One animal lover brought Carolina Wildlife Center a kiddie pool full of acorns It was a plentiful Thanksgiving for a group of adorable rescue squirrels, who managed to feast on all their favorite nuts ...

Maureen and Mike Breskey love the 200-year-old oak trees shading their Burr Ridge yard. It’s the acorns they hate, nuts that ding their cars, clog the lawn mower, stain the neighbor’s white driveway ...

No, this isn't an article written for (or by) squirrels – humans can actually eat acorns under certain circumstances. The nuts stem from oak trees, and can actually elicit a mild, nutty flavor.

A squirrel makes its way down a tree in Old West Lawrence recently while holding tightly to an Asian pear. Because of a shortage of acorns from red oak trees, squirrels will need to find alternative ...

Since I first got interested in native edible plants, I had heard about the edibility of oak acorns. I read in many books and articles in mainstream publications and heard personal accounts that ...

You’ve likely seen a squirrel dashing around with an oak tree acorn in its mouth. It may be about to eat lunch, or it may be stowing acorns in its pantry for later meals. But where, exactly, are ...

It's acorn season. They're falling by the barrel-load into our yards and parks, littering the ground with squirrel food. But Jolie Lonner Egert doesn't see this as a nuisance. She calls acorns the ...

These days, Americans are all about eating local foods. But one important local crop drops to the ground mostly unnoticed every fall. Well, unless you're a squirrel. Yes, we're talking about acorns.