Classes resume, businesses reopen as large chunk of evacuation zone is cleared in Garden Grove hazmat threat

Families and businesses alerted late Monday evening they could return after evacuation zone was reduced are now trying to get ...

Updated map shows Garden Grove chemical threat and reduced evacuation zone

The borders of the evacuation zone around GKN Aerospace was reduced late Monday, May 25, after a potentially catastrophic ...
The San Bernardino Sun

Garden Grove plant with chemical emergency is leading maker of aviation windows, canopies

GKN Aerospace is a worldwide leading manufacturer of cockpit windshields, jet canopies and aviation windows for civil and ...

Garden Grove chemical tank no longer threat for catastrophic explosion, officials say

An all-night operation confirmed a crack in the tank in relieving atmosphere and pressure, OC fire officials say.

Protected areas that help wildlife often do little for the soil fungi on which plants depend

Governments around the world conserve plants and animals in part by setting aside land. Whether as wilderness reserves or as ...

Canada's updated its plant hardiness map — and growers are seeing their options bloom

Last year, Natural Resources Canada updated its map of "plant hardiness zones" in the wake of the changing climate. Gardeners ...
upnorthnewswi

When to start gardening in Wisconsin (& what to plant first)

When gardening in Wisconsin, the conventional line of thinking is that you shouldn’t plant anything until after Memorial Day. That’s to avoid damage as a result of a rare late-season frost in May, ...
News Tribune

RIGHT AS RAIN: Plant Hardiness Zone Map is great tool for gardeners

Missouri's plant hardiness zones based on the 2023 USDA map range from 5b to 8a, with most of the state under the 6a or 6b zones. This means that the majority of the state reports weather data that ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

This week’s North Texas weather highlights the problem with hardiness zone map

Confederate star jasmine are so fragrant. If only they wouldn’t freeze here. Neil Sperry Special to the Star-Telegram While this week’s weather is still thawing out in my mind, I thought I’d share ...