Invasive Management Area

Friends of Accotink Creek joins Fairfax County Park Authority

The ten primary IMA target species are English Ivy (Hedera helix), Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), Mile-A-Minute (Polygonum perfoliatum), Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii), Winged Euonymus (Euonymus alatus), Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), Autumn Olive (Eleaganus umbellata) , Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Porcelainberry (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata), and Kudzu (Pueraria lobata).

Klub Kudzu is the Friends of Accotink Creek volunteer coordination of IMA invasive species removal at two spots along Accotink Creek: Americana Park, targeting winged euonymus, and Lake Accotink Park, targeting kudzu. See map below.

Other IMA spots in our watershed include Kings Park, Nottoway Park, Annandale Park, Springfield Forest, Canterbury Woods, and Rutherford Park.

Join us in ridding our watershed of these plant pests. Volunteer at one of our sites by contacting us, E-mail, or sign up for Klub Kudzu workdays scheduled on the Friends of Accotink Creek calendar.

Let's all help eliminate the sources of invasive plants by banning them from our gardens and informing our neighbors and plant suppliers of the dangers.

Learn more about IMA at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/resources/ima/.

Learn more about invasive species at www.nps.gov/plants/alien/factmain.htm.

IMA Locations in Accotink Creek Watershed

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Click on red markers for descriptions.