MRG Poison Ivy Alert near the Glen Road Gate

An alert from Dan Moriarty’s early morning walk yesterday:

“The other point of interest today is the large patch of Poison Ivy that people should be aware of on the Glen Road Gate MRG unpaved entrance trail. The patch starts about a hundred yards down the trail on the left and goes almost to the point where the trail bends to the right to head uphill to the bridge. People should be aware of it in case they let their dogs roam on the trail, and they happen into that patch. If the owner then pats their dog or happens to brush up against them, they might get an unpleasant surprise later with burning and itching from the poison ivy oil that was on the dog’s coat. The poison Ivy will change color during Spring, Summer and Fall but the best word of advice to remember is the old Boy Scout maxim: “leaves of three, let it be”. Poison Ivy has three leaves.”