Join us for a free webinar with Dr. Joan Maloof, founder of the Old-Growth Forest Network, and hear why protecting the few that remain is essential for the health of both people and the planet.
Learn about the importance of old growth forests
Help us survey retail garden centers
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What’s New at PRISM
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Conservation Scouts Program
Help identify Early Detection Rapid Response invasive plants. Be an eco-hero while you hike, camp, fish, or just enjoy the outdoors.
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Virginia Invasive Plant Coalition (VIPC)
110 organizations. 85 co-creators. One Common Ground Agenda. Share our vision for a Virginia without invasive plants.
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Updated Virginia Invasive Plant Species List
Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation added 13 species, bringing the total to 103.
See the list.
Latest news
Policy brief
Read Virginia’s briefing book paper on preventing harms from invasive plants.
Weed Alerts
Receive up-to-the-minute identification, timing, and control information for Virginia’s invasive plants.
Newsletter
Stay informed with news, upcoming events, success stories, notes from the field, and more.
By the Numbers
42,000+
We visit, survey, map, and provide invasive plant management plans for public and private land across 12 counties in the northern Blue Ridge mountains.
600+
We field-train hundreds of volunteers on tools, techniques, and timing for managing invasive plants in parks and common areas across 3.6 million acres.
25,000+
We educate land stewards throughout Virginia on the best practices for identifying and controlling invasive plants on the properties they manage.
OUR MISSION
Improving the health of our natural world for future generations
Every land steward and volunteer we educate and every acre we help restore begins with you. Your support helps us take on the related threats to biodiversity and climate across our 12-county geography and the entire state of Virginia.
Activities you can do
Whether you have a minute, an hour, or a day, you can take action to help reverse the spread of invasive plants in Virginia. See how.
Request a Site Visit
Did you know that Blue Ridge PRISM will come to your park or 3+ acre property and help you identify and map invasive plants, and provide you with valuable information about control methods, effective timing, resources, and more?
Our Invasive Management Specialists team covers 12 Counties in the northern Blue Ridge region of Virginia and are standing by to serve you — together let’s reverse the spread of invasive plants in Virginia!