Harvesting Chilgoza Nuts

Chilgoza Pine

Pinyon nut harvesting takes place in the early fall. However, for many pinyon nut gatherers, harvesting is an activity that begins as much as two years before the cones are ready to release their seeds. During the spring, buyers and harvesters scout the countryside, looking for concentrations of . . . → Read More: Harvesting Chilgoza Nuts

Chilgoza Pine a Path to Sustainable Management

Chilgoza Pine

Pinyon trees are the dominant overstory species on more than 36 million acres of land in the southwestern United States. Once considered weeds by rangeland ecologists and removed by the millions from the best growing sites in the Southwest between 1950 and 1980, pinyons are now recognized as . . . → Read More: Chilgoza Pine a Path to Sustainable Management