Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A young buck paws at the ground and feeds on acorns. Few average Joes can correctly identify every species of oak growing in North ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maybe you’ve been plonked on the head one too many times while out in the woods. Or you’ve come across a patch of forest floor ...

It’s difficult to overemphasize the importance of acorns to wildlife. Deer, black bears, squirrels, wood ducks and ruffed grouse all feast the offerings from oak trees. When red oak acorns fall in ...

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, or CAES, is reporting what it calls a “significant increase” in acorn abundance in the red oak group this year compared to past years. The phenomenon ...

I planted two red oak trees in our front yard — one near the house and one on our tree lawn — in 2006. They grew. They grew quickly. And the years went by, and now we are separated from East Mulberry ...

As leaves change color and fall to the ground around Ohio this autumn, so do the acorns. But are there less of them this year? That could be true, thanks to a below average production of acorns from ...

Determining the identity of a tree can be a bit challenging, especially during winter when leaves are not present. This is when knowing other characteristics are very helpful. Take the oak trees, as ...

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Last week's cool, cloudy and windy weather discouraged fishing activities around the state. The nasty weather that kept anglers off the lakes, however, sent some deer hunters into the woods, or at ...

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