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# Birch sap is running in the Susitna Valley
- URL: https://ktna.org/birch-sap-is-running-in-the-susitna-valley/
- Published: 2018-04-21T00:39:25.000Z
- Updated: 2018-04-22T16:00:15.000Z
- Description: The Birch Forest of the Upper Susitna Valley is getting ready to explode with green vigor. While there may still be a some time before the leaves are out, the
- Author: Phillip Manning
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 01:28

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Workers arrange buckets for birch sap collection. Photo courtesy of Dulce Ben-East.

The Birch Forest of the Upper Susitna Valley is getting ready to explode with green vigor.

While there may still be a some time before the leaves are out, the sap is running.

Talkeetna’s Kahiltna Birchworks says that now is a good time to tap your birch tree for

the delicious natural tonic. KTNA’s Katie Writer spoke with Dulce Ben-East about simple tips

of tapping Birch trees.

More information is available at [www.alaskabirchsyrup.com](http://www.alaskabirchsyrup.com/?ref=ktna.org).