Maple Syrup time

It is that time of year that we begin tapping our Maple trees for their sap.  Roughly 40 gallons of sap makes one gallon of Maple syrup.  We are tapping  22 trees this year.  I have found some Maples in the woods between 4, 5, and 6.  Hopefully we will get over 100 gallons of sap this year.  I believe the Clubhouse is planning some kind of event so we can use the syrup.  Last years event was very successful.  Keep your fingers crossed that the sap flows good this winter.

Tapping Big Maple Hole # 6

 

 Sap is already running out of spile before I can get tubing and bucket set

 The tree on #6 is big enough to have multiple taps

Cypress Trees removed # 6

We had two cypress trees on hole # 6 that had to be removed because the roots from the two trees had made there way into the fairway.  I counted over 25 roots that were exposed and there were many more you  could not see.  Anyone that would hit a root could hurt themselves or damage their golf club. 

One of the Cypress trees

On the ground

We chipped up all the limbs.  This saves us a tremendous amount of time hauling brush.

This is the reason why trees were removed.  The dark spot are roots

Close up of same photo

Rain

I only hope that none of our members were hurt by the recent flooding.  If you were please call the club.  We have a trash pump and some squeegees I would be glad to let anyone use.  The golf course took the rain well.  We had no major damage.  We received .92 inches of rain on 12/23/15.  This saturated the ground and when the big rain event hit on 12/26/15 we got another 10 inches. This left the course very soggy.   Here are a few pictures.

Lake on # 10 water running through the overflow

10 lake looking back to tee from dam.  Notice the hazard stakes.

Lake  # 13 green.  Water was over the top of the wall.

 Water exiting the spillway

 First Catch basin # 12