Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at [email protected]. A ...

Forget weather apps, watch pine cones! Nature's secret forecasters open wide in sunshine, Forget weather apps, watch pine cones! Nature's secret forecasters open wide in sunshine, releasing seeds on ...

Trees are very sensitive to the amount of daylight they receive. As nights get longer, cells at the base of leaves start to divide, which starts to block the veins carrying carbohydrates and minerals ...

I think everyone here in the Seacoast area has noticed the huge amount of white pine cones produced this year. Large quantities litter the ground. Red squirrel middens — piles of cones stripped of ...

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 ...

(WFRV) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will pay over $100 a bushel for properly collected red and white pine cones that will go toward its reforestation program. A release from ...

The staff at George Owens Nature Park, 1601 S. Speck Road, Independence, 816-325-7115, says a great number of pine cones have fallen from the eastern… ...