March 26, 2014 | Elizabeth Caron

Making Maple Syrup the UConn Way

See how students from the Forestry and Wildlife Club make the University's own maple syrup from trees in the UConn Forest.

UConn Sugar Shack, off Horsebarn Hill Road. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

UConn Sugar Shack, off Horsebarn Hill Road. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

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Students from the UConn Forestry and Wildlife Club spend the winter tapping more than 100 sugar maple trees in the UConn Forest to make the University’s own maple syrup. Take a tour inside the Sugar Shack, nestled on the outskirts of Horsebarn Hill, and see the process from sap to sale.

The Club will hold an Open House at the UConn Sugar Shack on April 5, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a rain date of April 6.