Learn to make birch syrup April 21

Instructors Valerie Barber and Julie Cascio will teach a hands-on class on how to tap birch trees for sap from 1 to 3 p.m., April 21 at the Palmer Center for Sustainable Living, 1509 South Georgeson Drive, Palmer. The class will cover how to select good trees, tap the trees and care for them and collect sap and cook the sap down for syrup. Cost is $10 per person and people should signup before April 20.

Handouts and taps will be provided. Wear clothing for going outside.

For more information, contact 745-3360 or matsu.ces@alaska.edu. Contact instructor Valerie Barber, Director, UAF Forest Products Program at 746-9466, or vabarber@alaska.edu. Or contact Julie Cascio, Cooperative Extension Service, Health, Home and Family Development at 745-3677, jmcascio@alaska.edu.