Maple Sap Boil on the Greenway!

Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council

Join WRWC for an all-day Maple Sap Boil on the Woonasquatucket River Greenway. Stop in or stick around to see sap transformed into syrup

580 Manton Ave

Nuestros Bosques Forest Care Days

The Nuestros Bosques Event Series offers hands-on outdoor learning, forest stewardship, and community engagement. Participants explore local woodlands, care for trees and understory plants, and connect with the natural environment in Providence.

Maple Sap Boil on the Greenway - March 15- 9am – 3pmJoin WRWC for the final gathering in our Nuestros Bosques Event Series: an all-day Maple Sap Boil on the Woonasquatucket River Greenway. Stop by for an hour or stay for the entire process as we transform the sap collected earlier in the season into maple syrup over a steady fire.As the sap boils, we’ll pause to share gratitude for the trees and river that made this harvest possible. Participants are invited to bring poems, words, music, or other offerings to welcome the new life and energy of spring.This is a relaxed, reflective, and community-centered day—come when you can, stay as long as you’d like, and take part in a time-honored seasonal tradition.Bring a camp chair and blanket! Parking and LocationThe site for the boil is further west of the other event locations, so we recommend parking along Manton Ave. 580 Manton Ave is the closest address to the trail entrance. Once at the trail entrance, follow the signs down the hill past the skate park to the <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/m4rDPQmDMKrhVz7w9" title="https://maps.app.goo.gl/m4rDPQmDMKrhVz7w9" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Location</a>. Approximate schedule of events:9:00 Stove lighting and welcome10:00 Walking tour on the Greenway to the sugarbush11:00 Walking tour on the Greenway to the sugarbush12:00 Presentation on the history of maple sugaring and the movement to free enslaved African people12:30 Short film screening and discussion: Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes)2:00 Story Quilt with 15 Minute Field Trips2:30 Short film screening and discussion: Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes)3:00 Tree identification and river ecology walk on the Greenway3:00-5:00 Pancakes and syrup, whenever it’s ready!AccessibilityThis site is accessible to anyone who can use the bike path. There are no bathrooms on site, the closest public bathroom is a 10 minute walk away. This is a family-friendly event, kids are welcome with a parent or guardian present. Water and snacks will be provided. Event leaders are bilingual and this event is accessible to English and Spanish speakers. This event requires low physical strain/difficulty.Part of our ~Maple Tapping on the Woonasquatucket Series~You are invited to join us in shaping a new tradition on the Woonasquatucket River: maple syrup making! This practice, first developed and still practiced by the Indigenous peoples of this region, offers us an opportunity to connect with the gifts that trees offer, and act on our responsibility to care for them in return. This is a three-part series; feel free to join for as many as you’d like<ul><li>Maple Tapping, February 22 [12pm-2pm]</li><li>Maple Sap Boil Day, March 15 [9am-5pm]</li><li>Forest Care Day, April 4 [11am-1pm]</li></ul>

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