Items of Interest:

2011 Garlic Mustard Challenge! - "West Virginia: Wild and Weed-Free" -- Various pull dates in Apr-May 2011
Potomac Highlands Cooperative Weed and Pest Management Area.
This annual event calls for volunteer to help pull garlic mustard in sites in Virginia and West Virginia. Garlic Mustard has gained much attention in recent years for its ability to rapidly invade wooded habitats from disturbed areas. Garlic mustard is highly invasive and threatens the abundant wildflowers and diverse forest ecosystem of West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.

Virginia Invasive Plant Removal Day -- May 7, 2011
Virginia Master Naturalists.
Join volunteers for the 3rd annual event at sites throughout Virginia on an endeavor to stop the spread of non-native invasive plants. Invasive species are recognized nationally and locally as a costly and leading threat to healthy ecosystems. The estimated annual cost of invasive species in Virginia is $1 billion (Va Dept. of Conservation & Recreation). Non-native invasive plants, animals, and diseases occur in all of Virginia's ecosystems and negatively impact water quality, wildlife populations, and other natural resources. Virginia's citizens can improve the situation by not planting or spreading invasive plants, by removing invasives on their own properties, and by helping to remove them from parks and other public areas.

Chronic Wasting Disease Found in White-tailed Deer in Virginia (Jan 20, 2010)
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
White-tailed deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This is the first confirmed case of CWD in Virginia. Virginia now joins 17 other states and Canadian provinces with CWD, five of which are east of the Mississippi River.

Virginia Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine - Questions and Answers
Virginia Department of Forestry.

Emerald Ash Borer - Current Status
Fairfax County. Virginia.
Please help by contacting the Forest Pest Branch if you notice any signs or symptoms of emerald ash borer on your property.

State Specific Threats:

Nonindigenous Species List - Virginia or Display Species List by Taxonomic Group (select State)
DOI. USGS. Southeast Ecological Science Center.
Includes fact sheets, maps and collection information.

State Noxious Weed List - Virginia
USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center. PLANTS Database.
Designated legally noxious plants.

Status of Invasive Plants - Virginia / Details by State and Details by County
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System.

Pest Tracker - Virginia
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.

Forest Threat Summary Viewer - Virginia
USDA. FS. Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center.
See what threats (invasive plants, insects and diseases) are in my state.