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During our event, Dr. Linda Fink discusses the beauty and importance of insects, and examines the effects of invasive organisms on our native insects. She also talks about the effects of invasive insects on our ecosystem.

Virginia's hardwood initiative promotes quality hardwood management to grow healthy hardwood forests today and tomorrow. Learn how it applies to your property, and what reimbursements you can receive for the work you do with your trees and land. Presentation by Joe Rossetti, Hardwood Initiative Coordinator from the Virginia Department of Forestry, with a Q&A with DOF and Blue Ridge PRISM.

Wavyleaf grass (Oplismenus undulatifolius) is a growing invasive grass problem in Virginia and surrounding states. In fact, ecologists believe that wavyleaf could become even more widespread and damaging than Japanese stiltgrass! Join us during your lunch hour as we describe the background on the species, how it got here, how to identify it, management options, and what work is currently being ...

Training by Blue Ridge PRISM on how to identify and treat tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) for the Loudoun Invasive Removal Alliance

This training will cover the biology and identification of the spotted lanternfly, its current distribution, how and where to conduct egg mass surveys, and how to record data. Presentations will be given by Lori Chamberlin and Katlin DeWitt from the Virginia Department of Forestry.

We welcome John Scrivani as our speaker. His full presentation title is “Restoring the American Chestnut to the 21st-Century Forest: Fire Suppression, Forest Mesophication, Climate Change, and Invasive Species” The mission of the American Chestnut Foundation is “to return the iconic American chestnut to its native range” with a vision of “a robust eastern forest restored to its splendor.” Makin...

Blue Ridge PRISM's 2023 Brown Bag Webinar Series "A Deep Dive Into Aquatic Invasive Plants" Blue Ridge PRISM will be joined by a panel of experts who will discuss aquatic invasive plants. Aquatic invasive plants are plants that have been introduced into the United States from other parts of the world that have adapted to growing in, around, or near water. They are a growing concern in Virginia ...

The northern bobwhite aka bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) is the only quail native to eastern North America. We hear its call much less often now because of a steep decline in the bobwhite quail population, mostly due to habitat loss. Marc Puckett (Small Game Projects Leader and Private Lands Biologist Manager for the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources) will discuss the bobwhite qu...

Callery pear is one of the most rapidly spreading invasive plants in the eastern United States and often stems from cultivars of ornamental pears (most commonly the Bradford pear). Doug Tallamy calls the Callery pear one of the worst threats to our forests. Dr. David Coyle will take us through the history of Callery pear, how and why it got to the United States, and its current infestation stat...

Winter is a great time to tackle invasive plants! In this interactive webinar, learn about safe and effective winter control methods and find out which plants can be treated now or should be left alone for later. Questions were submitted beforehand (during registration) to our panel of experts, or asked live. Panel Members: Laura Greenleaf - Invasive Plant Management Coordinator, James River P...

"Homegrown National Park" with Doug Tallamy Join us via Zoom for our Fall Meeting when we welcome Doug Tallamy as our speaker. His presentation "Homegrown National Park" will include discussion on how we can regenerate biodiversity in our landscapes. Dr. Tallamy will have a Q&A with the audience at the end of his presentation. Doug Tallamy is the T. A. Baker Professor of Agriculture in the Depa...

Blue Ridge PRISM is pleased to offer our second Brown Bag Session for 2022! This webinar was recorded on August 17, 2022. Lori Chamberlain of the Virginia Department of Forestry and Tim Maywalt, volunteer for Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards and Blue Ridge PRISM, discuss the relationship between tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima), how to identify both species, and how best to control tree-o...

Jake Hughes of Shenandoah National Park and Jim Hurley of Blue Ridge PRISM give and overview of Japanese stiltgrass including its identification, ecology, control measures and management strategies.

How do invasive plants and herbicides affect native pollinators? Join us for our spring quarterly meeting when we welcome guest speaker Celia Vuocolo, Private Lands Biologist with Quail Forever. Celia will discuss how invasive plants affect our native pollinators, including bees and butterflies. Joining her will be Blue Ridge PRISM’s program director Beth Mizell who will explore the exposure pa...

Brown Bag Session: Meet Your Forester!

Blue Ridge PRISM Winter 2022 Meeting: Winter Control Activities

Blue Ridge PRISM Fall 2021 Meeting: Introduction to EDDMapS & Virginia Invasive Mapping Initiative

Saving Your Neighborhood Trees from Invasive Vines

Blue Ridge PRISM Summer 2021 Meeting: Invasive Grasses

Blue Ridge PRISM Spring 2021 Meeting: Research Updates

Blue Ridge PRISM Winter 2021 Meeting: Winter Control Activities

Introduction to Invasive Plants and Blue Ridge PRISM