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Stay hydrated. Wear sunscreen, insect repellant, sun hat, garden gloves, closed toe shoes or boots. Consider light- colored clothing, long pants that are tucked into socks, long sleeves and if you have it -pyritheum-treated clothing to repel ticks and other problematic insects.
Guidelines for trail users from the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail and Farmington Valley Trails Council: https://fchtrail.org/guidelines-for-trail-users/
Share the trail with bicyclists, joggers, walkers and roller- bladers. Stay aware that you might not hear them behind you, and look before you change direction or back up onto the trail.
Share the trail with bicyclists, joggers, walkers and roller- bladers. Stay aware that you might not hear them behind you, and look before you change direction or back up onto the trail.
Recognize and avoid poison ivy
Recognize and avoid poison ivy
Read UConn fact sheet on poison ivy, which is a native plant. https://homegarden.cahnr.uconn.edu/factsheets/poison-ivy/
Be bug-aware
Be bug-aware
Be aware of mosquito risks. Check yourself for ticks when you get home & shower since the Lyme disease-carrying insect can take up to 24 hours to lodge in one's skin. Launder clothing in hot water.
Be aware of mosquito risks. Check yourself for ticks when you get home & shower since the Lyme disease-carrying insect can take up to 24 hours to lodge in one's skin. Launder clothing in hot water.
UConn info on ticks:
https://extension.uconn.edu/publication/protecting-tick-borne-diseases/
CDC info on mosquitoes:
https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/pdfs/MosquitoBitePreventionUS_508.pdf
Be alert for bears and other wildlife
Be alert for bears and other wildlife
CT Dept of Energy and Environmental Protection on Bears: https://portal.ct.gov/deep/wildlife/fact-sheets/black-bear
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