How Sweet it is! Maple Sugaring this Sunday in Summit
Just a sweet reminder that as the cold winter months slowly slip away and the forest floor comes to life, maple syrup season is truly one of the first signs of spring. What better way to celebrate the coming of spring than to attend How Sweet It Is!! – the annual Maple Sugaring Fest at Reeves-Reed Arboretum.
Enjoy a brisk winter afternoon outdoors at the Arboretum learning the steps involved in turning tree sap into delicious maple syrup. There will be tapping and cooking demonstrations, a scavenger hunt, games, and taste tests, all at this annually anticipated, family-friendly interactive festival. Our Director of Children’s Education, Jackie Kondel, along with Environmental Educators Lisa Martin and Althea Llewellyn, head up the team of RRA staff and volunteers to start the fires going and to heat up the hot cocoa. And don’t forget, this is an outdoor event, so wear boots and dress for the weather.
Thanks to underwriting by our partners at Investors Savings Bank, the Arboretum’s annual Maple Sugaring Fest is free to all RRA members. The admission for nonmembers is $5 per person or $20 per family. Not a member? Now’s the time to sign up and see how sweet it can be! For more information about our Maple Sugar Fest and other events and workshops at Reeves-Reed Arboretum, please visit our website at www.reeves-reedarboretum.org or call 908-273-8787 x 1010.
About Reeves-Reed Arboretum:
Celebrating over 40 years as a historic public garden and education resource, Reeves-Reed Arboretum engages, educates and enriches the public through horticulture and environmental education, and the care and utilization of the gardens and estate. Open 7 days a week from dawn till dusk, the Arboretum is listed on both the National and New Jersey State Historic Registers. Funding for RRA has been made possible in part by the NJ Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State, through a grant administered by the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Dept. of Parks & Community Renewal.
Reeves-Reed Arboretum…..a place to grow for everyone!
