Want to spend a couple of fun hours in the fresh air, in the company of others helping to save Fairfax County’s trees?
All are invited to participate in a “Week of Action”, November 8-16, when people across the county will come together to rescue trees from invasive vines. This is the official launch of Fairfax Tree Rescuers Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (FairfaxPRISM), a community-wide initiative to save trees and natural areas from the invasive plants that are smothering and strangling them. The many events are listed at FairfaxPRISM.org, where you can also learn about other ways to help or to get help with this work.
Invasive vines not only displace native plants, creating a food desert for wildlife, they also overtop and destroy trees, creating hazards to humans and infrastructure. In the picture above, a young healthy Sycamore was brought down by ivy growing all the way to its top, taking out power, telephone, and cable lines as it fell.
Photo: Betsy Martin.
