When the air is dry, the scales open to release seeds. However ... Here’s how you can start: First, find a healthy pine cone, ...

Laura Dean Bennett Staff Writer These days, when we think of pinecones we think about crafts or home décor, but they can be used for so much more. Evergreen trees provide food, shelter and nesting ...

So, pine cone hunters are specifically sourcing seeds from more "drought-tolerant" tree species. In Oregon, logging companies have been enlisted by the U.S. Forest Service to source these cones ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is purchasing black spruce pine cones at a rate of $200 per bushel and jack pine cones for $60 per bushel. "The DNR's seed shelves are bare, and over the ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is calling on the public to help with an important task—collecting pine ...