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Tapping For Sap

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Sap buckets hanging on maple trees in a forest, Quebec Tapping for sap When springtime is around the corner, it’s time to go tapping for sap. Maple trees convert stored starch into sugars which when tapped, causes sap to flow. In this picture today, sap is likely dripping from the spout into the buckets attached to the trees. The amount of sap required to produce maple syrup is dependent on the sugar content of the sap. With a high sugar content, less sap is needed for syrup and vice versa. Once the sap is collected, it is kept cool and processed immediately to produce the highest quality of sweet maple syrup. (© Benoit Daoust/Shutterstoc)

Welcome Back, Spring!

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Historic nursery land in Emerald Lake Park, Victoria Goodbye, Autumn! It's the start of the March when every brown and dark crevices of the nature begins to turn green. If you are a fan of a bright sky, lush green grass and clear blue water, then its time to get excited as we are going to welcome the first day of SPRING with open arms and warms hugs! (If only we could physically embrace it). Its the time of year when the nature takes a three sixty turn and exhibit its beautiful colors. T here’s no better place to witness that change than here in Emerald Lake Park.   The area of the popular park we’re spotlighting today was originally part of the historic Nobelius Nursery, which started during the 1880s by Carl Axel Nobelius. Because the ground was rich in soil, agricultural and horticultural growth was plentiful (particularly with fruit trees), allowing Nobelius to have 23 employees by 1899. Today, the ‘Nobelius Heritage Park’ manages to preserve a number of histori...

The First Ray Of Sunshine

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Birch avenue near Uffing am Staffelsee, Bavaria, Germany. Zapfig is g'worn The first rays of the day pass through the frozen branches of birch trees-you can admire the breathtaking ice landscape near Uffing am Staffelsee on Stafford Lake, where we will guide you today.  Uffing am Staffensee is a city in the Upper Bavaria of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The city is located 70 kilometers south of the capital of the state of Munich and covers an area of ​​43 square kilometers.  Staffelsee invites you to take a walk not only in the summer.  Put on warm clothes, enjoy the fresh air, and admire the views of its icy birch lake.  The lake covers an area of ​​about eight square kilometers and has a maximum depth of 40 meters.  Seven tree-lined islands make it the richest island in the Alps. ( © Reinhard Schmid / eStock Phot )

Semuc Champey

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The Pool Stairs:  Semuc Champey Natural Park, Guatemala

Into The Woods

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Muir Woods National Monument near San Francisco, California.