Poison ivy is always a challenge when hiking or camping around Maryland. To help everyone, here's a list of resources on recognizing the plant and, if prevention doesn't work, surviving the inflamation.

• CLICK -- Some pictures and suggestions about washing off the oil causing the allergic reaction. 
• CLICK -- Advice from WebMD.
• CLICK -- A place to buy laminated photo id cards and posters for learning about identifying the plant.
• CLICK -- A treatment guide from Vincent Ianelli, MD.