Sixth graders tap local trees

Recently the sixth grade students were seen putting up light blue buckets on some trees. What were they doing? Under the instruction of Bob Merrill and Ron Boll, both retired teachers at DHS, these students were collecting sap. Boxelder trees are fast-growing Maple trees and are native to North America and Canada. In our area, we have very few Sugar Maple trees, which is the common tree to tap ...

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