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A busy time coming up at Darke County Parks
Darke County Parks
Learn how to tap your own maples, Backyard Sugarin’ Feb. 26; Maple
Sugarin’ at the Prairie March 5 & 6 - Waffle Breakfast with “home
made” Maple Syrup March 5 - and the weekly Early Morning Discovery
Hikes Every Tuesday.
Backyard Sugarin’
Do you have Maple Trees in your yard? Come on out to Shawnee Prairie
Preserve Saturday, February 26 at 1 PM and you’ll learn how to tap your
own maples, how and when to collect the sap and how to go about turning
that sap into maple delights! Demonstrations and hands-on will
ensure that by the end of the season, you’ll have the skills to produce
your very own maple syrup, sugar, and more! Call the Nature Center
today to register at 937.548.0165. Hope to see you on
Saturday!
Maple Sugarin’ at the
Prairie
Freezing nights and thawing days are the start to a jar of maple
syrup! Without these temperature fluctuations, people would never
have discovered such a wonderful treat. Saturday, March 5th from
7:30am-4pm and Sunday, March 6th from 12:00pm-4:00pm is Maple Sugarin’
at the Prairie! This early spring weekend at Shawnee Prairie
Preserve offers guided tours through history and science as we learn
the process of turning sap into syrup. After our tour through the
woods, we’ll visit the Sugar Shack, where you can warm up in the
steam-filled evaporator room as the sap spends countless hours on a
boil to reduce it down to syrup. Then head out to the Log House
where you can visit with our 200-year-old pioneers and discuss 18th
century life. Finally complete the day at the Nature Center where
the gift shop will be full of maple goodies for your sweet tooth!
Waffle Breakfast
Help the Friends of the Parks kick off Darke County Parks’ Maple
Sugarin’ at the Prairie’ Festival with a hearty breakfast of waffles,
sausage, juice, coffee and of course pure Ohio Maple Syrup! Carry-out
is Available. Breakfast will be served from 7:00am-10:30am on
Saturday, March 5, only. Tickets, ($5.00) can be picked up at the
Nature Center or from any Friend of the Parks member. Call
937-548-0165 for more details.
Early Morning Discovery
Hikes
Darke County Parks-Hikes occur every Tuesday morning at 8AM at Shawnee
Prairie Preserve. It’s not hard to wake up happy on a spring
morning! These hikes focus on bird watching, trees, fungi, wildflower
ID, and more! Bring binoculars or borrow from us. Dress for the weather
as the hikes will take place in all weather conditions. Call the Nature
Center for more information. Hope to see you next Tuesday!
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