A hardiness zone is a geographic area with a similar average minimum temperature. The map is based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature, so people in those areas know which plants can ...

Here's which planting region Wisconsin falls in and how to look up the plant hardiness in your zip code. Trouble seeing the map? Click here to view the planting zones for the North Central U.S ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a Plant Hardiness Zone Map that divides the U.S. into 13 different zones, which helps gardeners choose plants that can survive in their respective ...

2007-2011 Fire Hazard Severity Zones Once the hazard zone maps are released by the state, local jurisdictions can adopt them or amend them by increasing the hazard level for particular areas.

Two months after the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history, Cal Fire has released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for the county. The surveys use various criteria to identify ...

The first map tracking Connecticut’s increasing beaver population was part of a research project in the University of Connecticut’s Department of Natural Resources and the Environment. Evan Zocco, the ...

she often directs them first to the Building Commission's flood zone map, which uses shaded colors and a corresponding legend to quickly deliver flood risk information to users. Residents can ...

Cal Fire has released fire hazard severity zone maps for Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. The fire hazard severity zone maps are like ...