BAKER — Along a dirt road just north of Great Basin National Park, Dayer LeBaron plucks a cone from a pinyon tree and shakes its contents into his calloused hand. The pine nuts almost shine in their ...

While there is still time to enjoy the last days of summer, soon days will become shorter and a new season will be upon us. Fall’s cooler temperatures make the perfect time to explore Western Colorado ...

The harvest of the expensive pine nut happens only about once every five years. Reporter Beth Hoffman spends a day with a Navajo storyteller and pine nut harvester in Utah. This is DAY TO DAY. I'm ...

What is a pine nut? Pine nuts come from pine trees, which are conifers or cone producing trees. But pine nuts aren’t actually nuts at all; they are seeds! All pine trees have edible seeds that develop ...

ELY - Lingering drought has commercial pine nut gatherers betting on a bad crop in Nevada this year. The Bureau of Land Management said it raised only $2,100 at its annual pinion pine nut auction in ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. A colleague accosted me at the coffee machine the other day with an urgent question. "Why are pine nuts ...

Workers in Lebanon climb high up pine trees for a valuable export: pine nuts. But the important source of revenue is being choked off by an invasive pest. Pesto, hummus or eggplant stuffed with lamb - ...

If you’ve ever gazed up at the pine tree in your yard and wondered if you could harvest some fresh pine nuts from those cones, the answer is yes -- and good luck. Pine nuts, also known by their ...

If you’ve ever gazed up at the pine tree in your yard and wondered if you could harvest some fresh pine nuts from those cones, the answer is yes -- and good luck. Pine nuts, also known by their ...

Fresh pine nuts are seen at a local market in Khost province, eastern Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua) In the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan, where ancient pine forests whisper ...