When I was a boy, my father and I hiked country roads on autumn afternoons collecting hickory nuts, a favorite snack. One memorable fall day, my dad hopped into our ’57 Chevy and said, “Let’s take a ...

It’s autumn, a time when our attention is drawn to leaves because of the spectacular pallet which their changing colors create on the landscape. In addition to enjoying the various hues from afar, ...

From the northernmost reach of the White Mountains and Mahoosuc Highlands of Maine, through the crystalline escarpments of the Catskills and Blue Ridge — down into the Shenandoah, Cumberland and ...

The grove at the Northeast Portland park already has been picked over at 9 a.m. on a weekday in mid-October. Each “thwop!” – the sound of a chestnut falling from its spiky husk and striking the grass ...

Michigan's forests grow a range of edible nuts each fall — making squirrels, deer and even a few bears happy — and if you're up for the adventure, you can bring some home for a treat as well. Many of ...

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