No matter your locale, there's sure to be some plant or animal to be aware of when you're monitoring. We decided to develop this web page as a portal to information about these organisms to help keep as many people as possible safe while in the field. Please contact us if you have information or know of a website we should link to.

Brown recluse spider

• The Ohio State University fact sheet: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2061.html
• University of Kentucky Entomology Department information: http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef631.asp

Poison Ivy

• Wikipedia's information on poison ivy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_ivy
• Poison ivy, oak, and sumac information center: http://poisonivy.aesir.com/view
• Poison Ivy Wildcard (WI Department of Natural Resources): http://dnr.wi.gov/forestry/Publications/wildcards/FR-218l.pdf

Ticks

Ticks can carry various diseases including Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, among others. Learn about these insects and what you can do to help prevent being bitten using the links below.

• University of Rhode Island news release on ticks: http://www.uri.edu/news/releases/index.php?id=4958
• Tick Encounter Resource Center: http://www.tickencounter.org/

Wild Parsnip

If you come in contact with this plant and its oils get on your skin, they contain a phototoxin that can cause severe burns.

• WI Department of Natural Resources general information about wild parsnip:
• http://dnr.wi.gov/invasives/fact/parsnip.htm
• http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/veg/plants/wildparsnip.htm
• http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/invasives/photos/index.asp?mode=detail&Code=Passat
• Wild Parsnip Wildcard: http://dnr.wi.gov/forestry/publications/wildcards/FR-218k.pdf

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