Toxic and poisonous plants grow in Michigan, including giant hogweed, poison ivy, poison oak, wild parsnip, poison sumac and poison hemlock. Contact with the plants can cause skin irritation ...

If you're heading outdoors this summer, it pays to know the difference between poison ivy, poison oak and other rash-producing plants that will leave you itching and scratching — or worse.

You can remove poison oak from your yard by hand or with an herbicide. No matter which method you choose, wear protective gear, including long sleeves, gloves, long pants, and boots, to minimize your ...

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And be careful not to touch your face or other exposed skin while wearing potentially contaminated gear. Myth #8: “You can build up immunity over time.” You might have heard that repeated exposure can ...

In the summer of 1960, biologists picked up hundreds of dead and dying birds at Tule Lake and Lower Klamath Lake. Most of them were fish-eating species—herons, pelicans, grebes, gulls.

Where Poison Ivy Grows Poison ivy is a perennial vine or woody shrub. It grows in woodlands, forest edges, and along lakes and rivers. It is native throughout the U.S. and parts of Canada. As a vine, ...

The Seward neighborhood bur oak, determined to be more than 300 years old, was declared dead and cut down in 2010.

Cody Bowling shares tips on poison ivy — identification, treatment, and removal. Rash isn’t contagious. Homemade spray helps kill the plants.

Even trees over 50 years old have survived and remained healthy in similar conditions. To date, the city has not had any trees die as a result of girdling from the grates.

What you're seeing on the trees is called "flagging," the death of branch tips from the site cicadas lay eggs to the end of the branch, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).