The DCR has compiled a list of invasive species that can be found in Virginia. An invasive species is a plant, animal or pathogen that can harm the environment because they are non-native to the area.

The list — which now includes up to 103 different species — consists of plants that have been determined by DCR to threaten Virginia’s ecosystems, more specifically marshes, wetlands ...

According to Endriss, Virginia spends approximately $1 billion annually to combat invasive plant species. Nationwide, that figure soars to $20 billion per year, and globally, it reaches a ...

Invasive plants can displace native plant species, reduce wildlife habitat and alter ecosystems. They threaten natural areas, parks and forests. In the United States, they cost an estimated $34 ...

Alternative: For a beautiful color without the local impacts, try out Monkey flower, Rocky Mountain iris, Douglas iris, and skunk cabbage. For some non-native ornamentals that are less invasive you ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Feb. 24 through Feb. 28 is National Invasive Species Awareness Week and Virginia is very familiar with many of the pesky species. From Spotted Lanternflies and Brown ...

In summer 2016, student Erin Chapman was granted Sustainability Committee funds for the project entitled Documenting Invasive Plant Species Distribution using He rbarium Specimens and Field ...

McGuigan explains that mixed among the 500 native plants in the park are 50 invasive species that threaten the local ecosystem. "Unfortunately, we're seeing a lot more of those invasives than we ...

Multiple outlets have reported on a resurgence of the invasive species known as lanternflies, also referred to as the spotted lanternfly nymph. Skip to main content Open Main Menu Navigation ...

Floodwater management and controlling invasive species of plants are a couple of the challenges at the Baker Wetlands that Baker University’s new nonprofit partnerships are aiming to address ...

Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing beneficial native plants to move back in is difficult.

These plants — and 87 others — are on the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation’s new list of non-native invasive plants of the state [PDF].