Young Pine Cones Unlike the dark brown cones we’re used to seeing, the young ones are green and tightly closed. They have a ...

The best way to identify a Douglas fir — that ubiquitous American evergreen that, it turns out, is much more than a staple of ...

Conservationists are teaming up with the U.S. Forest Service and logging companies to clear scorched land and make room for ...

The pine cones will then close up in the water. 3. Shake off the excess and pop them in the oven to bake for approximately 90 minutes, but keep checking on them to make sure they don’t burn.

1. Pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees and line a baking sheet with foil. 2. Clean the pine cones before you put them in the oven with warm water and white vinegar, making sure they are fully ...

Another time, she came back from a trip to the Eastern Sierra with a bag of fresh pinon cones, Pinus monophylla, one of several Western-state species that produce edible pine nuts. My challenge ...

No Thanksgiving decor is complete without folksy faux turkeys. With a little bit of trimming, some clay appendages, and glue, ...

"There are 303 pine nut processing enterprises in Meihekou that produce about 50,000 tons of nut products annually — around ...

Some pine cones are just crawling with bugs, and they may not have time to escape by the time you get them inside to start getting crafty.

"We're looking for the ripe cones on the top of the tree," said Brian Kittler, chief program officer for the Resilient ...