Volunteer Efforts in Managing Invasives

How the legislative process paved the way to recruit volunteers.

In this September 2026 "Brown Bag" webinar, guest speaker Patricia Greenberg discusses the Fairfax County Park Authority’s Invasive Plant Management Program and the extent of work to manage invasive species in collaboration with volunteers. Topics include the Invasive Management Area Program, the introduction of the Bill (HB 320, 2024) to allow volunteers to use herbicide under supervision, and the ways Park Authority staff prepare and train volunteers to use herbicide.