Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature’s less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals. As ...

You may have managed to dodge the dreaded rashes often associated with poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac, but that doesn ...

What it looks like: Poison sumac plants grow like small trees in wet, muddy soil. Its stems are red. The leaves grow in clusters of seven to 13 according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

You already know better than to try pulling poison ivy with your bare hands, but even regular gloves aren't quite enough to ...

The goats are seasonal workers, munching on leaves until November and then they'll go back to Rhinebeck for the winter.

These chemicals can also be applied to non-climbing poison ivy and poison oak. Caution should be used around desirable plants since damage can occur by drift or absorption through roots.

Western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) and western poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) are native to California, although poison oak is far more prevalent.

Dear Reader: No. Broad-leafed weedkillers work wonderfully at killing poison ivy, but they cannot be sprayed into a tree’s canopy.

If they’re fuzzy, it’s poison oak. Where to watch out: According to poison-ivy.org, poison oak grows mostly in dryer, sandier areas.

It could take a few hours to several days for symptoms of poison oak, poison ivy or poison sumac to emerge. Sometimes, the oil will not absorb at the same rate, so it may appear as if it’s ...

According to the experts at poison-ivy.org, the best way to distinguish Atlantic poison oak from eastern poison ivy is by looking at the berries. If they’re fuzzy, it’s poison oak.

According to the experts at poison-ivy.org, the best way to distinguish Atlantic poison oak from eastern poison ivy is by looking at the berries. If they’re fuzzy, it’s poison oak.