Health & Safety

This chart is intended as a guide and is not comprehensive. Basic safety equipment for all trail work includes a first-aid kit, boots, work gloves, long pants, and appropriate dress for the weather. Common sense and awareness are the best tools for any task.

The results of this Duke University study “indicate that Toxicodendron taxa will become more abundant and more ‘toxic’ in the future, potentially affecting global forest dynamics and human health.” In other words, global climate change appears to increase the potency of poison ivy.

National Center for Infectious Diseases advisory to reduce potential exposure to ticks and tick-borne diseases.

Short description of the life cycle of deer ticks in the Northeastern United States.