sugar pine cone
BBC at Lake Tahoe to film pine cone collection days
Submitted by paula on Mon, 08/31/2015 - 9:51pm
Fall is here early and the pine seeds are ripening. The Sugar Pine Foundation has set some upcoming cone collection days so they can gather those seeds for future plantings.
This year, there are not many new sugar pines cones, but the western white pine cone crop is abundant. They will be collecting cones from the newly identified resistant western white pine at Heavenly near Maggie's Run on Tuesday, September 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is the first known resistant western white pine in our seed zone 772, so they are very excited!
Volunteers needed to collect sugar pine cones in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 09/06/2014 - 9:42pm
The Sugar Pine Foundation needs the public's help to collect seed for restoration. They are starting their annual cone harvest this fall and invite everyone to come join in the fun.
All that's needed is a pair of gloves and a helmet to volunteer as a member of the ground crew. Spectators are also invited.
The collection dates on the South, East and West Shore:
Monday, Sept. 8th @ 9:00am - Secret Cove, East Shore
Wednesday, Sept. 10th @ 10:00am - Meyers, near the gun tower
Friday, Sept. 12th @ 9:30am - Van Sickle State Park, near the CA Parking lot
