The El Dorado Chapter of the California
Native Plant Society (CNPS) will hold its semi-annual native plant sale
on Saturday, April 2, 9 am - 1 pm, at Building C, 2850 Fairlane Court,
Placerville. Select from a diversity of native plants that offer
beautiful flowers, bright berries, drought tolerance, erosion control,
wildlife food and cover, or deer resistance, as well as books and
posters. 2850 Fairlane Court, in front of Building C, Placerville www.eldoradocnps.org For more information contact: Shellie & Steve Perry (530) 644-6335
Tropical Storm Fay made its third Florida landfall of the week on Thursday, forcing dozens more residents to flee floodwaters and even driving alligators and snakes out into streets.
Heavy rains settled in across areas of North Texas for the sixth consecutive day Wednesday, weakening a bridge and forcing postponement of a homecoming parade planned Saturday for Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin.
A powerful typhoon packing winds of 87 mph battered the northern Philippines with heavy rains Wednesday, closing schools and putting authorities on alert for flash floods and landslides.
The Rio Grande Valley's main highway was open to traffic again Tuesday as flooding receded following a deluge of up to 13 inches of rain across southern Texas.
Extra olives with your martini? Bartenders soon may think twice about that, with table olive prices expected to go up as California growers face their second-lightest harvest in more than a decade.
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