We started off our day focusing on all things maple! We first started by splitting up into 3 groups of 3 and tapping 3 trees each, meaning as a whole group we tapped 9 trees in our sugarbush. Everyone got a turn to drill the hole, hammer in the tap, and hang the bucket. Tapping trees takes a lot of great teamwork that this group thrives with.
![Student hammering in a tap Student hammering in a tap](https://vt.audubon.org/sites/default/files/styles/bean_wysiwyg_full_width/public/51984773893_24955c48f1_c.jpg?itok=9bz7oKpI)
![Student hammering in a tap Student hammering in a tap](https://vt.audubon.org/sites/default/files/styles/bean_wysiwyg_full_width/public/51985264615_3d58eae9c0_c.jpg?itok=TUjxXeIr)
![Students drilling a hole in a maple tree Students drilling a hole in a maple tree](https://vt.audubon.org/sites/default/files/styles/bean_wysiwyg_full_width/public/51983698672_5cf17f7d29_c.jpg?itok=BoQGwWm2)
![Students hanging a sap bucket Students hanging a sap bucket](https://vt.audubon.org/sites/default/files/styles/bean_wysiwyg_full_width/public/51984994219_3f25b39c1a_c.jpg?itok=_a7Yvlgk)
After we tapped all the trees, we then began on our search for the Golden Tap! We dicusssed how we wanted to move through the woods to cover the most area in quickest way possible. We spread out and did transects on the forest searching each tap to see if it was golden. After 5 minutes, if not less, we found the Golden tap!
![Students standing near the golden tap tree Students standing near the golden tap tree](https://vt.audubon.org/sites/default/files/styles/bean_wysiwyg_full_width/public/51984714621_12bfd53533_c.jpg?itok=6Fc3lfhE)
Since we found it so quickly, we then voted on what to do with the rest of our time and we agreed to go to Beaver Pond and see how it had changed. Of course we ended our day tasting some maple syrup!
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![Students lined up looking at the pond Students lined up looking at the pond](https://vt.audubon.org/sites/default/files/styles/bean_wysiwyg_full_width/public/51984774853_c0b1345b72_c.jpg?itok=mGmiwyjR)