Seeing Purple

Emerald Ash Borer surveying underway across VermontLearn More

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Buy or Bring Local Firewood

Or Risk Killing Vermont's TreesLearn More

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Think bittersweet wreaths are beautiful?

Think again. This plant's a killer.Learn More

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Beware the Big 3

Burning bush. Norway maple. Japanese barberry.Learn More

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Vermont Noxious Weed Rule Additions Move Forward

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On the ground
Sign up to look for nest sites of a ground-dwelling wasp called Cerceris fumipennis and help in our search for emerald ash borer (EAB).
On the ground
Take action to protect our state's hemlock trees by scouting for hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) and report suspected sightings.
On the ground
Buckthorn and honeysuckle are reducing regeneration of this forest. Learn how concerned residents are making a difference.
On the ground
The Montshire Museum is working to bring back natives and educate the public about the threat of invasives...
On the ground
Barberry and burning bush have been replaced by wildlife beneficial natives.
On the ground
Town removes invasive barberry from landscaping
On the ground
Educating about and managing invasive species within the Ottauquechee watershed. Want to learn more? Email ocisma@vinsweb.org.
On the ground
Knotweed is taking over this silver maple floodplain forest. Learn how Richmond residents are restoring this riparian buffer!
On the ground
Once a hillside of goutweed and other invasives, the statehouse now boasts a beautiful native plant garden
On the ground
Hildene staff and volunteers restore wetland buffer...
Featured Invasive
People love bittersweet in fall wreathes and decorations....it wreaks havoc on Vermont's trees.
Featured Invasive
This popular garden plant destroys Vermont's sugarbushes....
Featured Invasive
This aggressive plant is found along all of Vermont's major rivers, negatively impacting riparian buffers and fish habitat.
Featured Invasive
The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) is an invasive insect that feeds on certain species of hardwood trees, eventually killing them.
Featured Invasive
Emerald ash borer (EAB) is an exotic beetle that was discovered in southeastern Michigan near Detroit in the summer of 2002.
Featured Invasive
This member of the milkweed family is fairly new to Vermont. Monarchs lay their eggs on it but the larvae don't survive. Learn more...
Featured Invasive
But those fuschia leaves are not what we want in our woods!
Featured Invasive
Look for shiny leaves and silver speckled berries this fall

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What's New

January 12, 2012

Feral Swines Invade Champlain Valley Adirondacks

Feral pigs or boars have established a breeding population on the eastern edge of the Adirondack Park. Scientists fear the animals could spread fast, wiping out native animals and damaging crops...

January 12, 2012

Earthworm Inavsions Reduce Nest Survival of Songbirds

European earthworms (Lumbricus spp.) are spreading into previously earthworm-free forests in
the United States and Canada and causing substantial changes, including homogenization of soil structure,removal of the litter layer, and...

January 12, 2012

Did Irene Spread Weeds?

This year flooding has ravaged thousands of homes and businesses in communities across the U.S. And scientists say the prevalence of invasive weeds is one of the factors that may be contributing to the damage.

These foreign...