<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>In defense of Poison Ivy -- Poison ivy is a native plant and it is an important food and habitat resource for wildlife. Supposedly, it is only we humans who (some of us) have a problem with the urushiol compound that is the irritant. Deer and insects browse Poison ivy. Many birds eat the seeds (one reason it spreads).<br>
<br></div>Of course there are situations where it needs to be managed, but I urge simply leaving it alone whenever possible. In my own invasives wok, I take precautions to avoid skin contact, and I try to leave it in place because I need as much native plant cover in place as I can achieve after I remove the non-native invasives.<br>
<br></div>I know this is a complex topic and I won't go into some of the other ramifications here. I just urge erring on the side of leaving it alone. Cheers,<br><br></div>Steve Young <br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 5:05 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:meginnv@yahoo.com" target="_blank">meginnv@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="auto"><div>Any thoughts for Mr. Bealer?<br><br><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Dennis Bealer <<a href="mailto:dwbealer@yahoo.com" target="_blank">dwbealer@yahoo.com</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> September 3, 2013, 3:35:10 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> "<a href="mailto:info@maipc.org" target="_blank">info@maipc.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:info@maipc.org" target="_blank">info@maipc.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Poison ivy management</b><br>
<b>Reply-To:</b> Dennis Bealer <<a href="mailto:dwbealer@yahoo.com" target="_blank">dwbealer@yahoo.com</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:10pt">After 2 hours of web research, it seems that the best way to dispose of poison ivy is to place it in plastic garbage bags and send to a landfill.<span> </span>Articles discourage burning or composting.<span> </span></span></div>
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<div style="font-size:13px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:10pt">If we uproot the plants and discard on the surface to dry out, would we endanger other workers who might contact the dead plants in subsequent weeks on the jobsite (since some web articles state that urushiol persists even in dead plants)?</span></div>
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<div style="font-size:13px;font-style:normal;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:10pt">If we uproot the plants and discard on the surface, do you suspect that the discarded plants would re-root, especially considering the approaching autumn leaf fall?</span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:Arial;FONT-SIZE:10pt">Do you agree the best disposal is plastic bags in the landfill?<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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