So, based on the widely observed bumper crop of pine cones this past fall, it's clear 2023 was a mast year for the pines made even more apparent by the overabundance of shredded cone debris on ...

The donated pine cones help the Michigan DNR replenish red pine seed supplies, which are in high demand. Below is the DNR identification flyer. Learn more at Michigan.gov/Forestry.

News Get paid to pick pine cones: DNR offering $100 per bushel this September Updated: Mar. 06, 2023, 1:23 p.m. | Published: Aug. 24, 2022, 1:27 p.m.

Cones must be from red pines. Red pines have craggy, reddish bark and 4- to 6-inch needles that grow in pairs. Scotch and Austrian pine cones will not be accepted. Cones should be picked directly ...

The red pine cones can be dropped off by appointment at select DNR Customer Service Centers and Wyman Nursery: Newberry CSC (906-291-0126) Wyman Nursery (Manistique) (906-341-2518) ...

(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 ...

Go for a fall walk with a child or children. Make sure to take a bag to collect and store fall leaves, acorns, pine cones, corn husks and other interesting signs of fall that may be on the ground.

Plan a hunt -- for red pine cones. Collecting a bushel of pine cones next month will net you $75 and help the Michigan Department of Natural Resources plant trees in state forests.

Pine needles can be composted, but their decomposition will be slow. Needles and cones will decompose faster if they are broken into pieces to increase the surface area.