In February and early March, Loudoun County, Virginia, was the site of a number of events celebrating National Invasive Plant Awareness Week, the Loudoun Times reported .
Leaders from homeowner’s associations banded together with invasive plant experts from Wetland Studies and Solutions. They hosted invasive plant removal efforts in Ashburn Village, Lansdowne, and Broadlands.
Invasive plants are species that have been transplanted from faraway locations to a new area and thrived there — a little too well. Where most plants die or grow poorly in environments different from their original habitats, invasive species benefit from the growing conditions, as well as the lack of natural predators and competitors. They grow and reproduce explosively, spreading aggressively across the area and choking out local species…