Partner Organizations

DCR’s Native Plant Finder

Download a list of native plants for the Mountain Region.

Virginia Native Plant Society

Visit the New River Chapter or the Blue Ridge Wildflower Society.

Meetings are now online and open to the public.

For more information reach out to: nrchaptervnps @ gmail.com.

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

Flora of Virginia Project

The Flora of Virginia Project inspires conservation of Virginia’s native flora through education, outreach, and production of the Flora of Virginia.

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