Controlled or prescribed fires have been used on Long Island since the 1995 Sunrise Fire near Westhampton to improve habitats ...

Firefighters will continue to vigorously fight accidental wildfires, even in the region's least dense areas, a Suffolk fire ...

Pigeon milk consists of fat-and protein-rich yellow curds that detach from a pouch inside the bird’s neck. But wait until you ...

The answer to the old rhetorical questions is “yes, bears do indeed ‘poop’ in the woods,” but if not given an alternative, ...

For visitors of the popular Asotin Creek Wildlife Area, there are no alternatives. But that is changing. This summer, the ...

Top Chef Season 22 continues in Toronto with poutine and sugar shack-inspired challenges, featuring Sarah Levy and Daniel ...

But pinyon pine nuts, whose nutritional value has been compared to beefsteak, have high cone production every two to seven years. Pinyon pines cover 37 million acres in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, ...

BEMIDJI — 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 ...

Due to a lack of good cone crops in recent years and a shrinking workforce to gather seeds, the state is facing a shortage of black spruce and jack pine cones. Without enough cones, reforestation ...

The Western Pine may be Idaho’s state tree – but another type of pine tree is notable for its age and resilience in Idaho’s ...

Just like we have the American flag and individual U.S. state flags, states also have their own state flowers. (The national flower is the rose!) Some states share their state flowers with others, ...