DURHAM, N.H. — As maple syrup season seems to arrive and end earlier and earlier each year, producers are learning to adapt to variable weather patterns and seasonal shifts. Experts at the University of New Hampshire are available to talk about the impact climate change and milder winters are having on sap harvesting and what that might mean for the future of the industry. They can lend insight into the impact on sugaring—the need to tap trees earlier—and the possibility of producing syrup from non-maple tree species. If it is a viable option to supplement traditional maple syrup production and what ecological and economic advantages it may offer to diversify the syrup industry. 

史蒂文Roberge说道, professor of natural resources and UNH Extension state specialist of forest resources, 在外延部担任林业专家已经17年了. Roberge supports and manages Extension’s forest stewardship program in cooperation with the New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. He has an extensive background in maple syrup and products and has served in leadership roles with the Granite State Division of the Society of American Foresters, the N.H. 枫树生产者协会和N.H. Maple Museum. 

可以通过电话联系到罗伯特 steven.roberge@bearinterestgroup.com; 603-674-7095 

David Moore, a doctoral candidate at UNH’s 生命科学学院 and Agriculture, studies tree physiology and syrup production in species such as maples, birches, walnuts, beeches, sycamores, 椴树和hophorn梁. David is developing best management practices for harvesting sap and producing syrup from different trees. 他监控树液流动, stem pressure, 木材温度, 冬休眠期树液产量和树液糖浓度, and he’s also looking at how trees heal from tap hole wounds and the chemical compositions of saps and syrups. He was formerly the owner and operator of The Crooked Chimney, a sugaring operation in Lee, N.H. 他目前正在攻读UNH自然资源专业的博士学位 & 地球系统科学计划. 

可以联系摩尔 davidblakneymoore@gmail.com; 603-620-0127