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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 that made it feel like you were walking on marbles. If either of these ...

You’ve likely seen a squirrel dashing around with an oak tree acorn in its mouth. It may be about to eat lunch, or it may be stowing acorns in its pantry for later meals. But where, exactly, are ...

STUNG! This Brooklyn ACORN staffer was caught on camera counseling "pimp and hooker" James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles. WASHINGTON — The House yesterday approved a cutoff of all ACORN funding by an ...

Have you noticed that there are a LOT more acorns than usual this fall? I know I have. Acorns are the nut/fruit of oak trees, and we certainly have a TON of oaks around San Antonio and the Hill ...

Plunk! Plop! Gee whiz! Some acorn season this is! Last year our oaks made only a handful of acorns on each tree. This year, the sound of acorns falling punctuates our lives 24/7. Acorns crunch ...

For the cookie, turkey and ham eating crowd, food is synonymous with fall. But for those who dine on acorns, holiday season foraging isn't always a sure thing. As unpredictable as the weather, oak ...

In the deepest days of winter, when all seems dark, nature is hard at work. Take the acorn. Somewhere, under the litter of leaves in the woods, in the angle of a fallen log, or in the tilled soil of a ...

Virginians can help preserve tree species by collecting acorns and seeds from 12 species and delivering them to the nearest office of the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF). Acorns and seeds must ...

The other day, while walking Sadie, I passed a large oak-like tree with acorn-like nuts scattered at the trunk base. Some of the nuts were cracked in half, while others were in pristine condition. I ...