There’s more to bird migration patterns than meets the eye. Learn when and how birds migrate and discover which species makes ...

They opened Sugarpine -- located at Mile Maker 0 on the Historic Columbia River Highway -- in 2018 after spending years in ...

Individual cones average 10 to 20 seeds per cone. In good years, a single acre of forest can produce 250 pounds of seed. And pinyon pine is just one pine species. All conifers produce seed-bearing ...

Evergreen trees provide food, shelter and nesting material for many creatures. Their cones, and the seeds contained inside them, are packed with nutritious oils and proteins. Many birds – including ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is calling on the public to help with an important task—collecting pine cones. Due to a lack of good cone crops in recent years and a ...

They are all cone-bearing conifers. The name “redwood” comes from their reddish-brown bark and heartwood. RELATED: MSU’s big dawn redwood was struck by lightning, still stands proud First ...

Hemlock trees are conifers like pines, firs and spruces. They have flat deep green needles with two white stripes on the underside; new growth is a vibrant light green. Cones are small ...

Image: Forestry England. And as climate change, illegal logging, pests and diseases continue to threaten conifers with extinction, Bedgebury is serving as a scientific sanctuary while its staff ...

Botany rule # 17: all conifer cones, for the last 300 million years (give or take) are unisexual. Each cone either produces pollen (male function through sperm) or seeds (female function through eggs) ...

At the same time, many conifers, notably spruces, firs and Douglas firs, have also produced huge cone crops. Why are there so many acorns, nuts and cones this year? To look at the reasons behind ...