Poison Ivy is no fun!

One aspect of the Nature Center is the massive amounts of Poison Ivy that are scattered around the environment.  Thankfully, none of us have been affected by the poison ivy so far, but this is because we take extra precaution.  For example, our team is required to wear pants as well as working boots or old shoes, in order to navigate the dense forests.  Also while washing our hands, we use a special formula called Tecnu.  Tecnu is a combination of liquids that breaks down the oils of Poison Ivy.  We had to avoid a ton of Poison Ivy plants while pulling the weeds like garlic mustard.  Needless to say, we washed our hands quite often hoping to not be affected by this horrible plant. We also always wear gardening gloves in order to protect our hands, and usually avoid the poison ivy as often as possible! Hopefully throughout the rest of the project, we will all be able to avoid the plant.  I think we would all like to avoid the rashes and itchiness that come along with it.  Even though we have to avoid this plant, working at the Nature Center is still a great experience!