Vermont's Maple 100 offers visitors and Vermonters alike the chance to rediscover favorite Vermont maple snacks, treats and local products, as well as discover new ways to enjoy Vermont's sweetest export. Find maple-centered events, shop deals and find lodging packages here as you plan to enjoy Maple 100 between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15.

Audubon Vermont invites people to visit the Green Mountain Audubon Center in Huntington to visit our sugarbush trails and participate in an educational and fun Birds of the Sugarbush Scavenger Hunt during Vermont's Maple 100.

While maple syrup can look and taste the same, it can come from forests that are managed in dramatically different ways. Park-like maple monocultures may appeal to our tidy aesthetic and increase sap production over the short-term, but they support relatively low numbers of birds and bird species. In contrast, biologically and structurally diverse sugarbushes offer great places for birds to forage, find cover, and raise their young. They are also likely to have better long-term sap production, fewer forest health problems, and be better able to adapt to the stresses of climate change. 

To learn more about bird-friendly forest management practices, enjoy a walk through Audubon Vermont’s bird-friendly sugarbush and participate in our Birds of the Sugarbush Scavenger Hunt. You can pick up a scavenger hunt at our trailhead kiosk near our sugarhouse or print one from our website vt.audubon.org. Search for pictures of laminated birds throughout our sugarbush (some of them are not easy to find!) and learn what they need in a forest to successfully raise their young. Bring a pencil and a smile and try to unscramble the letters that you find near each bird to spell one our favorite words! Have fun and enjoy your visit to the Audubon Center.

Audubon's sugarbush trails are wide, mostly flat and easy walking for most ages. They are not however easily accessible for a wheelchair. Restrooms are availble at our office building on Sherman Hollow Road Monday-Thursday, 8am-12pm. Follow the link for driving directions to get to the Center.

Learn more about Audubon's Bird-Friendly Maple Project: https://vt.audubon.org/maple

Experience a Bird-Friendly, Organic Sugarbush
Saturday, September 24, 2022
9:00am - 11:00am
Fairfax, Vermont

Take a bird-friendly walk through the woods! Join us at Summit Maple Farm with Nick Sibley of Vermont Organic Farmers and Vermont Audubon’s Senior Conservation Biologist and Forester, Steve Hagenbuch, to learn about Vermont’s “sweetest” bird habitats and ecology of the sugarbush.

Summit Maple Farm is both certified organic and part of the Bird-Friendly Project. Learn what it means to produce organic maple syrup and have a taste with the Willey family! This workshop is for everyone: birders, anyone with a woodlot, maple producers, and those just generally up for a nice, educational forest walk.

This event is part of the month-long Maple 100.