From the September 27, 2007 NY Times
"Let leaf-peepers in New England ooh and aah over maples and mulled cider: here, [in Columbia, Califronis] fearless citizens risk dermatological disaster to harvest comely sprays of Toxicodendron diversilobum for what may be the country’s strangest autumn ritual: the Annual Poison Oak Show."
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The Champions of Poison Oak