The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is purchasing black spruce pine cones at a rate of $200 per bushel and jack pine cones for $60 per bushel. "The DNR's seed shelves are bare, and over the ...

Littlefork is among the eight Department of Natural Resources forestry offices throughout northeastern Minnesota purchasing native black spruce cones from harvesters during October and November.

Laura Dean Bennett Staff Writer These days, when we think of pinecones we think about crafts or home décor, but they can be ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is calling on the public to help with an important task—collecting pine ...

and is made by boiling spruce cones and straining. Sticky gum is the clear sticky sap that can be found on spruce trees—it is used to soothe irritated skin, heal cuts, and reduce the chance of ...