The state nurseries buy only good, clean seeds, Winks said. Seeds cannot be old and rotten, nor can they be infested with disease or insects. The machines Winks and the nursery crews use are ...

Late October through November is a great time to take a child or two hiking in the woods. Be sure to take a bucket with you. It’s the best time of year to search the forest floor looking for the most ...

Q: We live outside Conway and have lived in our home since 1991. This year we have been inundated with acorns. Never before have they been so plenty. Big ones, small ones and in between. Can you ...

Acorns aren't just food for wildlife, they are the seeds for the next generation of white oaks. For the past decade, researchers say there haven’t been enough of them in Connecticut. “Prolonged ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Looking for something to do that’s fun for the whole family and good for the environment? The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry has just the thing.

Acorns collected by the public are being planted to produce more Garry oaks as proponents work to strengthen the depleted tree species. Arborist and society president of the Garry Oak Meadow ...

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry (TDF) is once again calling on citizens across the state to lend a hand in restoring one of Tennessee’s most highly valued native trees — ...

It’s no secret that whitetails love acorns. Ask any food-plot or farm-field hunter where his buck disappeared to in early fall, and if he’s not guessing “to an oak stand somewhere,” he hasn’t been ...

In this episode of In the Kitchen with Matt, I will show you how to process acorns and make acorn flour. You will learn how to prepare acorns to eat. Acorns are a very abundant food source but it ...

This autumn, you may find yourself wading through a sea of acorns beneath every oak tree. This isn't a figment of your imagination; it's a natural occurrence known as a mast year, and it's taking ...

Acorns are dropping across Connecticut but depending on where you live, you may see and hear a lot or none at all. Scientists at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station are reporting a highly ...