UConn Forestry and Wildlife Club

04/30/2019

Check out this well written article about our maple syrup operation on campus!

It’s 1 p.m. in the afternoon. A layer of snow coats the ground and the small, wooden building tucked away on the side road off of Horsebarn Hill.  

04/10/2019

On Saturday we had a very successful maple syrup sale, thank you everyone for coming out! Good thing the weather was so nice too 😁

02/23/2019

The first (practice) boil of the season! The syrup season is upon us, check back in regularly here for updates 😄

11/03/2018

Happy (late) Halloween! Some members carved giant pumpkins during our meeting on Wednesday and they all came out great! 🎃

10/27/2018

Here's to the second best time of the year: apple picking season! (After maple syrup season of course!)

10/16/2018

Our members helped clean up an Eldredge Brook trail this past weekend and enjoyed s'mores by the campfire afterwards. Check out this beautiful place for yourself in Willington, CT and remember to keep your surroundings clean! 😊

04/04/2018

Mark your calendars: we're selling our home-made maple syrup this Saturday (4/7) afternoon at our sugar house off of Horsebarn Hill Road from noon to 4! We have a more limited supply than usual, so be sure to come before we sell out!

04/03/2015

Hello friends! We have more sap to boil today, so come on down if you are interested in purchasing some syrup! We should be running until dark.

04/02/2015

We made it to WNPR!!! We will be boiling tomorrow starting around 1pm. Stop by and check us out or take home some sugary goodness!
http://wnpr.org/post/its-late-connecticuts-annual-maple-syrup-harvest-has-finally-arrived

It all starts with a sugar bush. While that sounds like something out of the board game Candy Land, it's actually another name for a stand of sugar maples

03/31/2015

Hello again, we bottled another 3 gallons today and still have more to go! We will be up and running this Thursday around 1pm if your interested in buying some syrup stop on down! Cash only and exact change would be great! 1/2 pint= $8 and pints are $15