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Beware of Poison Oak
![Poison oak leaves and flowers. [Jack Kelly Clark] Poison oak leaves and flowers. [Jack Kelly Clark]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/46190small.jpg)
Summer is a great time for outdoor activities like camping, hiking, and backpacking. During your adventures in natural areas, be on the lookout for poison oak. Poison oak, a well known plant for most people in California, is widespread in our state...
Poison oak leaves and flowers. [Jack Kelly Clark]
Autumn colors of poison oak leaves. [Jack Kelly Clark]
Buy it Where you Burn it!

If you plan to camp this summer, remember to wait until you arrive at your destination before you purchase firewood. Why? If you bring your own firewood to a campground, you could unknowingly spread invasive pests and diseases that can harm local trees....
Camping soon? Don't move firewood!

As you plan the last few camping trips of the summer, remember: buy firewood when you get to your destination. Don't move firewood! Buy it where you burn it. Why? Simply, we don't want wood-boring pests and diseases to be moved from one area in the...
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