During October, the Deadheaders completed a major project clearing out densely wooded areas that border Three Oaks Parkway. Volunteers worked 75 hours removing countless cart loads of dead branches, vines and other debris.
This area had lots of Virginia Creeper, a five-leaf vine native to Florida. Touching this plant with your bare hands causes rashes similar to poison ivy. Needle-like crystals in the plant’s sap, called raphides, trigger itchy red welts and blistering that can take three weeks to heal.
If you garden near the back of the VCC property, protect your skin with gloves, long sleeves and long pants.
