Partner Organizations

• New River Conservancy

• Blue Ridge Discovery Center

• Wild Ones Appalachian Highlands and Roanoke Chapters

• New River Chapter of Virginia Native Plant Society

• Blue Ridge Wildflower Society

• Claytor Lake State Park

• Hungry Mother State Park

• New River Trail State Park

• Natural Tunnel State Park

• Clinch River Valley Initiative

• New River Valley Bird Club

• New River Valley Master Gardeners

• New River Master Naturalists

• New River Land Trust

• Draper Springs and Gardens - at the Blacksburg Farmer's Market

• Wood Thrush Natives

• Crows Nest Greenhouses

• Blue Ridge Prism

• Flora of Virginia Project

DCR’s Native Plant Finder

Download a list of native plants for the Mountain Region.

Blue Ridge Prism

The Blue Ridge PRISM (Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management) is a volunteer-driven organization dedicated to reducing the negative impact of nonnative invasive plants on the health of the natural and agricultural environment in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Effective invasive plant control is a community and neighborhood issue because these aggressive plants know no boundaries – flowing water, birds, hikers, vehicles, and animals scatter and spread their seeds like a contagious disease. Through cooperative action, the PRISM aims to enable people to reclaim the Blue Ridge region’s natural heritage and to become stewards of the lands that are our birthright.

• How to Control Invasive Species Manual

• Invasive Species Contractor List

• Invasive Plant Control: Timing, Methods, Herbicide Rates

• Invasive Plant Fact Sheets

Banner Photo Credit: Barbara Glaser. Eastern Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxeaes collecting nectar from an Orange Fringed Orchid Platanthera cillaria.