Forest Service Savannah River employees held their annual longleaf pine cone collection event at the Savannah River Site recently, gathering approximately 700 bushels of pine cones. These cones will ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — For the entire month of September, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is offering you a way to help the environment and add some cash to your wallet. All you have to do ...

"We're looking for the ripe cones on the top of the tree," said Brian Kittler, chief program officer for the Resilient Forests program at the nonprofit conservation group American Forests. Using lift ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin DNR is requesting the public’s help in collecting red and white pine cones for its reforestation program. “The state nurseries will pay collectors to bring in these ...

GLADSTONE, MI – This national forest in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is paying people to collect pinecones that will be used in reforestation efforts. The Hiawatha National Forest is paying for ...

ALONG THE BURNT MESA TRAIL, N.M. (AP) — With snow ready to fall, the scramble was on to collect as many ponderosa pine cones as possible. A crew outfitted with spurs, ropes and hard hats scaled hefty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (WFRV) – As part of its reforestation program, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will pay over $100 a bushel for ...

MADISON, Wis. -- If you come across unopened pine cones over the next few weeks, staff with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources may want them. The DNR is asking for help with collecting red ...

As you admire your holiday decorations, pause to examine a pine cone (or a spruce cone or a fir cone). What is this dry, brown thing in your hand, with its airy rows of scales? Think of it as ...