Poison Hemlock thriving in Idaho communities\, posing threat to humans and animals

AND ABOUT... KEEP ALOOK OUT FOR APESKY PLANT...CALLED POISONHEMLOCK..IT CAN BE FATAL TOHUMANS ANDANIMALS... AND ISGROWING OUT-OF-CONTROL IN MANYAREAS AROUND THESTATE.STATE NOXIOUSWEED OFFICIALS SAYIT USUALLY GROWSNEAR CANALS ORSTREAMS... BUT CANALSO THRIVE IN OPENFIELDS..

PRODUCINGTALL STALKS..

WITHTINY WHITEFLOWERS."THIS IS NOT A PLANTWE WANT YOU TOHANDLE WITHOUTGLOVES.

WE WANTTO MAKE SURE THATYOU AVOID GETTINGTHE TOXINS ON YOURHANDS BECAUSE IFYOU EAT SOMETHINGAFTERWARDS, ITCOULD POISON YOU."HERE'S WHAT TOLOOK FOR --PLANTS CAN GETTHREE TO EIGHTFEET TALL.THEY HAVE SMOOTHGREEN STEMS...USUALLY SPOTTEDOR STREAKED WITHRED OR PURPLESPOTS.AND FINELY DIVIDEDLACY LEAVES..

THATLOOK LIKE CARROTTOPS.IF YOU FIND SOME INYOUR YARD... WEARGLOVES WHEN YOURIP THEM OUT... ANDPUT THEM IN APLASTIC BAG BEFOREPLACING INTO YOURTRASH CA