Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 25, 2011

Poison Oak Used To Protect Native Burial Ground

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 


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