It’s out there and in almost every part of the country. The best thing you can do is know how to identify and avoid poison ivy. Thanks to the U of A Agriculture Division, Extension Service for this information.
Source: Poison Ivy Identification & Treatment in Arkansas
As society becomes increasingly urbanized, a valuable bit of botanical knowledge is being lost and people all over the state are paying the price for this loss of knowledge.
Being able to identify poison ivy is an important bit of information that every person who leaves the blacktop parking lot should know. Poison ivy is found in every county of Arkansas and in almost all states except for the driest part of the desert Southwest. Being readily spread by birds, it’s as common in flower beds and… (more)