When the Bird family moved from the midwest to Melones in 1901, it didn’t take 5-year old Milo long to realize they weren’t ...

Many are getting out and enjoying the outdoors this summer, and while we all know to avoid poison ivy, there is another plant ...

These dangerous weeds may be popping up in more places than they used to for a variety of reasons, including the 2020 derecho ...

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

Your backyard may be a place of peace, play, and plant life—but some of that greenery could be more dangerous than it looks.

Hundreds of volunteers across five counties participated in the first Goldspotted Oak Borer Blitz, surveying oak trees for signs of the invasive beetle and contributing valuable data to help protect ...

Health authorities in New South Wales and South Australia are warning residents to avoid wild mushrooms due to a surge in ...

“The main cause of exposure to poison hemlock is misidentification,” Marshall said. “Because it is often confused with the wild carrot, poison hemlock is accidentally ingested. If you are not 100 ...

While those shiny green leaves lining the base of a tree might look harmless, poison ivy isn't anything to mess around with, especially when the results of touching it are an itchy red rash that lasts ...

Recently, after writing about mangoes, I received the following email from Steve Huffman: “It might be worth mentioning that mango sap can cause skin irritation similar to poison ivy. When I was ...