Annual Reports & Finances

This past year was again transformative for PRISM. Two major grants helped PRISM add a Coalition Director and maintain regional staff to support our education and outreach programs. In addition to PRISM’s seasonal workshops, two new workshops were planned and hosted during spring, summer, and fall 2025. New fact sheets were added to our famed collection, and incredible invasive plant social media campaigns were developed. Three new stewardship areas joined the movement. New partnerships have been cultivated by the Invasive Management Specialists in Loudoun, Greene, Rockingham, and Albemarle Counties and across our service area. We are able to engage and better address public concern and meet public demand for invasive management resources because of increased staff capacity. A follow-on grant from the Richard K Mellon Foundation has been a game changer and is supporting a statewide coalition that is changing the conversation about invasive plants in Virginia. With nearly 100 members and six Action Groups, the Virginia Invasive Plant Coalition is setting the Commonwealth on a course for meaningful change — including the passage of the invasive plants retail signage bill, which takes effect in January 2027.