Trail Center Outdoor Recreation Guides

Poison Oak (UC Davis Health System Wellness Center): How to recognize, avoid and treat poison oak. See also the Trail Center's Poison Oak Safety Tips.
Lyme Disease (UC Davis Health System Wellness Center): Current information on the tick-borne disease and how to avoid it.
Mountain Lion Safety Tips (Mountain Lion Foundation): What to do if you are in an area with mountain lions present (which includes the Santa Cruz Mountains and East Bay hills)
Rattlesnakes (UC Davis Health System Wellness Center): How to treat rattlesnake bites and more.
Prevent Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: a public information guide for tourists, campers and hikers (CDC): Although rare in the Bay Area, hantavirus is present throughout California and the West.