Vermont's maple syrup industry is making a comeback. Climate change could put that at risk
, with the smaller window lowering the probability that ideal sap flow days will occur.
Inconsistent weather cycles have interrupted that cycle, something that Burr Morse, a 7th generation sugar maker at Morse Farm in Montpelier, says has made an impact. "Throughout the whole region, from Minnesota to Nova Scotia, all syrup made after that [temperature spike] was off taste and not suitable for table grade," says David Marvin, owner of Butternut Mountain Farm in Morrisville, which has been in operation since 1972. "It took us 6 years to sell that product... It was very, very problematic because those industrial syrups are not as valuable as syrup made for the table.
Vermont's sugar makers are attuned to the changing landscape of their industry. Sugar makers take deliberate steps to protect their forests, not just for the syrup or timber, but because healthy maples contribute to capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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