(WFRV) – As part of its reforestation program, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will pay over $100 a bushel for properly collected red pine cones and $70 for white pine cones. A ...

The higher the pine cones, the harsher the winter. Have you ever heard this weather lore before? According to the lore, when trees sense a brutal winter coming, they grow their cones higher up. Why?