Honeybees at Springboro Tree Farm in Brookston, Indiana take advantage of unseasonable warm temperatures Feb. 13, 2023 to go foraging for food. A variety of products are produced at Springboro Tree Farms in Brookston, Indiana including maple syrup, honey and beeswax candles. Rich Hines, who owns the farms, has worked with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to implement conservation practices on his 33 acres of his forestland in Brookston, Indiana. Hines uses the forest for maple syrup production as well as recreation. Hines worked with NRCS through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to implement brush management, trail improvements and a forest management plan. He also utilized the Conservation Stewardship Program’s forest songbird habitat maintenance, forest stand improvement and tree planting enhancements. (NRCS photo by Brandon O’Connor)