You probably already know that maple syrup is sweet and you might even know it comes from trees.

But how do we get the syrup from the trees?

How do maple trees make their syrup?

Stick around after this episode for the answer. I'm going to be. Wha whiz wha wha wha wha.

Wha wha wha. This is, but why, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont public. I'm Jane Lindholm.

On this show we take questions from kids just like you and we find answers.

And while your questions sometimes sound simple, the answers are often really complex like this one. I'm Leo I live in

Cincinnati Ohio I'm almost five.

Why did people bring invasive species to other countries?

Why do people bring invasive species to other countries?

There are so many different ways to tackle that question Leo.

First, we need to know what it means to be an invasive species.

Then we need to think about how invasive species get from one

place to another. Sometimes people move plants or animals on purpose and sometimes

they don't even know they've picked up a hitchhiking snail or insect or algae.

And then we can talk about what to do about invasive species once they start crowding out or

hurting the plants and animals that are already established in a place.

And it turns out, you might have a role to play in preventing the spread of plants or animals

that aren't really supposed to be in your neighborhood.

Because once something has a strong presence in a new place,

it can be really hard to get rid of.

That's the case in Florida, where we're going to start today, where a very large type of snake, originally

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