HIGHTOWN, Virginia — The woodpecker was the first sign of something strange underway. Ronnie Moyers heard the bird hammering in the woods one morning in late February, several weeks before the species ...

The festival has been a staple in the Highlands and shows visitors just how unique that part of the Commonwealth is. Nicknamed Virginia's Little Switzerland because of the steep mountains and terrain, ...

Making maple syrup in New England’s fickle spring weather can be an unpredictable business. Now, President Donald Trump’s ever-changing tariff policies are adding anxiety about an industry that ...

The Centre ACER, a Quebec maple syrup research institute, maintains a team of testers in its inspection division, who from ...

All Wisconsin crops are impacted by the weather, and that includes maple syrup. Maple sap collection involves drilling into mature trees, with modern methods like vacuum systems and pipeline networks ...

Jethro Heiko and his family moved from downtown Philadelphia to East Oak Lane, a leafy neighborhood on the city’s north side, in 2018. They loved the novelty of having a backyard full of trees, ...