The James River Association‘s Amber Ellis had a useful blog post last week on invasive species in Virginia (March 3-8 was National Invasive Species Awareness Week). She listed the top five invasives common to the James watershed and resources for getting rid of them. It’s a topic I’ve written about in the past in Times-Dispatch columns and one that continues to bedevil local parks, including the James River Park. Of particular interest was a list from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation defining plants as highly, moderately, and occasionally invasive.

English ivy leaves and fruit

Also, if you’re a Richmond area hater of English ivy, this is the site for you: http://ivyoutofrichmond.org/