The Michigan DNR Is Willing to Pay You for Pine Cones
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is actually willing to pay you for pine cones. No joke.
The DNR is looking for red pine cones to assist them in planting trees in state forests.
Residents are being asked to pick fresh red pine cones Sept. 1 through Sept. 30 and make an appointment to drop them off at one of six DNR locations, according to a release.
“Fresh cones can be found in felled treetops from recent timber sales, on state forestlands and in recently gathered squirrel caches (yes, you can steal from a squirrel),” the DNR said in a statement. “If picking from a recent timber sale, logger permission is necessary, and pickers must wear hardhats for safety. The simplest way, however, is to pick from living red pine trees where branches extend close to the ground.”
There are some instructions for this pine cone picking. For all the information, go here.
