A wildlife donation list isn’t a household food guide

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Different treatment by type

The Wildlife Center of Virginia’s September 22, 2026 collection page requests Virginia nuts and gives different instructions for acorns and hickories. Its acorn directions include freezing; its hickory section says freezing is unnecessary.

It also distinguishes edible chestnuts from horse chestnuts, which it rejects as toxic.

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These are a wildlife-care recipient’s instructions, not a human-edibility identification method or a recipe. Read the complete current directions and confirm acceptance before preparing a donation.

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