Natural History Wanderings

Native Plants Protecting Native Burial Area

The Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority has found a new use for poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum).  They are planting it to discourage people from going into a native burial ground along the Feather River. They are also planting thorny patches of wild roses and blackberries as additional deterrents. Read the full story in Sacramento Bee:  Poison oak planted to protect Feather River burial ground – Roseville/Placer County News