--- title: "Poison Ivy Survey — Map, Photos & Fixed-Price Proposal" url: https://westonivyleague.com/uv-survey description: "The Poison Ivy Survey: an on-site assessment with a custom property map, photo record, and fixed-price removal proposal. Optional UV tracer dye on request." lang: en --- Instagram — @westonivyleague: https://www.instagram.com/westonivyleague/ Facebook — Weston Ivy League: https://www.facebook.com/westonivyleague/ § THE SURVEY A FIELD ASSESSMENT # The Poison Ivy Survey. I mark what you can't see yet. ON-SITE FIELD ASSESSMENT · OPTIONAL UV TRACER DYE ON REQUEST · FIXED-PRICE PROPOSAL § I · WHAT THE SURVEY IS WHAT IT COVERS ## The survey makes the hidden scope visible. The survey is where the real scope becomes clear — before pulling, before any decision. A poison ivy survey is an on-site field assessment. I walk the property, identify the active poison ivy zones, document what I find with photos, and build a custom property map. I write a **fixed-price proposal** based on the documented scope. **UV tracer dye** (non-toxic sodium fluorescein) is available as an optional add-on: I provide it when you request it, and only when conditions allow it to be read accurately and safely, meaning dry ground and foliage and low enough light to see the dye. If conditions don't permit it on the survey date, I'll offer to return for a UV walk when they do. Your Poison Ivy Survey remains the scope record either way. § II · WHY THE SURVEY MATTERS WHAT MOST HOMEOWNERS MISS ## "Leaves of three" is a starting point, not a diagnosis. Most homeowners underestimate the size and maturity of the problem. Young poison ivy looks familiar. Mature poison ivy doesn't. Bigger leaves. Different shape. Sometimes lobed, sometimes smooth-edged. The thick hairy ropes growing up tree trunks? Those are poison ivy too. During the survey, I'm not just looking for three leaves. I'm confirming growth habit, leaf shape, stem structure, root behavior, and the hairy aerial vines most homeowners miss. Even in winter, the stems and vines can still carry urushiol. What you don't see is the scope problem. What I find is. § III · WHAT GETS MARKED WHERE I LOOK AND MAP ## What I check, identify, and map. 01 ### Built edges Stone walls, fence lines, beds and garden edges. 02 ### Trees and vines Tree bases, mature climbing vines, aerial roots on trunks. 03 ### Property edges Lawn-to-woods transition zones, conservation edges, dog paths and play areas. 04 ### Hidden growth Young low growth, seedlings mixed into other plants, runners under leaf litter. § IV · WHAT YOU RECEIVE MAP · WALKTHROUGH · PROPOSAL ## You see exactly what I found on your property. At the end of the survey, we walk the property together. If you requested UV dye and conditions permitted, we'll use UV flashlights and specialty glasses so you see the marked zones. Afterward, I send a **custom property map** showing the active zones I identified and documented during the survey, along with a **fixed-price proposal** scoped to the actual work. The map is yours whether or not you book the removal. Even if you don't go forward with me, you walk away knowing exactly what's on your property. 01 ### Field walkthrough A guided, real-time view of the active poison ivy zones I identified and documented on your property. If you request UV dye and conditions permit, we conduct the walkthrough under UV light. 02 ### Custom property map The exact locations of the active zones I identified and documented during the survey, yours to keep. 03 ### Fixed-price proposal A scope based strictly on what was marked — no estimates, no guesses. § V · BEFORE YOU SEND PHOTO GUIDANCE ## Send me photos of what you can see. I'll find what you can't. Before I come out, send 4–6 photos. The setting tells me almost as much as the leaf. 01 ### Wide shot The whole patch, with enough context to see the surroundings. 02 ### Context shot Where the patch sits on the property — near a wall, fence, tree, bed. 03 ### Close-up A three-leaflet cluster, close enough to see leaf shape and stem. 04 ### Vine or edge shot Any vine climbing a tree, wall, or fence — including the hairy mature ones. **Don't pull, cut, or weed-whack the plant** for the photo, even if you think you aren't allergic. Stand back and use your phone zoom if needed. § VI · SCOPE BOUNDARIES SCOPE BOUNDARIES ## Scope boundaries. 01 ### A drive-by assessment The survey is a field assessment. Scoping poison ivy work without walking the property is guesswork. 02 ### A spray treatment I don't use herbicide. The survey identifies the active growth zones for hand removal. 03 ### A landscaping service This is poison ivy work. Not general weeding, mowing, pruning, or landscape maintenance. 04 ### A property-wide botany inventory The survey identifies active poison ivy growth zones. It's a scope assessment, not a property-wide botany inventory. § VII · FREQUENTLY ASKED DIRECT ANSWERS ## Frequently asked. - 01. What is the Poison Ivy Survey? - 02. How does UV tracer dye help identify poison ivy? - 03. Is the dye visible during the day? - 04. Is the dye toxic? - 05. Why are proposals only valid for 7 days? - 06. Do I need to be home for the survey? - 07. What if the survey is scheduled early in the day? - 08. What if conditions don't allow for UV tracer dye marking? - 09. Can you survey large estates, HOAs, or municipal properties? § NEXT REQUEST A SURVEY ## Tell me about your poison ivy. Request a survey, or contact me directly (https://westonivyleague.com/contact). Service area (https://westonivyleague.com/service-area): Weston (https://westonivyleague.com/weston-ma) primary; Lincoln, Wayland, Sudbury, and Wellesley case by case. Read the full hand-pulling case →: https://westonivyleague.com/hand-pulling The 2026 calendar is closed. This season's schedule is fully committed, and I am not taking on new surveys or removals for the remainder of the year. The calendar reopens in spring 2027. ## Structured data ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "LocalBusiness", "@id": "https://westonivyleague.com/#business", "name": "Weston Ivy League", "description": "Herbicide-free poison ivy removal. Hand-pulled roots, vines, and crowns with same-day off-site disposal. 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When conditions allow, I use non-toxic UV tracer dye to mark the marked zones and we walk the property together under UV light. UV is the primary marking tool, not the deliverable." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How does UV tracer dye help identify poison ivy?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The dye is invisible in daylight and glows brightly under UV light. That makes every marked plant visible during the walkthrough — including young seedlings, low growth tucked into other plants, runners along stone walls, and mature vines on trees." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is the dye visible during the day?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Generally no. The dye fluoresces under UV light, stays unobtrusive in daylight, and washes out within a few days." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is the dye toxic?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No. The UV tracer dye is non-toxic and contains no hazardous ingredients. It's safe around children, pets, and wildlife. Safety Data Sheet available on request." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Why are proposals only valid for 7 days?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Poison ivy grows quickly. A proposal written today doesn't hold against a yard that's grown for three more weeks. After 7 days, the property may need a fresh survey before work begins." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do I need to be home for the survey?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No, but I prefer it. The survey is most useful when I walk the property with you and you can see the marked zones in real time. If you're comfortable with me walking the property alone, I can do that and send the map afterward." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What if the survey is scheduled early in the day?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The UV tracer dye fluoresces best in low light, so a mid-morning or early-afternoon survey may not show the full visual effect during the walkthrough. If that's the case, I provide a UV flashlight at no charge — yours to keep — so you can do the walk yourself once it's dark enough to see." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What if conditions don't allow for UV tracer dye marking?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "UV tracer dye is my primary marking tool, but it isn't always the right tool. Heavy rain washes dye out. Wet foliage and strong sun interfere with UV visibility. Dense ground cover like pachysandra or ferns can prevent dye from isolating ivy from surrounding plants. Access and safety conditions — locked areas, unstable terrain, uncontained dogs, hornet nests — may also change what can be safely marked. And if you prefer I don't apply dye to your foliage, I respect that. In those cases, I modify or skip the dye step at my discretion. The survey itself still happens — I still walk the property, identify the active poison ivy zones I document, photograph what I find, build your custom property map, and write a fixed-price proposal. UV is a tool inside the method, not the method itself." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can you survey large estates, HOAs, or municipal properties?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. I survey residential properties, large estates, HOAs, property managers, and municipalities. The survey produces the same map and fixed-scope proposal regardless of property type." } } ] } ] ```