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Maple Syrup Produced in Bird-Friendly Habitats

Collaborating to keep forest habitat sweet for songbirds.
Scarlet Tanager in an American beech. Photo: Marie Read/Minden Pictures

Can you pass the maple syrup, please? ÌýSupport a bird conservation initiativeÌýwhichÌýintegratesÌýsustainable forest management practices with Vermont's rapidly growing maple industry!Ìý By choosingÌýdelicious, pure Vermont maple syrup produced in bird-friendly habitats, you are bolstering the efforts of many maple producersÌýcommitted to improving our working lands by managingÌýtheir maple forestsÌý(called sugarbushes by those in the know) for bird-friendly characteristics. ÌýPurchase from one of the participating producersÌýbelow.

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Green Mountain ÃÛèÖAPP Center
Huntington, VT
Kim Guertin

vermont@audubon.org
802-434-3068
ÃÛèÖAPP’s wood-fired, maple syrup is produced in a bird-friendly sugarbush and can be purchased at the Green Mountain ÃÛèÖAPP Center and The Birds of Vermont Museum, both located in Huntington, Vermont.

Other Vermont Retailers:

For a list of all participating producers in Vermont, click .

Ìýis committed to promoting biodiversity in sugarbushesÌýso the birds you love - Scarlet Tanagers, Wood Thrushes, and Black-Throated Blue Warblers, just to name a few -Ìýcan continue to forage, find cover, and raise their young. ÌýThe builds on the national award-winning Foresters for the Birds project and is a partnership between ÃÛèÖAPP Vermont biologists, the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, & Recreation, and the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association. ÌýPlease feel free to contact ÃÛèÖAPP Conservation BiologistÌýSteve HagenbuchÌýfor more information.

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