Every day, millions of New York City residents take for granted that clean, abundant water is available with just the turn of a faucet handle. Yet they may not be aware that forests throughout the New York City watershed play a key role in sustaining this invaluable resource.
While many of us stay huddled inside during the bitter cold of winter, some intrepid souls venture into the woods to take part in a centuries-old tradition in the northeastern United States. What draws them forth is the need to prepare their sugarbush — a collection of sugar maple trees in one location, ranging from a few trees in the backyard to hundreds of trees in a forest — for the spring maple sap run.
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