Wisconsin DNR buying native tree seeds

[kabic]

Thought some of you might think collecting seeds would be "fun"...

http://lacrossetribune.com/news/loc...cle_1dee93ac-b1f7-59af-ba29-74451498b4e6.html

http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/treeplanting/sellseed.html

 

[j-bird]

IN DNR does this every year - I have never collcted any for them - I get them for me and for those on the forums that want a few. My DNR then uses these to grow the saplings they sell in a year or so.

 

[2ndHand]

Kabic - Thanks for posting the link!...:cool:

 

[Jim Timber]

What do they pay? I didn't see mention of a price list.

 

[kabic]

The link below has some prices, but I'm unsure of the unit for that price...they list the number of units they are buying for each seed so I assume the price is for 1 unit. You wont get rich doing this... :D

http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/treeplanting/documents/seedcollectors.pdf

 

[Jim Timber]

$70/bu is not much considering the labor it'd take to get that. I wonder how that compares with the $.20-.25 a nut they've been known to sell for on that other site?

I have a "nut wizard" new for this year. I got it for collecting brass while shooting, but it's made for this task.

 

[kabic]

$70 * 100 = 7000
7000 / 20 = 350 acorns

I'm guessing there are many more than 350 acorns in a bushel.

My friend Google tells me there are 2,150 cubic inches in a bushel....

As I said, you wont get rich doing this...


I just looked at the "nut wizard" I bet you could pick up a bunch of acorns fast with one of those.

 

[Jim Timber]

It's a pretty slick device. Even comes with a bucket edge mounted unloader. You don't have to bend over at all.

 

[dipper]

The dnr has become more profit orientated the last couple years. Screw them