May 09, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

JS 321 - Maple: Food, Energy, Culture


Maples are central to Vermont’s culture and economy and host more than 280 moth and butterfly species forming the base of the food web. Vermont’s $50 million maple syrup industry has out-produced every other state since 1926. This course will explore the literature, science, and economics of the iconic maple.

Credits: 4

Prerequisites/Restrictions: Juniors Only

Core: Junior Seminar

Notes: Counts as Major/Minor Elective in: Environmental Studies & Environmental Science