Spotted Lanternfly Egg Mass Survey Underway
To report a Spotted Lanternfly egg mass scan the QR code below using your mobile device or visit the Egg Mass Survey Link to report from your desk. The survey closes on March 31, 2024. Please submit your reports before that date.
Continue reading →Weed Alert: Lesser Celandine
Now is the time to identify and control this invasive plant. Check out our weed alert for more information: https://mailchi.mp/blueridgeprism/weed-alert-lessercelandine-9625558
Continue reading →2024 Legislative Action Alert
View Blue Ridge PRISM’s Legislation Action Alert for more information and links Several invasive plant related bills are making their way through the Virginia Legislature. These bills are designed to curb invasive plants by supporting informed consumer choices, promoting healthy … Continue reading →
Celebrating Success in Loudoun County!
On December 5, 2023, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to allocate $250,000 in funding to scope the invasive plant problem in Loudoun County. This financial support represents a significant step toward mitigating the county’s economic, health, safety, … Continue reading →
Weed Alert: Burning Bush
Because it has no known natural predators in North America, burning bush (Euonymus alatus) can spread undisturbed through its prodigious seeds and extensive root system. This paired with its ability to grow under a mature forest canopy means that burning bush can outcompete native woody and herbaceous … Continue reading →
Fall Newsletter
2023 Fall Meeting – Recording Available
We welcomed John Scrivani as our speaker to PRISM’s Fall Meeting. His full presentation title “Restoring the American Chestnut to the 21st-Century Forest: Fire Suppression, Forest Mesophication, Climate Change, and Invasive Species” is now available to view. Visit Blue Ridge … Continue reading →
Restoring a Meadow in Greene County
A partnership between PRISM and the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC) is working towards ridding invasives to allow a lush meadow for pollinators, birds, animals, and hikers to enjoy. In December 2017 work began in western Greene County in a … Continue reading →
Biological Control of Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed is an herbaceous perennial native to Eastern Asia. It can grow in a wide variety of habitats and is insect-pollinated. In the US, it spreads mainly through large rhizomes and these can float down rivers and quickly spread. … Continue reading →