the office or in the truck on the way to the field. SilviCast is hosted by <a href="https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/forestry">Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources</a> silviculturists Greg Edge and Brad Hutnik and produced by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s <a href="https://www.uwsp.edu/wfc/wisconsin-forestry-center/">Wisconsin Forestry Center</a>.&nbsp;

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SilviCast is a podcast devoted to silviculture: the science, practice, and art of forestry. We explore current topics in forest management, highlight innovative practices, and interview practitioners and researchers aiming to solve challenges facing today’s managers. The show is tailored for foresters and other land managers, whether it’s listening at the office or in the truck on the way to the field. SilviCast is hosted by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources silviculturists Greg Edge and Brad Hutnik and produced by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Wisconsin Forestry Center. 

<a href="https://www.uwsp.edu/wfc/wisconsin-forestry-center/silvicast/" rel="noopener noreferrer">SilviCast</a> is a podcast devoted to silviculture: the science, practice, and art of forestry. We explore current topics in forest management, highlight innovative practices, and interview practitioners and researchers aiming to solve challenges facing today’s managers. The show is tailored for foresters and other land managers, whether it’s listening at the office or in the truck on the way to the field. SilviCast is hosted by <a href="https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/forestry" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources</a> silviculturists Greg Edge and Brad Hutnik and produced by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s <a href="https://www.uwsp.edu/wfc/wisconsin-forestry-center/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wisconsin Forestry Center</a>.&nbsp;

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