For more than a century in the Pacific Northwest bigleaf maple has had a reputation as a "weed tree". Our guest and former conservation district forester, Al Craney, joins us to discuss why that's not a fair assessment. In this episode we discuss the benefits maple provides and the critical role it plays in our forests and riparian areas. For more information on bigleaf maple syrup, try these sites: https://forestry.wsu.edu/blmsyrup/ https://www.oregontreetappers.net/