A collection pale collects maple sap on a foggy Tuesday morning at the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Jay c. Hormel Nature Center Naturalist Sydney Weisinger describes how maple sap is gathered to Blooming Prairie fourth-graders Tuesday morning. Eric Johnson@austindailyherald.com

Jay c. Hormel Nature Center Naturalist Sydney Weisinger shows off freshly gathered maple sap to Blooming Prairie fourth graders Tuesday morning. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Maple tapping tools await use during a maple syruping class for Blooming Prairie fourth-graders Tuesday morning at the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Blooming Prairie fourth-graders Brody Bishop, left, and Isaac Stoen bring back a pale of maple sap to a waiting bucket during a visit to the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center Tuesday morning. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Blooming Prairie fourth-grader Harlee Doocy pours out maple syrup into a bucket during a visit to the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center Tuesday morning. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Blooming Prairie fourth-graders stand outside the Sugar Shack Tuesday morning to learn about how maple syrup is made at the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Jay C. Hormel Nature Center Naturalist Sydney Weisinger points out to Blooming Prairie fourth graders how to spot a maple tree Tuesday morning. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Blooming Prairie fourth graders Abby Kennedy, right, and Karly Reinke investigate a maple tree during a maple syruping trip to the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center Tuesday morning. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com