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Poison Ivy

WYPR - 88.1 FM Baltimore | By W. Brooks Paternotte
Published July 2, 2019 at 12:24 PM EDT

There’s not much about the weekly lawn and field maintenance I do that makes me nervous. Actually, I think there’s really just one thing. One amazing, yet harmful plant with three leaves, a furry vine a white-ish berries. Even using its 2-word common name makes me feel itchy. That’s right. It’s the mighty poison ivy.
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W. Brooks Paternotte
W. Brooks Paternotte took the helm of Irvine Nature Center as executive director in July 2013 and immediately began building on the strong 35-year foundation. Brooks is a Baltimore native who was a teacher, coach, advisor, dean and Head of the Middle School during his 13 years at Boys’ Latin School in Baltimore. He is also an instructor and ambassador of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and is a Leave No Trace Master, as well as an avid outdoorsman and a features writer for FlyLife Magazine.
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