Edward L. Ryerson Welcome Center
21950 North Riverwoods Road
Riverwoods, IL 60015

Join us at Ryerson Woods for an immersive introduction to the time‑honored tradition of maple syrup tapping.

The program begins indoors with a short, hands-on lesson about local trees, how sap is produced, and a sampling of fresh maple syrup. Participants will then head outside to visit drilling practice stations, check sap buckets on the trees, and explore the farm area. The experience concludes with a behind‑the‑scenes look at how Lake County Forest Preserve staff transform raw sap into authentic maple syrup using modern and traditional methods.

Presented by: Mark Livshots, MA, LCPC, Kimberly Matthews, MA, LCPC

Register below to attend.

Limit of 25 participants.

If registration is full, please join the waitlist below to be contacted if space becomes available. 

Note: The entrance is on Riverwoods Road between Half Day Road (Route 22) and Deerfield Road, just west of the Interstate 94 Tollway. Follow signs to the Welcome Center.

Edward L. Ryerson Welcome Center | Lake County Forest Preserves