https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives daily 0.75 2025-10-05 https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/ufaevents monthly 0.5 2025-10-04 https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/leavetheleaves2025 monthly 0.5 2025-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1759526426758-QB1Y3H5VN4BENJ83Y4CI/unsplash-image-auFyKHU5l-k.jpg Initiatives - Your lawn is not your living room: Leave some leaves for winter habitat protection! - Make it stand out Lawn as living room, complete with manufactured grass. Let the outdoors be the outdoors to help nature thrive! (Photo by Will Goodman @carbonmonoxide on Unsplash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/cbee8f30-57b2-447b-9b3a-8b968340cc0d/leaves+under+shrub.jpg Initiatives - Your lawn is not your living room: Leave some leaves for winter habitat protection! Rake leaves under a shrub. Wet them down if you’re worried that they might blow away. Or put up a small fence to contain the leaves. Proudly display a sign letting neighbors know that Leaving the Leaves plays an important role in the ecosystem! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1759526680272-Z8WEOOSG3L4TAFX8WJDQ/unsplash-image-F2__qISbfvU.jpg Initiatives - Your lawn is not your living room: Leave some leaves for winter habitat protection! - Many families in Franklin Park and Forest have been including native plants in their gardens to increase biodiversity and benefit pollinators. Now, all the critters that benefit from these supportive gardening practices need a place to hideout for the winter. Mother Nature’s solution is leaf litter! Leaves are a natural habitat. So…leave some leaves! Then look for salamanders, fireflies, butterflies, chipmunks, box turtles, toads, shrews, earthworms and others next spring and summer! photo: unsplash Patti Black @pattib https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/plantautumshrubs monthly 0.5 2025-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1b968c73-9fe4-426d-81c7-bc4ac9683b23/Screenshot+2025-09-08+at+21-59-20+Shrubs+Plant+NOVA+Natives+Northern+Virginia.png Initiatives - Fall planting is better for shrubs (and other plants)! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/60990884-c0c7-4f8c-9675-d547013d82fa/Spice+bush+Screenshot+2025-09-08+at+22-25-11+Shrubs+Plant+NOVA+Natives+Northern+Virginia.png Initiatives - Fall planting is better for shrubs (and other plants)! - Spicebush (Lindera benzoin): Early yellow flowers make a substitute for forsythia. At least one male is needed for the females to produce the berries, which are a favorite food source for 17 species of migrating birds. Host plant for the Spicebush Butterfly and the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/blueridgeprism-stiltgrass-ykjbd monthly 0.5 2025-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/f4f8d54b-e968-4658-8863-03179819464c/Nancy+Loewenstein%2C+Auburn+University.jpg Initiatives - Beware Stiltgrass: now is the time! - Roots and stems The stems are thin and wiry and can often be interconnected by a runner stem. The stems are supported by small, stiltlike roots (thus the name). In winter, the stems can form a dense thatch over the soil. Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University. Bugwood.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/9c33e8fc-5548-4af9-8d21-75dc75317cb4/Leslie+J.+Mehrhoff%2C+University+of+Connecticut.jpg Initiatives - Beware Stiltgrass: now is the time! - Identification Stiltgrass has pale green, lance-shaped leaves that are between one to three inches long. The leaves alternate along an often droopy stem. Look for a silvery main vein running just off center of each leaf. An inflorescence (flower) emerges in late summer, maturing to carry the small seeds. The spikes are 1 to 2 inches in length. Image above: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/16bd9dbc-7696-405f-9ff6-c736c4dd1750/Japanese%2Bstiltgrass%2Bplant.webp Initiatives - Beware Stiltgrass: now is the time! - Make it stand out Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum). A faint silvery mid-leaf vein is one key to identification. (Blue Ridge PRISM) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/b6142109-eb13-4a64-add3-53d1d9ccbef8/5427136.jpg Initiatives - Beware Stiltgrass: now is the time! - Thatch of dried stiltgrass stems covering ground in winter . This dense mat is fuel for fire. Photo: Ken Druse https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/julyevents monthly 0.5 2025-10-04 https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/plant-itthey-will-come monthly 0.5 2025-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/fffc72ed-1b40-450e-b848-52d48b8ff9a4/E42A251E-5C6C-424F-9E96-664030139C1E.jpeg Initiatives - Plant it…they will come - Make it stand out A Swallowtail butterfly visits a Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) now flowering in the VDOT easement that borders Franklin Park between Vermont Avenue and Old Dominion. (Photo: S. Lagerfeld) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/76ef2f6d-4b0b-42e4-b1eb-130f22b7fad9/3A647D57-39AB-4FE3-955B-A3CCD0B1996B.png Initiatives - Plant it…they will come - Both Wisteria floribunda (Japanese wisteria) and Wisteria sinensis (Chinese wisteria) are persistent and prolific. The vines can grow from 10-25 feet per year, and roots can anchor up to 10 feet in soil, crowding out native vegetation and killing trees and shrubs by girdling them. The density of canopy from the wisterias can change the amount of light that reaches the forest floor. Both effects, that of killing trees and the alteration of light patterns, can change the structure of the forest. The damage to our environment from invasive plants is well-known and can be immense. Yet it is still legal to sell invasive plants such as wisteria in retail nurseries. Invasive plants have a foothold in many of our natural areas that have been untended for more than 30 years, and, unfortunately, that is most of our natural areas. They are wreaking havoc on our local ecology. The work of the UFA is as much about habitat restoration as it is about beautification. Pictured: Damage to a Cherry tree from wisteria girdling the trunk. (Photo-S. Lagerfeld) https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/beware-garlic-mustard-2024 monthly 0.5 2025-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/d2d8100f-f376-4527-821c-091ff704d3d7/Garlic+mustard+taking+over+the+forest+floor.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Garlic Mustard - Make it stand out Garlic mustard rapidly takes over the forest floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/cde65c40-f2ce-4f6c-9e30-cadda956f980/Garlic+mustard+year+two.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Garlic Mustard - Make it stand out Patches of Garlic mustard are common along roadsides and in the woods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648067667448-R3OOR7KKM2LQ8O8ZMTC8/IMG_2535.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Garlic Mustard - Make it stand out Garlic mustard is coming up now in yards all over our community https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/8f57d4f5-cd9f-4007-bace-b9855f25dd6e/Garlic+mustard+flowers.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Garlic Mustard - Make it stand out Seemingly innocent, Garlic mustard is toxic to our soil and to caterpillars https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/blueridgeprism-callerypear-lessercelandine monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/0ae5f8e3-0557-466a-b3cf-0576cd3e3632/Lesser+celandine+BRP.jpg Initiatives - The good the bad and the ugly: What’s popping and what to be concerned about! - Lesser celandine Also known as fig buttercup, lesser celandine (Ficaria verna) is native to Europe and parts of northern Africa and Asia. It was introduced to the United States in the late 1860s as an ornamental plant. Lesser celandine grows so densely and rapidly that it forms continuous mats of thick foliage. These mats smother native ephemerals and prevent seeds of wildflowers, grasses, and trees from germinating. Lesser celandine is locally common in the Potomac River and James River watersheds, and is spreading rapidly throughout Virginia. It is capable of taking over bottomland forests and lawns near suburban areas. Blue Ridge Prism - Lesser celandine fact sheet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/b55cc57d-25fb-4163-b72a-2dbb43af2443/Callery+Pear+BRP.jpg Initiatives - The good the bad and the ugly: What’s popping and what to be concerned about! - Callery Pear Native to China, Callery pear — especially its cultivar 'Bradford' — was widely planted beginning in the 1960s. With its white flowers and attractive fall foliage, Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) was beloved by landscapers and homeowners alike. Unfortunately, this tree has escaped cultivation and is spreading rapidly in the wild. Now, our forests are paying the price for the Bradford pear's popularity. Callery pear is considered one of the biggest threats to our forests and native plants. Yet, despite the threats they pose, Callery pear's cultivars continue to be sold by nurseries in Virginia and elsewhere. The most common cultivars include: Do not purchase or plant any Callery pear cultivars. Blue Ridge Prism - Callery pear fact sheet https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/aprilcalendar monthly 0.5 2025-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/ecd38cff-79cb-4c36-9a49-5e72c10aa86d/UFA+calendar+April+2025.png Initiatives - UFA’s April 2025 Calendar - Make it stand out Black print - opportunities to volunteer for neighborhood garden clearing and invasive removal Red print - Native plant sales and/plant and seed exchanges See below for more information, links, and details on events listed. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/volcanotrees monthly 0.5 2025-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/72ca5017-0184-4616-a201-283806cc27a0/volcano+trees+cropped.jpg Initiatives - Volcano Trees - Make it stand out The intention is right, but the end result may not be helpful. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/howtoleavetheleaves-2024 monthly 0.5 2025-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/9c0c7052-9be8-4e4a-9b57-c8931bcc3592/luna-moth.jpg Initiatives - Leave Some Leaves for Winter Habitat Protection - Make it stand out The vast majority of butterflies and moths don’t migrate! Instead, they overwinter in the landscape as an egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, or adult, and use leaf litter for winter cover. For example, luna moths and swallowtail butterflies disguise their cocoons and chrysalises as dried leaves, blending in with the “real” leaves. (Photo: Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/cbee8f30-57b2-447b-9b3a-8b968340cc0d/leaves+under+shrub.jpg Initiatives - Leave Some Leaves for Winter Habitat Protection - A perfect way to increase the population of fireflies and other charismatic and beneficial insects: Rake leaves under a shrub. Wet them down if you’re worried about them blowing away. Or put up a small fence to contain some leaves. Proudly display a sign letting neighbors know that Leaving the Leaves plays an important role in the ecosystem! https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/blueridgeprism-stiltgrass monthly 0.5 2025-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/ee2e964e-3f76-429c-91d0-7a4e9ef2f55c/Japanese+stiltgrass+%28Microstegium+vimineum%29%2C+James+H.+Miller%2C+USDA+Forest+Service.jpg Initiatives - Stiltgrass: now is the time! - Make it stand out Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/5692ee86-6f7e-4062-adfc-c55b3eb9d083/Silvery+off-center+stripe+on+leaf.+Leslie+J..+Mehrhoff.+UConn.+Bugwood.org.jpg Initiatives - Stiltgrass: now is the time! - Make it stand out Silvery off-center stripe on leaf, Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut. Bugwood.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/9c33e8fc-5548-4af9-8d21-75dc75317cb4/Leslie+J.+Mehrhoff%2C+University+of+Connecticut.jpg Initiatives - Stiltgrass: now is the time! - An inflorescence (flower) emerges in late summer, maturing to carry the small seeds. The spikes are 1 to 2 inches in length. Timing is key when for using control measures of hand-pulling, mowing, or spraying.* Image: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/432bec49-8a31-43a5-87a1-bb81edcf3daf/Logo-heading.png Initiatives - Stiltgrass: now is the time! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/4edd34ae-bdc4-44ce-909d-4ba2c2b396b1/Thatch+of+dried+stiltgrass+stems+covering+ground+in+winter%2C+Chris+Evans%2C+University+of+Illinois.jpg Initiatives - Stiltgrass: now is the time! - Thatch of dried stiltgrass stems covering ground in winter . Chris Evans, University of Illinois. Bugwood.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/f4f8d54b-e968-4658-8863-03179819464c/Nancy+Loewenstein%2C+Auburn+University.jpg Initiatives - Stiltgrass: now is the time! - Roots and stems The stems are thin and wiry and can often be interconnected by a runner stem. The stems are supported by small, stiltlike roots (thus the name). In winter, the stems can form a dense thatch over the soil. Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University. Bugwood.org https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/ufa-2024-exx4r-z3h77 monthly 0.5 2024-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/dacb8e1f-9a4b-479e-ac4c-37cd21f03f33/Logo+changes+no+sun+flat.jpg Initiatives - Summer & Fall 2024 Schedule: Caring for Neighborhood Forests and Gardens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/where-has-all-the-water-gone-many-thanks-to-neighbors monthly 0.5 2024-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/2a7ce524-39a3-497f-ad6f-b65c319bce72/water+3.png Initiatives - Where has all the water gone? - Make it stand out Many thanks to neighbors, without whom this garden project would not succeed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/519b43c5-b3a1-42cb-b0bf-ee12c73c5135/Ferns3.jpg Initiatives - Where has all the water gone? - Fern Valley, under tree cover just north of Massachusetts Avenue and south of the pollinator garden. This is just the beginning… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/6baa8656-dcbe-4269-ac0a-8cf44c20ad01/Day+Laborers.jpg Initiatives - Where has all the water gone? - A small sample of Franklin Park’s very own volunteers. Just a couple of hours makes a HUGE difference! Thank you!! https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/beware-japanese-stiltgrass-2023-p9hw7 monthly 0.5 2024-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/c0937f9d-15ef-4e66-a6b4-fe09efc173cd/IMG_4622.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Stiltgrass - Make it stand out Japanese stiltgrass gets its name from the roots that sprout from the nodes as it spreads across the ground, forming “stilts.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/43f05269-5f2b-4cc2-b249-ac3e59c4cd3a/Japanese+stiltgrass_infestation.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Stiltgrass - Make it stand out Japanese stiltgrass outcompeting all other native species on the forest floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/63ab76ff-ed8c-4af1-ac68-8683a73395d1/IMG_4619.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Stiltgrass - Make it stand out A single plant of Japanese stiltgrass produces abundant foliage with a weak, shallow root system and up to 1,000 seeds that can germinate over several years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/63311d7b-8a03-442f-942f-c61ed57df0df/IMG_4618.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Stiltgrass - Make it stand out Japanese stiltgrass creates a thick blanket of foliage that crowds out native plant species and inhibits regeneration of our forests and fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/7b9b8990-6ec0-4b1c-a625-9e9aa8d0e035/IMG_4616.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Stiltgrass - Make it stand out Seemingly innocent, Japanese stiltgrass emits chemicals that inhibit growth of other plants, preventing the regeneration of our native species. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/ufa-2024-exx4r monthly 0.5 2024-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/dacb8e1f-9a4b-479e-ac4c-37cd21f03f33/Logo+changes+no+sun+flat.jpg Initiatives - Spring/Summer/Fall 2024 Caring for Neighborhood Forests and Gardens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/beware-lesser-celandine-april2024 monthly 0.5 2024-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1a5f3286-61e2-4d0d-8140-9d5efe62fd82/lesser+celandine2.jpg Initiatives - But it’s so Prreetty!! BEWARE! Lesser Celandine - Make it stand out Lesser celandine along lower Lorraine Avenue at the Franklin Park Woods garden. This invasive flower easily takes over our national, state, and county parks…and areas of our very own neighborhood! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/f5ba8a42-bc5c-4a59-9ac8-1b374117e822/golden+ragwort.jpg Initiatives - But it’s so Prreetty!! BEWARE! Lesser Celandine - Make it stand out Golden groundsel (also known as Golden ragwort) is a lovely, colorful native ground cover that thrives in shade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/282dc1a4-5726-4787-98aa-25da1586203a/L.+celandine+v+Marsh+marigold.JPG Initiatives - But it’s so Prreetty!! BEWARE! Lesser Celandine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/ufa-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/dacb8e1f-9a4b-479e-ac4c-37cd21f03f33/Logo+changes+no+sun+flat.jpg Initiatives - Spring/Summer/Fall 2024 Caring for Neighborhood Forests and Gardens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/neighborhood-grant monthly 0.5 2024-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/458fa4f3-0bbe-449e-ae0e-04228e96d7c5/bluebells.jpg Initiatives - Thinking about creating a native plant garden with the Neighborhood Grant? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/berries-for-birds monthly 0.5 2024-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1707848457131-ONWLW5AXYC87N9U80MMC/image-asset.jpeg Initiatives - Berries for our birds - Make it stand out Non-migrating birds call this home. Help them overwinter with less stress by providing sources of shelter and food with the right landscape plants. (Image by Chris Chow @chris_chow) https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/ufa-winter-invasive-intensive monthly 0.5 2024-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/dacb8e1f-9a4b-479e-ac4c-37cd21f03f33/Logo+changes+no+sun+flat.jpg Initiatives - Community workday rescheduled: Rain date: Vermont Avenue March 3, 2024; 1 pm to 3 pm - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/ufa-oss monthly 0.5 2024-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/5a35b1c4-2d3e-4f37-bb22-85f1522d7482/Chesterbrook+path.jpg Initiatives - Community Workday: Feb 8! Operation Stream Shield: Preserving trees along Chesterbrook footpath - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/winter-berry-winter-beauty monthly 0.5 2024-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/f6695cb6-4e51-49b6-8626-67c20c59ec78/winterberries+3.jpg Initiatives - Winterberry…winter beauty - Make it stand out Vibrant berries add a pop of color to the winter landscape. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/howtoleavetheleaves-heather monthly 0.5 2024-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/a8b48033-5039-455f-a71a-8f22cd199b13/leafcollection2022.jpg Initiatives - How to leave the leaves…and why! - Make it stand out Currently, only 5% (or 25,000 households) in Fairfax County receive vacuum leaf collection services. Franklin Park and Forest are in this small slice. The County proposed ending this service completely, but will postpone that decision until after the 2023-2024 season. So…what to do then? Read on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/cbee8f30-57b2-447b-9b3a-8b968340cc0d/leaves+under+shrub.jpg Initiatives - How to leave the leaves…and why! - Make it stand out There are still plenty of leaves that need to come down. Take the opportunity to rake a mound around one tree or shrub to have more wildlife in the spring! https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/vt-ave-old-dominion-oct7-garde-installatin monthly 0.5 2023-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/380dde9f-adf9-43b4-b4d4-6b4bdcc7f269/2023-10-08+Vermont+Ave._UFA.png Initiatives - It was a behemoth of a job…and there’s more to do! Together, let’s take this further! - A native plant pollinator garden was installed along Vermont Avenue at Park Road, McLean, on October 7, 2023. Photo creator: ihave3kids https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/f2b11c3c-9aa2-414b-acae-afed8ebe226a/VT+Ave+looking+N+20201107.jpg Initiatives - It was a behemoth of a job…and there’s more to do! Together, let’s take this further! - Remember this? This photo taken on November 7, 2020, demonstrates what happens when land is unmaintained. Japanese knotweed, a highly invasive and destructive exotic, lines the embankments of this drainage basin. Standing water from a blocked drain pipe killed mature trees. VDOT opened the drainage basin but left the area to be taken over by invasive plants. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/hgnp-gowild monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1695839264095-TZCQ125DCBYCLX0PIUB3/image-asset.jpeg Initiatives - Five reasons to go Wild NOW! This may be a different kind of ‘wild’, but we hope you join the native-plant landscape trend! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/24ada27e-127f-4206-a3c8-43e5201917c5/2-Tallamy-chart-2168109387.png Initiatives - Five reasons to go Wild NOW! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/vt-ave-old-dominion-vdot-median-restoration-volunteers monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/68fbaf27-3eea-43e5-9a6d-86aee8a1bee9/Preliminary+concept+design+3+%282%29.png Initiatives - It’s happening! - Make it stand out Design to create a native pollinator garden and restore land at the entrance of Franklin Park. This area is currently overrun by invasive and other unwanted plants. Overgrowth also creates a traffic hazard. (Top of picture: Old Dominion Drive; to the left is Park Road; and at the bottom is Vermont Avenue.) https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/tumbleweed-mauifires-franklinpark monthly 0.5 2023-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/9d78837b-fd19-4c02-8fd4-c6c97a0875c0/fire-origin+unknown+%282%29.jpg Initiatives - Tumbleweed, Maui fires, and Franklin Park Photo by Joanne Francis @nipawinnews provided by unsplash.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/f84eae35-d19e-44a2-b827-9d6d3654efbe/smoke-and-fire-259092481.jpg Initiatives - Tumbleweed, Maui fires, and Franklin Park - Wildfires around the country, continent, world seems to be on the rise. In June, smoke from wildfires in Nova Scotia degraded air quality up and down the East Coast, including the DMV. Climate change and other environmental conditions are to blame. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/b6c50176-9f53-41aa-84f9-b771e3145208/VT+Ave+JK-looking+North.JPG Initiatives - Tumbleweed, Maui fires, and Franklin Park - Japanese knotweed growing in 2022 along Vermont Avenue in Franklin Park. Control measures have been taken in 2023 to try and eliminate this invasive from this area. It will take several years to do so. Look for it along Old Dominion Drive. At this time of year, its flowers can help in identification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/20ab0b1a-14ac-461f-a87f-012d53a4e1cd/IMG_0745.jpg Initiatives - Tumbleweed, Maui fires, and Franklin Park - Porcelain berry vines in winter at Lewinsville Park, McLean. In general, trees that appear veiny or furry are likely being taken over and killed by invasive vines. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/beware-japanese-stiltgrass-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/c0937f9d-15ef-4e66-a6b4-fe09efc173cd/IMG_4622.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Stiltgrass - Make it stand out Japanese stiltgrass gets its name from the roots that sprout from the nodes as it spreads across the ground, forming “stilts.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/7b9b8990-6ec0-4b1c-a625-9e9aa8d0e035/IMG_4616.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Stiltgrass - Make it stand out Seemingly innocent, Japanese stiltgrass emits chemicals that inhibit growth of other plants, preventing the regeneration of our native species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/63311d7b-8a03-442f-942f-c61ed57df0df/IMG_4618.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Stiltgrass - Make it stand out Japanese stiltgrass creates a thick blanket of foliage that crowds out native plant species and inhibits regeneration of our forests and fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/43f05269-5f2b-4cc2-b249-ac3e59c4cd3a/Japanese+stiltgrass_infestation.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Stiltgrass - Make it stand out Japanese stiltgrass outcompeting all other native species on the forest floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/63ab76ff-ed8c-4af1-ac68-8683a73395d1/IMG_4619.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Stiltgrass - Make it stand out A single plant of Japanese stiltgrass produces abundant foliage with a weak, shallow root system and up to 1,000 seeds that can germinate over several years. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/franklin-park-tree-planting-fall-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/8f7926ee-4214-42cc-9ae2-06ff758cc1dd/Skyward.jpg Initiatives - Fall tree campaign 2023! - Make it stand out Let’s get planting to restore the ‘park’ and the ‘forest’ in Franklin Park and Franklin Forest! https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/longlivethefireflies monthly 0.5 2023-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1689175332378-WUFPQNLCDKM9VNRK4O3I/image-asset.jpeg Initiatives - Long Live the Fireflies! - Make it stand out Fireflies are part of the magic of summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1689176949640-UOWK4F9IA2PMEG8LL1DF/image-asset.jpeg Initiatives - Long Live the Fireflies! - Make it stand out A thriving environment includes the little things. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/hgnp-onthemap monthly 0.5 2023-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/02dabce5-a0f6-40bc-99bc-ba0aa2c44f52/swallowtail-phlox.jpeg Initiatives - FRANKLIN PARK is ON THE MAP! Homegrown National Park If you plant them (native species)… they will come (birds, bees, and butterflies)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/f8384f38-e4c1-40b5-a02d-91cdd2665894/finch+on+coneflower.jpeg Initiatives - FRANKLIN PARK is ON THE MAP! Homegrown National Park - Amid a sea of Brown-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia triloba) a Goldfinch is perched atop a Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). Though native to the Midwestern U.S., Purple Coneflower has been widely cultivated in the mid-Atlantic region and is a favorite of gardeners, pollinators, and Goldfinches! Toad flower…a beautiful native that adds grace to any garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/423b760b-9071-4a63-8ea9-a6b782cc9bab/Horiz+bee+sweetspire+%282%29.jpeg Initiatives - FRANKLIN PARK is ON THE MAP! Homegrown National Park Pollinators are essential to a thriving local ecology. Some bees can travel up to ten miles a day. A bee is seen here collecting pollen from Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica). https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/hgnp monthly 0.5 2023-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/98bedd4b-49e2-488c-887c-8ddf872eb0eb/VA+bluebells+%282%29.jpeg Initiatives - Launching: HOMEGROWN NATIONAL PARK Franklin Park - Virginia bluebells… Toad flower…a beautiful native that adds grace to any garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/a92e9cfb-b291-49b4-aebf-a9f66f1e3045/lemonbergamot+%283%29.jpeg Initiatives - Launching: HOMEGROWN NATIONAL PARK Franklin Park Native plants such as Lemon Beebalm (foreground purple flower) and Butterfly Weed (orange flowers in background) are sources of sustenance for our native insects and form the basis of our threatened ecosystem. Planting natives helps address this endangered, crucial ecological tier. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/art-writingshow monthly 0.5 2023-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1ef21fd7-4ca5-4559-862c-210144187fe6/acorn+sideways.jpg Initiatives - WANTED-YOUR ENTRY for our 1st Franklin Area ART & WRITING SHOW - Make it stand out Young acorn on a cherished White oak, many of which populate the Franklin Area and are considered a keystone plant for wildlife. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/beware-lesser-celandine-5g9dd monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/f5ba8a42-bc5c-4a59-9ac8-1b374117e822/golden+ragwort.jpg Initiatives - BEWARE! Lesser Celandine is invading Franklin Park and Forest! - Make it stand out Golden groundsel (also known as Golden ragwort) is a lovely, colorful native ground cover that thrives in shade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/014744ac-2bbf-456f-a59b-1bf4167b9ba8/Lesser+celandine+on+forest+floor.jpg Initiatives - BEWARE! Lesser Celandine is invading Franklin Park and Forest! - Make it stand out Lesser celandine invading the forest floor - this is taking place in our national, state, and county parks and in our very own neighborhood! https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/learnleaninlove monthly 0.5 2023-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/b2c4f8ac-68fc-40b7-941a-d7da87fa796c/vines.jpg Initiatives - Four ways to learn, lean in, and love Franklin Park and Fairfax - The problem of invasive plants…how can I help? Volunteer with one of the following: Earth Sangha Fairfax County Park Authority UFA/FACA Community Workdays https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/60379178-f946-4532-9695-e54bf25943e6/deer2lauren.jpg Initiatives - Four ways to learn, lean in, and love Franklin Park and Fairfax - Oh deer, oh deer… Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia will host a seminar on deer populations. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/advocacy-alert-synthetic-turf-comments monthly 0.5 2023-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/f97a9915-b2b6-4899-8921-ec7f4a8126d7/synthetic+turf.png Initiatives - Advocacy Alert: Synthetic Turf Playing Fields - Comments Requested by FCPA - Make it stand out Synthetic turf ball field. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/ufa-community-workday monthly 0.5 2023-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/dbf3875e-214d-436a-83d3-00eb5ab716bd/Screen+Shot+2023-01-23+at+8.15.39+PM.jpg Initiatives - Community Workday - Make it stand out UFA volunteer invites you to join us for the next vine removal event in Franklin Park https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/advocacy-alert-hb-2096 monthly 0.5 2023-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1674076188413-9M68OJZB6P72PJF9AS0P/Invasive+English+ivy.png Initiatives - Advocacy Alert: HB 2096 and HB 1998 Need Your Support - Make it stand out English ivy is rapidly overtaking trees in our natural areas and parks in northern Virginia. Other vines are just as problematic: Wintercreeper, Porcelain berry, Japanese wisteria, for starters! https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/leavetheleaves monthly 0.5 2023-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/a8b48033-5039-455f-a71a-8f22cd199b13/leafcollection2022.jpg Initiatives - Leave the Leaves for the birds, butterflies, and fireflies! - Make it stand out Huge curbside leaf piles are a stormwater nightmare, as well as a traffic hazard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/206b0468-d67d-4876-974f-a9ccf7fd888e/leave+the+leaves.jpg Initiatives - Leave the Leaves for the birds, butterflies, and fireflies! - Make it stand out Recent Danish research found that a light layer of leaves completely decomposes by spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/3675d4b5-7711-4a05-aa50-210b76ffe2ab/unsplash-image-z4MYZT-5JIM.jpg Initiatives - Leave the Leaves for the birds, butterflies, and fireflies! - Make it stand out Birds forage through leaf litter to find winter sources of food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/2f5dee73-e206-4ba3-9c20-3d71a0b3a3d8/BirchRdAutumnFP.jpg Initiatives - Leave the Leaves for the birds, butterflies, and fireflies! - Make it stand out We can learn to recognize and cherish the value of leaf litter to the local ecosystem. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/make-firefly-magic monthly 0.5 2022-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1667169221577-0RH9Q35IXONQUMZMAA95/unsplash-image-TY0wQIAdMQA.jpg Initiatives - Make Firefly Magic! - Make it stand out You can help bring the fireflies back to Franklin Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1667169815928-SII1P4VAI651CFFQQMOO/unsplash-image-nRh6KyiBMQ8.jpg Initiatives - Make Firefly Magic! - Make it stand out If you want fireflies, leave some leaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1667169620209-AQX3TU1KEE25P9ZMLFVC/unsplash-image-lH40asdVljs.jpg Initiatives - Make Firefly Magic! - Make it stand out Look for the magic to return next June https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/vt-ave-old-dominion-vdot-median-restoration monthly 0.5 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/3df32225-ab26-42e0-8513-640f5b431805/VT+Ave+Mock-up+-+looking+north.jpg Initiatives - Grant received! Franklin Park Entrance Restoration Project - Native trees, woody shrubs, flowering plants and ground cover could make this an area we can all be proud of! (This is a depiction of the area after three years of growth.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/9503c81c-6ba8-45ad-b507-1eb0f0f0396e/Vt+Ave+looking+south+-+winter.png Initiatives - Grant received! Franklin Park Entrance Restoration Project - Winter view of the land at Park Road and Old Dominion Drive. Picture taken in March 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/69126ab6-77bd-48b4-959c-2b1caf0252a7/VT+Ave+JK-looking+North.JPG Initiatives - Grant received! Franklin Park Entrance Restoration Project In the summer, the area is overgrown with invasive plants. Japanese knotweed (shown) blocks visibility onto Old Dominion Drive and Porcelain berry grows over traffic signs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/68fbaf27-3eea-43e5-9a6d-86aee8a1bee9/Preliminary+concept+design+3+%282%29.png Initiatives - Grant received! Franklin Park Entrance Restoration Project - Make it stand out Preliminary concept design to create a native pollinator garden and restore land at the entrance of Franklin Park. (Top of picture: Old Dominion Drive; to the left is Park Road; and at the bottom is Vermont Avenue.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/d14ee6ff-64b6-46aa-9344-e465166470fd/VT+Ave+Mock-up+looking+south.png Initiatives - Grant received! Franklin Park Entrance Restoration Project Depiction of same intersection after three years of growth. (Note: gravel infill will be limited and replaced with native plants.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/e1b58f04-5937-4753-a33c-dc5c2b1e4432/porcelain+berry+2+%283%29.jpg Initiatives - Grant received! Franklin Park Entrance Restoration Project - Make it stand out Porcelain berry, an invasive vine originally prized for its brightly colored autumn berries, has overtaken this Franklin Park entrance. It is strangling trees and has even obliterated traffic signs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/d623fe31-dcb8-456c-b4e4-8c200e8ef6e8/VT+Ave+looking+north-winter+%282%29.png Initiatives - Grant received! Franklin Park Entrance Restoration Project - In the winter, this area between Vermont Avenue and Old Dominion Drive is an unsightly wasteland. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/beware-spotted-lanternfly monthly 0.5 2022-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/2a309e71-7d40-4391-950a-749de34a5010/unnamed+11.58.02+AM.png Initiatives - Help! Look for Spotted Lanternflies Japanese stiltgrass creates a thick blanket of foliage that crowds out native plant species and inhibits regeneration of our forests and fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/8258cffc-ecd1-48af-bad9-b850272da3b0/Tree+of+heaven+seed+clusters.jpg Initiatives - Help! Look for Spotted Lanternflies - Make it stand out Tree of Heaven can be identified by its seed clusters. You’ll see many along Old Dominion Drive. https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/ufa-tree-walk-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1664830968836-BVBY1B3GLQRUIRN4FB7V/unsplash-image-qwHHOC2z5Xs.jpg Initiatives - Franklin Park Tree Walk - Make it stand out UFA invites you to join us for a guided neighborhood tree walk in Franklin Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1664831046924-H02VFMS5SUXGR7DOQ7FJ/unsplash-image-adoydeiuBqs.jpg Initiatives - Franklin Park Tree Walk - Make it stand out Learn the stories behind our beautiful Franklin Park neighborhood trees https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/home-depot-petition monthly 0.5 2022-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/6a0e53fd-9f0d-4458-b350-4a34ad64e783/Invasive+English+ivy.png Initiatives - Over 50,000 People Tell Home Depot: Stop Selling Invasive Plants! - Make it stand out Invasive English ivy is killing trees throughout Franklin Park and northern Virginia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/ffbb4bad-d149-48df-b662-7b590e032818/Invasive+Japanese+barberry+For+Sale+at+Home+Depot.png Initiatives - Over 50,000 People Tell Home Depot: Stop Selling Invasive Plants! - Make it stand out Invasive Japanese barberry harbors the ticks that carry Lyme disease https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/97e9d6e6-28ab-437a-85c9-b03614649dcc/home+depot2.jpg Initiatives - Over 50,000 People Tell Home Depot: Stop Selling Invasive Plants! - Make it stand out Officially listed invasive plants are still sold at Home Depot https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/dolly-madison-library-display monthly 0.5 2022-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/b31ef83a-8513-4426-bbb5-ed6d7f495f69/Screen+Shot+2022-10-28+at+8.27.13+PM+-+Edited.png Initiatives - Dolly Madison Library Display - Make it stand out Learn more at the Tree Rescuers Volunteer Education Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/ee43eca1-2f67-4a3f-9974-eb2f507a6722/304975406_10222334511693274_3420755556385846446_n.jpg Initiatives - Dolly Madison Library Display - Make it stand out UFA’s display will be up during the month of September https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/beware-japanese-stiltgrass monthly 0.5 2023-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/63ab76ff-ed8c-4af1-ac68-8683a73395d1/IMG_4619.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Stiltgrass - Make it stand out A single plant of Japanese stiltgrass produces abundant foliage with a weak, shallow root system and up to 1,000 seeds that can germinate over several years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/43f05269-5f2b-4cc2-b249-ac3e59c4cd3a/Japanese+stiltgrass_infestation.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Stiltgrass - Make it stand out Japanese stiltgrass outcompeting all other native species on the forest floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/7b9b8990-6ec0-4b1c-a625-9e9aa8d0e035/IMG_4616.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Stiltgrass - Make it stand out Seemingly innocent, Japanese stiltgrass emits chemicals that inhibit growth of other plants, preventing the regeneration of our native species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/63311d7b-8a03-442f-942f-c61ed57df0df/IMG_4618.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Stiltgrass - Make it stand out Japanese stiltgrass creates a thick blanket of foliage that crowds out native plant species and inhibits regeneration of our forests and fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/c0937f9d-15ef-4e66-a6b4-fe09efc173cd/IMG_4622.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Stiltgrass - Make it stand out Japanese stiltgrass gets its name from the roots that sprout from the nodes as it spreads across the ground, forming “stilts.” https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/advocacy-alert-little-pimmit-run monthly 0.5 2022-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/3ccf839a-cfcb-4bc4-a70e-442ce06639c2/Little-Pimmit-Run-Trib-at-Chesterbrook-Rd-Stream-Restoration.PNG Initiatives - Advocacy Alert: Little Pimmit Run Stream Restoration Meeting - Make it stand out An increase in the volume of water from climate change and increased impermeable surfaces degrades stream beds https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/beware-japanese-knotweed monthly 0.5 2022-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/ab3be3f6-ac6e-451b-8aea-26c410d0a2c2/IMG_3090.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Knotweed - Make it stand out Japanese knotweed has a distinctive, shield-shaped leaf with a flat base and pointed tip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/3c306070-2a9e-4199-a3d7-c0d9e62c2c6e/Japanese+knotweed+early+shoots.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Knotweed - Make it stand out Seemingly innocent, early Japanese knotweed shoots resemble red asparagus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/ceee78ea-0b67-436f-969b-228a080d9b3e/Japanese+knotweed+taking+over+the+forest.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Knotweed - Make it stand out Wide swaths of Japanese knotweed are taking over the Pimmit Run stream valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/b95023a4-f575-4167-b18f-605d443ea947/IMG_3093.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Japanese Knotweed - Make it stand out Japanese knotweed is coming up now in ditches and waterways all over our community https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/ufa-earth-day-cleanup monthly 0.5 2022-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1fe6798d-419d-490a-808f-b03b656cd822/Heather2.jpg Initiatives - Earth Day Clean-up - Make it stand out UFA volunteer invites you to join us for the next vine removal event in Franklin Park https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/beware-garlic-mustard monthly 0.5 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/532f1b04-0aa3-4b7d-99bb-6d2d0f45afe4/IMG_2535.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Garlic Mustard - Make it stand out Garlic mustard is coming up now in yards all over our community https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/cde65c40-f2ce-4f6c-9e30-cadda956f980/Garlic+mustard+year+two.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Garlic Mustard - Make it stand out Patches of Garlic mustard are common along roadsides and in the woods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/8f57d4f5-cd9f-4007-bace-b9855f25dd6e/Garlic+mustard+flowers.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Garlic Mustard - Make it stand out Seemingly innocent, Garlic mustard is toxic to our soil and to caterpillars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/d2d8100f-f376-4527-821c-091ff704d3d7/Garlic+mustard+taking+over+the+forest+floor.jpg Initiatives - Beware! Garlic Mustard - Make it stand out Garlic mustard rapidly takes over the forest floor https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/advocacy-update-running-bamboo monthly 0.5 2022-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1bf86495-ca77-471a-b832-05a300806f1b/IMG_2092.jpg Initiatives - Advocacy Update: Running Bamboo - Make it stand out Running bamboo is invading our private forests, parklands, and right-of-ways in northern Virginia https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/progress-franklin-park-beautification monthly 0.5 2022-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/641021ec-8b77-42fc-bfbd-5d4281c3b34b/IMG_0990.jpg Initiatives - Progress! Tree Preservation Project - Make it stand out Franklin Park right-of-way cleanup crew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/b42bfbde-1db4-4c20-b207-de45ea5ee8e5/IMG_0968.jpg Initiatives - Progress! Tree Preservation Project - Make it stand out Before: trees were being strangled by invasive, tree-killing vines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/e2be294f-e498-4640-834c-25ec4d709486/66958950554__ECC6D2EF-2412-44A3-A03F-5BCE7C26B89A.JPG Initiatives - Progress! Tree Preservation Project - Make it stand out Tree trunk showing the “window” of removed vines at the base https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/ufa-spring-cleanup monthly 0.5 2022-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647205106113-2KVHWN8H4N6S7WKSFWG8/IMG_0969.JPG Initiatives - UFA Spring Clean-up - Make it stand out Neighborhood entrance from Old Dominion Drive https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/beware-lesser-celandine monthly 0.5 2024-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/014744ac-2bbf-456f-a59b-1bf4167b9ba8/Lesser+celandine+on+forest+floor.jpg Initiatives - But it’s so pretty! Beware: Lesser Celandine - Make it stand out Lesser celandine invading the forest floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/fc711ca4-84c5-472a-b64f-001469053c0d/L.+celandine+v+Marsh+marigold.JPG Initiatives - But it’s so pretty! Beware: Lesser Celandine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/f5ba8a42-bc5c-4a59-9ac8-1b374117e822/golden+ragwort.jpg Initiatives - But it’s so pretty! Beware: Lesser Celandine - Make it stand out Golden ragwort is a lovely, colorful native ground cover that thrives in shade https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/advocacy-alert-running-bamboo monthly 0.5 2022-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647211788364-O0A9M68V3SIR5ZSJDZIY/unsplash-image-W87ayZLOStE.jpg Initiatives - Advocacy Alert: Running Bamboo - Make it stand out Running bamboo is rapidly overtaking our natural areas and right-of-ways in northern Virginia https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/local-family-preserves-oak monthly 0.5 2022-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/87e62ef6-1955-4bc2-925c-c2a2c10a424c/Laub+Lot+2.jpg Initiatives - Local Family Preserves Historic Oak Tree - Make it stand out Brush Arbor’s new construction site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647208125156-OLRIYGMPQPGY2XF3POCA/weeds+oak.jpg Initiatives - Local Family 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0.5 https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/tag/grant monthly 0.5 https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/initiatives/tag/invertebrates monthly 0.5 https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/home daily 1.0 2025-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/527f9f5b-10d3-43af-96c7-e5f866ac8c90/unsplash-image-6qelb5_rVMY.jpg Home - Native Plant & Seed Giveaways Our Franklin Park Halloween Parade table was a huge success! Urban Forest Alliance gave away over 50 native plants and tree seedlings and 45 packets of native wildflower seeds to neighbors wanting to expand their native plant gardens. Our generous neighbors have more to give, just for the asking! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/380dde9f-adf9-43b4-b4d4-6b4bdcc7f269/2023-10-08+Vermont+Ave._UFA.png Home - Restoration, rewilding, health Urban Forest Alliance and Franklin Area Citizens Association have paired up and have been engaged for well over a year to restore the north end of land that runs between Old Dominion Drive and Vermont Avenue. This area serves as one of the major gateways into our neighborhood. It has been unmaintained for years, resulting in an unsightly mess overtaken by invasive plants. Exotic vines threaten stately trees by blocking sunlight and/or girdling trunks. Native plants struggle to take hold. The area around the drainage basin has been infested with Japanese knotweed. Our two neighborhood groups are working to change this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/7d9a7c56-045b-4f13-b77d-3f4f818a885c/Wintercreeper+leaves+have+serrated+edges.jpg Home - Invasive Vines Identification Wintercreeper, Porcelain berry, English ivy, Five-leaf akebia, Sweet autumn clematis…these are just a few of the many invasive vines that are threatening our beautiful trees. Learn how to identify twelve common vines and safely remove them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/f3599817-6783-4b1e-9484-31e505b36a07/CTL-031-hires.jpg Home - Local Advocacy Urban Forest Alliance keeps you abreast of McLean and Fairfax County updates that will impact the tree canopy in our community. You can participate in county public meetings and make sure your voice is heard. 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Learn how to identify twelve common vines and safely remove them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1a700474-d215-4eb9-84ff-94a651a5dc9d/English+ivy+forest+damage.jpg Maureen's sandbox - Invasive Vines Removal Come join us for Earth Day 2022!! We are restoring the environment and saving trees. This year, we team up with Franklin Park Citizens’ Association to clear a vine-laden, trashy entryway to our neighborhood. See flyer. Urban Forest Alliance is doing what we can to help save trees that are on both privately owned and publicly held land in our neighborhood — including vine removal. Want to get involved? We’d love to have you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/f3599817-6783-4b1e-9484-31e505b36a07/CTL-031-hires.jpg Maureen's sandbox - Local Advocacy Urban Forest Alliance keeps you abreast of McLean and Fairfax County updates that will impact the tree canopy in our community. You can participate in county public meetings and make sure your voice is heard. Sign up for our communications to stay informed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/f97b4ff6-81bb-4d24-8ac9-1775065978a0/CRFF-1.jpg Maureen's sandbox - Tree Planting Initiative Urban Forest Alliance neighbors Steve Lagerfeld and Mike Rapp call themselves, half in jest, the “Committee to Re-Forest the Forest.” Each fall, Steve and Mike have offered Franklin Park & Forest neighbors substantial nursery-grown oaks, maples, and black gums, delivered and planted at a considerable discount, thanks in part to the support of Great Jones Developments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/527f9f5b-10d3-43af-96c7-e5f866ac8c90/unsplash-image-6qelb5_rVMY.jpg Maureen's sandbox - Native Plant & Seed Giveaways Our Franklin Park Halloween Parade table was a huge success! Urban Forest Alliance gave away over 50 native plants and tree seedlings and 45 packets of native wildflower seeds to neighbors wanting to expand their native plant gardens. Our generous neighbors have more to give, just for the asking! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1643242778772-F263SMC00DMVKALS0U0F/81ZbGR-I3oL.jpg Maureen's sandbox https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1643242826953-HAQ65GTYLABN5NNTYWGY/41PEhEw4SFL.jpg Maureen's sandbox https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1643242945485-67EJC4AQ3DHW3IOAO2S3/61e1%2BYbvcGL.jpg Maureen's sandbox https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/take-action daily 0.75 2022-03-14 https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/go-native daily 0.75 2023-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648172519157-L0PUMWEBAUCZ5CZT2Q53/bloodroot_sanguinaria_canadensis_native_wildflower_forest_woodlands_tumeric_spring-658942.jpg Go Native - Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis L.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648172910385-9KLT55EVKPA4VSFIU7E2/640px-Duchman_breeches_flower_dicentra_cucullaria.jpg Go Native - Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648173555310-2MPKNLSUX2VQ2WWMVXJE/Arisaema_triphyllum_close-up_03.jpg Go Native - Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648174030190-24XLVU27WQQ66PADCQSX/Jacob%2527s_ladder_%252824937479231%2529.jpg Go Native - Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium reptans) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648173053946-MWZRGU2X98MXO6NKY8FS/640px-2020-04-26_17_05_43_A_Mayapple_flowering_along_a_walking_path_in_the_Franklin_Glen_section_of_Chantilly%2C_Fairfax_County%2C_Virginia.jpg Go Native - Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum L.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648173838132-ZKSLWX0SBWEQXDGYTDIW/640px-Round-lobed_Hepatica_%28Hepatica_nobilis%29_var._obtusa_%28Hepatica_americana%2C_Anemone_americana%29.jpg Go Native - Round-lobed Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648173746497-K7GHOYPCD87KNPZ8B40T/Rue_Anemone_Thalictrum_thalictroides_Flower_Corrected_2479px.jpg Go Native - Rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648173200147-1ZZZH9UJPRF3ZBLJV9W9/640px-Spring_beauties_at_Sky_Meadows_%2817050596320%29.jpg Go Native - Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica L.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648174178174-U4IQ2Y87K9FO7H2N7GGX/640px-Star_Chickweed_-_Stellaria_pubera_im.jpg Go Native - Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648173433311-JEQ638HB7USCH3K5W1O4/640px-Trillium_sessile_%28toadshade%29_%28Newark%2C_Ohio%2C_USA%29_3_%2849082664061%29.jpg Go Native - Toadshade trillium (Trillium sessile L.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648173305680-3CL18A4UYNC6PN1UQMGA/640px-Yellow_Trout_Lily_-_Flickr_-_treegrow_%282%29.jpg Go Native - Trout lily (Erythronium americanum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648172412265-SCSG46H31VR5EY05WG89/640px-Virginia_Bluebells_-_Flickr_-_treegrow_%282%29.jpg Go Native - Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647756028690-BNPZLH3NQDT9FK45IE50/Cunila_origanoides.jpg Go Native - American dittany (Cunila origanoides) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648171028851-RI0VMH7EU2SA6BQBLQRR/american_holly_ilex_opaca_jersey_island_beach_beach_island_beach_state_park_coastal_dune-844871.jpg Go Native - American holly (Ilex opaca) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648169752401-WSIT2CC4BHC79Z01ITDZ/Brachyelytrum_erectum_iNat-133355901.jpg Go Native - Bearded shorthusk (Brachyelytrum erectum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648170331370-ZBL20EZJ4SSCZPPU58O9/640px-Carya_cordiformis_%28Bitternut_Hickory%29_%2837064132791%29.jpg Go Native - Bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647755413734-Y76RT5T9HFFJXTM7JFNS/F640-08.jpg Go Native - Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648169341162-MHMIVFLCESNR3MJ9Y2OO/640px-Symphyotrichum_lateriflorum_1a.jpg Go Native - Calico aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648171492991-BEYRA1Q9VAL1R6QTCPA3/640px-Rosa_carolina_-_flower.jpg Go Native - Carolina rose (Rosa carolina) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648168782362-IR7UNXZMXTIR2J3GF4OX/download.jpg Go Native - Cream avens (Geum virginianum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648169515471-9EU4TXTAI7I3NYQKKP8I/Viola_sororia%2C_2021-04-18%2C_Seldom_Seen%2C_03.jpg Go Native - Common blue violet (Viola sororia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648169221843-2KIA9WW4PV0QTP3IB3WE/Potentilla_simplex_-_Common_Cinquefoil.jpg Go Native - Common cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648170659482-AT3TAVBY4EWVZS62DS84/Celtis_occidentalis_09638.jpg Go Native - Common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648169917362-7BMO25DRAX033E9JHPCW/Carex_laxiculmis_for_47LlzCCFAtzI.jpg Go Native - Creeping sedge (Carex laxiculmis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648169131531-XK84M54ESW9LO3EOZOIM/Potentilla_canadensis_-_Dwarf_Cinquefoil.jpg Go Native - Dwarf cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648170768796-QT7OGW40L5IEJWDYGB94/Cercis_canadensis_redbud_tree_bloom.jpg Go Native - Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648170975989-TLYT2Q7KWL479OCZQT96/Chionanthus_virginicus_-_Morton_Arboretum.jpg Go Native - Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648168470504-8A1S2K81991ZWMJVSZY5/Desmodium_paniculatum_flowers_and_fruits_4x3.jpg Go Native - Panicled ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648170217801-K7GGDUH2DL8V3IPAZIML/Asimina_triloba_Urodlin_tro%CC%81j%C5%82atkowy_2017-08-06_01.jpg Go Native - Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647755939409-7138AGAENYFBZROKCU6I/antennaria__plantaginifolia_spring_susan_strine_ccby20.jpg Go Native - Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648170041441-08YN0ZQ7RUJX0A5FVLDB/Carex_rosea_kz2.jpg Go Native - Rosy sedge (Carex rosea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648171628378-ZN0H8SZ3C7T7K724GBJ7/640px-Viburnum_dentatum_3zz.jpg Go Native - Southern arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648171158354-MTZ4UKRUUM6LC9CJBDRA/Lindera_benzoin_01469.jpg Go Native - Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648171256733-AUGT3SMDT9LD951GHTS2/640px-Pinus_virginiana.jpg Go Native - Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648169428070-XG12R5HZISV0KFGNQCKV/Symphyotrichum_undulatum_25898027.jpg Go Native - Wavyleaf aster (Symphyotrichum undulatum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647755511270-UXT3UCFHA5WDFGQBMTJ9/ageratina-altissima-fl-dcameron-a.jpg Go Native - White snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648168548428-P38UTGGLIC270W70DC76/640px-Eurybia_divaricata_in_CT.jpg Go Native - White wood aster (Eurybia divaricata) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648168905485-LK9OZ4TU9GMMW2LDYUR8/Geranium_maculatum%2C_2021-05-06%2C_Bird_Park%2C_01.jpg Go Native - Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648168983053-8SSJU0R7INTCWZKPARV8/640px-Hedyotis_purpurea_montana.jpg Go Native - Woodland bluet (Houstonia purpurea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647730650302-T9NHDIGIS3UDPU10XQHP/Carpinus_caroliniana_frlf2_060309_Biltmore_NC.jpg Go Native - American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647731255828-MS4CARZZ0C09JJGK8OW8/Quercus_velutina_001.jpg Go Native - Black oak (Quercus velutina) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647731023171-A004GEXBMXUWMFSTL4UY/Nyssa_sylvatica_fall_HJ3T9sVpygwv.jpg Go Native - Black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647731374063-PI6AJJTZSH8ZMZZZF6S9/Viburnum_acerifolium_1UQJJnlGVdbD.jpg Go Native - Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647730542156-MTC9Y435RCALRR99LMIK/autumn_trees_sky_nature_forest_maple_pennsylvania_foliage-427817.jpg Go Native - Red maple (Acer rubrum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647730728296-LC0S82FLAZWXCDRWPRS1/1200px-RedHickoryTree.jpg Go Native - Sweet pignut hickory (Carya ovalis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647730822437-AST2MAV3C50ZMUHXS2Z7/tulip_tree_tree_leaves_green_light_airy_spring_liriodendron_tulipifera-1025668.jpg Go Native - Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647731408173-UAEBZKQYV16J9COUDMRF/virginia_creeper_parthenocissus_quinquefolia_five_leaved_ivy_woodbine_decidous_vine-1117029.jpg Go Native - Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647732833160-Y8W4HM1CIITEJKMV78BR/59f1109c7916c.image.jpg Go Native - American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647734021324-F4JKEA6MCM40OIJRL3BD/Viburnum-prunifolium--Suzanne-Caldwell--CC-BY-NC.jpg Go Native - Blackhaw (Viburnum prunifolium) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647733810459-Z037LIRQRTBHP3BT20T0/prunus-serotina-fl-dcameron-c.jpg Go Native - Black cherry (Prunus serotina) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647732158653-VTMFEANWLUC1E8IL3GNU/solidago-caesia-09_27_13-423571_1080x675.jpg Go Native - Blue-stemmed goldenrod (Solidago caesia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647734136902-UXUVR437S4H0ZYAO2063/large.jpg Go Native - Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647734475667-5PZ1TP79ZQBYSTBBYTGY/ce6fb22fc77e4405186ec47c63aaeed0.jpg Go Native - Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647731960247-PUJ917NH7BN6XPQUBGII/Maianthemum-racemosum-1.jpg Go Native - False Solomon's seal (Maianthemum racemosum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647733886509-JKG975Y8YEV0F5CP6CBW/rhododendron-periclymenoides-le-ahaines.jpg Go Native - Pinxterbloom azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647732309781-KYNOWXEYO6BRNI7UUGA2/1200px-Danthonia_unispicata.jpg Go Native - Poverty oatgrass (Danthonia spicata) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647733945668-SVI0ARQ5686OBG094C16/pennsylvania_cameroncounty_elkstateforest_quehannawildarea_gorevistatrail_pennsylvaniawilds_hiking_trees-109826.jpg Go Native - Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647732019554-FLJI8B0Y7NB9547H8DPJ/flowers_plant_flower_finland_helsinki_heaven_sony_seal-295968.jpg Go Native - Solomon's seal (Polygonatum biflorum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647733456770-IGJQNQRJF1TWLHJ6TCRB/Euonymus_americanus__r0R0duAUjNRj.jpg Go Native - Strawberry bush (Euonymus americanus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647734967002-LK9W43HL9XTVDDS71XC5/1200px-Ostrya_virginiana_2.jpg Go Native - American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647735117060-5UE4YUIRNEU5HASGM3ME/31193582651_8d32732453_k-f95bef6efe954089b7e6f378081de721.jpg Go Native - Scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647735244574-1MOW0WL7M7DIQFWGXKKD/Quercus_montana_form_XE8uwvbEOHhn.jpg Go Native - Chestnut oak (Quercus montana) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647735338795-B05KAXG84TUGGDAKKFRG/Quercus-phellos--Matt-Tillett--cc-by-nc-nd-2-0.jpg Go Native - Willow oak (Quercus phellos) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647729898842-C1RQTYIB2YDL94Y0UPCZ/trees_summer_nature_forest_oak_hiking_pennsylvania_bark-115876.jpg Go Native - White oak (Quercus alba) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647730320095-7ID6G7QON7BHFWIBGGXQ/Screen+Shot+2022-03-19+at+6.51.20+PM.png Go Native - Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647729910984-KENJUMJGECIVKQF3VDEM/quercus_rubra_northern_red_oak_champion_oak_leaves_autumn_foliage_tree_flora-710287.jpg Go Native - Northern red oak (Quercus rubra) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647729906486-4MWA7EHD9UCKSO48QSK4/vaccinium___stamineu_g5oAHpZDiN3s.jpg Go Native - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647729907665-UDVN6Y621M4VH5AUJ71I/Hylodesmum_nudifloru_cyzoGwIVxQbl.jpg Go Native - Naked ticktrefoil (Hylodesmum nudiflorum) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1647729900899-WOUGRHSVHOEHAF34VGP6/Carya_tomentosa_form_NBlSFJWbEoCh.jpg Go Native - Mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa) https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/dirty-dozen daily 0.75 2022-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/eb8dfc1b-19a5-4dde-89cb-8a9a554cc454/English+ivy+on+tree.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648179405380-DHBPFZX23T23KR71QV8X/unsplash-image-juVccM81b_E.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648179444145-EB3GFC5P0RF4W70RAEDY/unsplash-image-_UVAzBR8r4M.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648179550687-6WM2NOAKJBSKELG2FFTS/Chinese+privet+mature.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648179760972-HOPTCEE1W1DGN3JUV2N7/Bush+honeysuckle.png Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648179907858-QQ1LCOCB6QBIPV3X6RC6/Wintercreeper+used+as+groundcover.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648179958464-U6YI8UG9249BHDXPQJZ5/Mature+leatherleaf+mahonia.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648180280332-CXXAZC45SU8MV9E50WLQ/unsplash-image-q5eTDEMscmk.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648180390887-B3TFQROKGMYD7RNOY1X6/unsplash-image-QvYvFuYDyp8.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648180448160-1VWRDTTVNPA5G1BQJY19/unsplash-image-a2VNcdMEbOI.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648180752015-E85N8KF2J9G9UT5CPI6P/Linden+arrowwood+berries+forming.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648180977852-OUS1RKX076EU9RT19VXX/Screen+Shot+2022-03-25+at+12.02.34+AM.png Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648181050355-66G4E768MMY054VRNQ60/Miscanthus_sinensis_5zz.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648181114259-WKTGLMXY2Y9CQA1WAAB8/640px-Paulownia_tomentosa_Paulownia_puszysta_2015-05-17_02.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648181240151-7XRPGE8Q31ULJSYDXGGD/Morus_alba_White_Mulberry_%E1%83%97%E1%83%A3%E1%83%97%E1%83%90.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648181445264-I1Y60XZHOE3CL2Y4YKYI/Perilla_frutescens%27_foliage.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648181488639-BXEYKWKBZCRL61ZXHHEQ/Spiraea_japonica_25-06-2010_13-58-09.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648181603594-NU0P6TZVMYYEBODXGEZ5/20190618Lysimachia_nummularia1.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648181843580-EGZDN39RZA3BIOMPSN1B/640px-Berberis_thunbergii_Bagatelle_0zz.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648182042026-BO1OMBF14YR753FIDEIZ/640px-Nandina_domestica_RJB.jpg Dirty Dozen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/1648182217471-FIEDDYL4NTW7J37V9K2Y/Callery_pear_2.jpg Dirty Dozen https://www.urbanforestalliance.org/take-the-pledge daily 0.75 2022-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f1bca7059be76ad4e46ef0/4227e9d6-826d-4463-b318-805b362575f2/Screen+Shot+2022-05-06+at+12.44.22+AM.jpg Take the Pledge - 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