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. |