The COVID-19 pandemic has led to people spending more time outdoors and sparked an increased interest in foraging for wild foods, which can lead to accidental poisoning.
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Here’s a recap of the top stories on the morning of Wednesday, May 5, 2021:
Richmond City Council is setting aside roughly $200,000 for a civilian review board tasked with investigating police misconduct. That’s only a third of what was requested, but council members hope it will help get the board off the ground.
Virginia Military Institute will remove “Stonewall” Jackson’s name from campus buildings in the wake of allegations of racism. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports VMI’s Board of Visitors voted over the weekend to remove the Confederate general’s name from Old Barracks and Memorial Hall. The school had already removed a statue of Jackson fr
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An increasing number of Virginians searching for leeks are being poisoned when they instead mistakenly gathered the highly poisonous false hellebore. To help Virginians avoid accidental poisonings, an updated, expanded book to help residents identify and avoid poisonous plants found in Virginia is now available as a free download.
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is designed to be an easily read resource for parents and the general public as well as medical providers. Filled with full-color photographs, the publication is a ready reference for identifying the 25 poisonous plants that grow in the wild in Virginia.
This work is a collaboration between the Virginia Master Naturalists Program – a statewide corps of volunteers providing education, outreach and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas – the Blue Ridge Poison Center at UVA Health, and the University of Virginia School of Medicine�