What are invasive plants?
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Virginia Invasive Plant List
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What you can do
Invasive Plant Species of Virginia - Work Group
Passed in February 2021, House Joint Resolution 527 of the 2021 Special Session I of the Virginia General Assembly requested the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, jointly with the
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish a work group to study the sale and use of invasive plant species. Consisting of state agencies,
conservation nonprofits, plant industry and agriculture groups, local government associations, and other stakeholders, the group will work to develop recommendations
regarding statutory and regulatory changes intended to reduce or eliminate the sale and use of invasive plants in the Commonwealth and to promote the sale and use of native plants.
The group held 6 meetings beginning in June 2021 through November 30, 2021, and was directed to submit an executive summary and report of findings and recommendations. The final report was published in January 2022
and can be read here.
Materials and minutes from the meetings are provided below.
June 9, 2021
July 28, 2021
August through November 2021
Department of Conservation and Recreation
