A new three-year, $470,387 USDA Acer Access and Development grant will allow UW-Madison Division of Extension and partners to expand maple sugaring outreach and education efforts in the state. Project manager Jeremy Solin says the effort is geared toward private woodland owners, farmers and tribal communities -- groups that have been overlooked by previous outreach efforts but are well positioned to take advantage of the economic, culinary and cultural benefits of sugaring.   

A new three-year, $470,387 USDA Acer Access and Development grant will allow UW-Madison Division of Extension and partners to expand maple sugaring outreach and education efforts in the state. Project manager Jeremy Solin says the effort is geared toward private woodland owners, farmers and tribal communities -- groups that have been overlooked by previous outreach efforts but are well positioned to take advantage of the economic, culinary and cultural benefits of sugaring. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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