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State Forest Nursery seeks black spruce cones for reforestation efforts
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is currently in search of black spruce cones for reforestation efforts and is asking the community for their help.
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Pioneer Staff Report | 4:34 pm, Dec. 28, 2020 ×
Each year, the DNR purchases tree seeds and cones from people who collect them on their property or on state forest land. Seeds are extracted from the cones at the State Forest Nursery and used for reforestation. Photo courtesy of Minnesota DNR.
ST. PAUL The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is currently in search of black spruce cones for reforestation efforts and is asking the community for their help.
December 28, 2020
Want to help Minnesota’s forests grow healthy and strong while making some extra money at the same time? The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has an opportunity for you.
Each year, the DNR purchases tree seeds and cones from people who collect them on their property or on state forest land. Seeds are extracted from the cones at the State Forest Nursery and used for reforestration. The DNR currently needs hundreds of bushels of black spruce cones within the next few weeks to meet state and county spruce seed orders for spring 2021 reforestation efforts. Seeds from the nursery are used to reforest about 6,000 acres of black spruce in Minnesota each year.