Wow, am I ever getting complaints about all those spruce cones. There seems to be an unbelievable bumper crop of cones both in trees and on lawns this spring. Their abundance has been quite a topic of ...

A team of spruce cone collectors from the White River National Forest has been taking advantage of a prime window to stock up on seeds. Sent to a massive nursery in Nebraska, these seeds are intended ...

Seasonal workers climb tree after tree to collect seeds that will eventually help regrow forests, an effort that could get the country closer to its climate goals WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how ...

The state's black spruce seed cupboard is bare. So the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is paying people $85 a bushel — up from $70 last year — for the cones to meet spring orders for ...

Despite the prolonged miserable weather during the so-called “spring”, the deciduous trees leafed out nicely, birds sing, and woodland flowers begin to bloom. On my home pond I’ve seen several broods ...

Gigantic glistening snowflakes gently tumbled from the gray sky to land on thick branches of the spruce outside the picture window. Although I had a long list of things to do, the swirling snowflakes ...