Poison Ivy Quiz. You also need to keep an eye out for the bane of hikers—poison ivy. Once you've identified poison oak, poison ivy or poison sumac, you can pull them up if you are very careful to wear protective clothing, eyewear, gloves and shoes.
This is a very common scene in the eastern half of the United States: roadside trees with poison ivy vines climbing up. Once you've identified poison oak, poison ivy or poison sumac, you can pull them up if you are very careful to wear protective clothing, eyewear, gloves and shoes. You can access these tools as often as you need them.
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You also need to keep an eye out for the bane of hikers—poison ivy. It's fun to take a hike through the woods: listening for songbirds, looking at wildflowers, spying the occasional chipmunk. Poison ivy grows as a ground vine which will often start climbing up walls and trees, looking for more light.