That sweetness in the air is not just the arrival of springtime—maple syrup season has arrived in Quebec. Taps drilled into the maple trees collect oozing sap in buckets like these. The sap is then heated to evaporate excess water, leaving the concentrated sugary syrup—yum. And Canada takes its maple syrup very seriously. Producing about 70 percent of the world’s maple syrup, Quebec even has its own ‘maple syrup cartel,’ which works to keep prices stable and maintains the Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve. Now, that’s sticky business.
Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
Today in History
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World Book Day
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Red fox in the Netherlands
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Up in the Highlands
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The mighty, mighty mushroom
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Commemorating the life of a famous railroad conductor
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International Mountain Day
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Crimson-rumped toucanet in the Refugio Paz de Las Aves, Ecuador
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Giving Tuesday
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The most wonderful day of the year. Period.
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Bear cubs roughhouse on Siblings Day
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League of Nations, 100 years later
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Wildebeest on the move
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By the light of the fireflies
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Regional Park of Migliarino, San Rossore, Massaciuccoli, Italy
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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Celebrating Helsinki’s birthday at the Kiasma Museum
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For the love of bikes
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Porcupine
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In the Supertree Grove
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Brown bears in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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Gray days ahead in Monterey
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Womens History Month
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50 years of the Endangered Species Act
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A perfect day to fly your flag
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Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee
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Commemorating peace in Antarctica
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Happy 50th for the National Trails System!
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Earth Day and National Park Week