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category-at-camp entry" aria-label="KPMG Celebrates by Volunteering at Camp Snyder" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://weownadventure.com/kpmg-celebrates-by-volunteering-at-camp-snyder/">KPMG Celebrates by Volunteering at Camp Snyder</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-08-30T21:35:14+00:00">August 30, 2022</time> by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://weownadventure.com/author/cgriffiths/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Cynthia Griffiths</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"><p><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5774" 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Snyder</a> for a morning of service to celebrate the company’s 125th anniversary on August 2, 2022. The company offered more than 40 different volunteer opportunities that provided a chance for their team members to learn and grow before their celebratory party in the afternoon.</p> <p>Almost 40 of their team members chose to volunteer at Camp Snyder where they helped stain the multiple wood decks at Caroll’s Cottage, cleared the landscape of invasive species in the communal area, and split logs for future campfires. All the volunteers met the spirit of the Scout Slogan to “Do a Good Turn Daily.”</p> <figure id="attachment_5779" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5779" style="width: 150px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-5779 size-thumbnail" src="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220802_110133-scaled-e1661894495735-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5779" class="wp-caption-text">Jenny Vu</figcaption></figure> <figure id="attachment_5778" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-5778" style="width: 150px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-5778 size-thumbnail" src="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220802_105310-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-5778" class="wp-caption-text">Eric Rasmussen</figcaption></figure> <p>NCAC Executive Board member, Eric Rasmussen, who is a partner at KPMG, explained that he continues to be involved with the NCAC because Scouting taught him and his boys a lot. Many of the volunteers also had a connection to scouting. Some have served as scout leaders, have children in scouting, and were scouts themselves. Among the group we found the Advancement Chair for Troop 652 and a cub scout mom, Jenny, from Pack 146. One current Scout, Luke, accompanied his father for the day of service after spending the summer on staff at Goshen Scout Reservation.</p> <p>We appreciate KPMG’s efforts toward improving Camp Snyder and know that their effort contributed to our ability to provide a quality program that encourages a lifetime of service to others, while building self-<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-5777 alignright" src="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220802_110237-scaled-e1661894296623-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />confidence and developing leadership skills for over 35,000 youth across the National Capital region.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-5775 size-medium" src="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220802_112802-scaled-e1661894252312-196x300.jpg" alt="" width="196" height="300" srcset="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220802_112802-scaled-e1661894252312-196x300.jpg 196w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220802_112802-scaled-e1661894252312-670x1024.jpg 670w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220802_112802-scaled-e1661894252312-768x1173.jpg 768w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220802_112802-scaled-e1661894252312-1005x1536.jpg 1005w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220802_112802-scaled-e1661894252312-412x630.jpg 412w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220802_112802-scaled-e1661894252312.jpg 1152w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px" /></p> <p> </p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://weownadventure.com/category/at-camp/" rel="category tag">At Camp</a></span> </p></footer></article><article class="post-5771 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-leaders entry" aria-label="Fall 2022 Leave No Trace & TREAD Lightly courses" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://weownadventure.com/fall-2022-leave-no-trace-tread-lightly-courses/">Fall 2022 Leave No Trace & TREAD Lightly courses</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-08-30T16:48:17+00:00">August 30, 2022</time> by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://weownadventure.com/author/ncac_adm/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Sara Holtz</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"><p>National Capital Area Council is fortunate to offer many outdoor ethics training courses thanks to the many Leave No Trace Master Educators and Tread Lightly! We are pleased to offer three courses this fall.</p> <p>Please spread the word widely with your units, districts, committees, and parents and encourage them to register for these excellent courses!</p> <p><strong>**Leave No Trace Trainer courses**</strong><br /> MD course on 9/26/22 (virtual) and 10/1/22 (in person) <a href="https://scoutingevent.com/082-55113" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://scoutingevent.com/082-55113</a></p> <p>VA course on 10/17/22 (virtual) and 10/22/22 (in person) <a href="https://scoutingevent.com/082-55114" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://scoutingevent.com/082-55114</a></p> <p>Participants in the Trainer Course learn Leave No Trace skills and ethics as well as techniques for educating others about these low impact practices. Research has shown that this course significantly improves participant knowledge and understanding of how Leave No Trace protects the outdoor places we love. The goal of this course is to teach students taking the course how to introduce the concept of Outdoor Ethics in a fun and engaging way to a group with little experience in outdoor ethics. It should help youth and adults at all program levels understand the general principles behind Scouting’s outdoor ethics program. Graduates of a Trainer Course are prepared to lead Outdoor Ethics Orientation and BSA Leave No Trace 101 courses and to offer Leave No Trace Awareness Workshops to their community.<br /> We recommend that youth complete this course before serving as in the troop Outdoor Ethics Guide position.</p> <p><strong>**Tread Lightly!**</strong><br /> Sunday 9/18/22 <a href="https://scoutingevent.com/082-57352" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://scoutingevent.com/082-57352</a><br /> Learn about Tread Lightly! and how to share the concepts with Scouts and others. Tread Lightly Tread Trainer course is an 6 and a half hour course designed to provide a “crash course” on outdoor ethics focusing on motorized and mechanized recreation on both land and water. Participation in the course qualifies individuals to present the Tread Lightly! message to others in their state or region. Participants will work with a Master Tread Trainer on understanding the role outdoor ethics play in the recreation community, learn the Tread Lightly! principles of responsible recreation and be provided with the tools to conduct workshops and coordinate community outreach. This training is of interest to all Scouters involved with the BSA’s outdoor ethics program, including rank advancement, youth leadership positions, awareness awards, and action awards.<br /> The Tread Trainer course is designed to help volunteers promote the message responsible recreation where lands and waters are protected. This course is centered on land based recreation focusing on the Tread Lightly! principles designed to minimize impacts on roads, trails and the wildlands they access.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://weownadventure.com/category/leaders/" rel="category tag">Leaders</a></span> </p></footer></article><article class="post-5767 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-uncategorized entry" aria-label="Scout Shop Uniform Offer" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://weownadventure.com/scout-shop-uniform-offer/">Scout Shop Uniform Offer</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-08-30T16:46:36+00:00">August 30, 2022</time> by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://weownadventure.com/author/cgriffiths/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Cynthia Griffiths</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-5768 size-full" src="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Uniform_Offer_2_500x500-SS-BC.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="500" srcset="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Uniform_Offer_2_500x500-SS-BC.jpg 500w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Uniform_Offer_2_500x500-SS-BC-300x300.jpg 300w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Uniform_Offer_2_500x500-SS-BC-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></p> <p>Who doesn’t love a good discount? Families can save on their Scout Shop uniform purchases and look sharp while saving a little in the budget!</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://weownadventure.com/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></span> </p></footer></article><article class="post-5731 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-at-camp tag-family-camping tag-goshen-scout-reservation tag-gsaa tag-service tag-summer-camp entry" aria-label="Upcoming Events at Goshen Scout Reservation!" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://weownadventure.com/upcoming-events-at-goshen-scout-reservation/">Upcoming Events at Goshen Scout Reservation!</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-08-22T13:26:28+00:00">August 22, 2022</time> by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://weownadventure.com/author/ncac_adm/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Goshen Scout Reservation</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"><h5>Registration Goes LIVE – September 1, 2022</h5> <p>Registration for the Goshen 2023 Summer Season will go live on Thursday, September 1, 2022. Find out more about the Goshen camps and programs at <a href="https://www.gotogoshen.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.gotogoshen.org</a></p> <h5>Labor Day Family Camp – September 2-5, 2022</h5> <p>Enjoy a weekend with family and friends at the Goshen Scout Reservation family for Labor Day Family Camp! Available program areas will include Aquatics (swimming and boating), COPE and Climbing (giant swing, rock climbing), Shooting Sports (rifles, archery), and Handicraft (arts and crafts).</p> <p>Register for Family Camp: <a href="https://www.gotogoshen.org/events/family-camp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.gotogoshen.org/family-camp</a></p> <p>Goshen Staff and volunteers supply all the program. You just need to bring your own food and camping equipment!</p> <p>New this fall and one time only – Merit Badge Make-ups! Scouts with partial merit badges from the summer can bring their records and finish up the last few requirements with some of our counselors from the summer.</p> <h5>Fall Alumni Work Weekend – October 7-9, 2022</h5> <p>Goshen Scout Reservation Staff Alumni are invited by the Goshen Staff Alumni Association (GSAA) for a fall work weekend! Open to staff alumni from any Goshen camp and any friends or family who want to help out, ages 18 and up. We’ll be fixing, painting, building, maintaining, and doing other such work on many projects around the Reservation. Meet other staff alumni new and old, spend some time at Goshen, and help us prepare for the next season of summer camp!</p> <p>More information and registration can be found here: <a href="https://www.gotogoshen.org/events/staff-alumni-service-weekends/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.gotogoshen.org/gsaasw</a></p> <h5>Volunteer Work Weekend – October 28-30, 2022</h5> <p>Units and volunteers are invited for a fall work weekend to assist in camp beautification! Open to members of the scouting community, participants will assist in painting, brush clearing, and other beautification tasks.</p> <p>Participants should bring their own food and tents. More information and registration link to follow.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://weownadventure.com/category/at-camp/" rel="category tag">At Camp</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://weownadventure.com/tag/family-camping/" rel="tag">family camping</a>, <a href="https://weownadventure.com/tag/goshen-scout-reservation/" rel="tag">Goshen Scout Reservation</a>, <a href="https://weownadventure.com/tag/gsaa/" rel="tag">GSAA</a>, <a href="https://weownadventure.com/tag/service/" rel="tag">Service</a>, <a href="https://weownadventure.com/tag/summer-camp/" rel="tag">summer camp</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-5748 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-leaders tag-exploring entry" aria-label="National Exploring Volunteer of the Year" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://weownadventure.com/national-exploring-volunteer-of-the-year/">National Exploring Volunteer of the Year</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-08-21T19:48:17+00:00">August 21, 2022</time> by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://weownadventure.com/author/ncac_adm/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">NCAC Exploring</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"><p>On August 10, 2022, NCAC’s Commissioner for Exploring was recognized at the National Exploring LIVE Hour as the National Exploring Volunteer of the Year.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-5749 alignright" src="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220817_105155-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="409" height="307" srcset="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220817_105155-300x225.jpg 300w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220817_105155-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220817_105155-768x576.jpg 768w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220817_105155-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220817_105155-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220817_105155-840x630.jpg 840w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px" />Jeff has been a Scouting Commissioner for over 25 years. In NCAC, he serves as a Unit Commissioner and Assistant District Commissioner in the Colonial District and as Assistant Council Commissioner for Exploring, STEM, Communications and Resources. Jeff is our council’s only Exploring volunteer who single-handedly manages our nearly 40 Exploring Clubs and Posts and STEM labs across our 19 districts.</p> <p>One “small” example of his attention to detail is given by his institutional knowledge. We’ll be in conversation with a prospective new Medical Post, and Jeff will rattle off the name, unit number, and insights from a similar Post from 5 years ago. Jeff keeps unparalleled offline records of units with every detail imaginable. This helps our Council analyze and direct our resources. He NEVER complains about shifting formats of the raw data (from scoutnet/my.scouting). This takes work on Jeff’s end, but he steadfastly compiles everything, ensuring our Council’s Exploring sector is always poised with data.</p> <p>On the National level, Jeff is the Vice-Chair of Marketing & Recruitment, Learning for Life National Executive Board. In addition to this position, he has been designated at the Exploring focal point for any internet issue as well as the Exploring Homepage Webmaster. During his recognition, Colonel Craig Marti (National Vice Chair of Exploring & Support Services) extended a big thank-you to Jeff for his initiative to assist<em> all Councils</em>‘ through rechartering of posts/clubs in late 2021/early 2022. When IT challenges presented in the new online rechartering portal, Jeff immediately orchestrated the efforts of Technology Group on the National Commissioner Service Team and National BSA IT Department to solve these problems.</p> <p>Jeff holds a bachelor’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and master’s degrees in systems technology and computer science from the Naval Postgraduate School. Finally, we thank him for his service to our Country as a retired United States Navy Lieutenant Commander.</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://weownadventure.com/category/leaders/" rel="category tag">Leaders</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://weownadventure.com/tag/exploring/" rel="tag">Exploring</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-5759 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-eagle-of-the-week tag-conservation tag-eagle-project tag-invasive-plants entry" aria-label="Boo Berry Yay Fern: A project to save our native plants." itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://weownadventure.com/boo-berry-yay-fern-a-project-to-save-our-native-plants/">Boo Berry Yay Fern: A project to save our native plants.</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-08-21T18:15:39+00:00">August 21, 2022</time> by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://weownadventure.com/author/ncac_adm/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Siddha Bambardekar</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"><p><strong>INVASIVE SPECIES 101</strong></p> <p>Invasive species are animals or plants from another region of the world that don’t belong in their new environment. Invasive species can lead to the extinction of native plants and animals, destroy biodiversity, and permanently alter habitats.</p> <p>———————————————————————————————————————————<br /> <strong>EXAMPLES OF INVASIVE SPECIES: MY PERSONAL FAVORITE – WINEBERRY</strong></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-5760 alignleft" src="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/JapaneseWineberry-0-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="250" srcset="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/JapaneseWineberry-0-300x225.jpg 300w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/JapaneseWineberry-0-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/JapaneseWineberry-0-768x576.jpg 768w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/JapaneseWineberry-0-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/JapaneseWineberry-0-840x630.jpg 840w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/JapaneseWineberry-0.jpg 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px" />Wineberry is an Asian species of raspberry native to China, Japan, and Korea. The species was introduced to Europe and North America as an ornamental plant and for its potential in breeding hybrid raspberries. Now, it covers forest floors, stealing water and nutrients from native plants.</p> <p>My Eagle project Boo Berry Yay Fern was called so for a reason! As a part of my Eagle and DCSA project, I enlisted volunteers and logged over 200 hours cleaning invasive Wineberry from Tattersall park in Oakton! Yay to Ferns, which are Virginia native plants, and Boo to Wineberry for hampering their growth.</p> <p>———————————————————————————————————————————<br /> <strong>JAPANESE STILTGRASS</strong></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-5761 alignright" src="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/JapaneseStiltgrass2-1-300x219.jpg" alt="" width="388" height="283" srcset="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/JapaneseStiltgrass2-1-300x219.jpg 300w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/JapaneseStiltgrass2-1.jpg 315w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px" />Japanese stiltgrass was originally brought to the US from Japan as packing material. The seeds were able to spread through this, and now it steals water and nutrients from native plants.</p> <p>For those who don’t know its dangers, it looks pretty amazing. Walk through a woodland and you see all this lush green grass growing under the trees. The trouble is; that is all you will see. There is absolutely nothing else growing there but Japanese stiltgrass. It takes over everything and smothers out all the native plants that should be growing in the woodland. In fact, the unchecked growth of siltgrass has gotten too out-of-hand in some areas, forcing counties to declare this noxious weed as an “introduced” species, indicating that the problem is on too large of a scale to deal with.</p> <p>———————————————————————————————————————————<br /> <strong>EMERALD ASH BORER</strong></p> <p>Brought from China, most likely inside various forms of packing material. Burrow into Ash trees and eat away the inner bark, causing the tree to die when the bark is gone.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-5762 alignleft" src="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EmeraldAshBorer-2-300x132.jpg" alt="" width="405" height="178" srcset="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EmeraldAshBorer-2-300x132.jpg 300w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EmeraldAshBorer-2.jpg 740w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px" />These pests have been causing mass die-offs of ash and other trees all across the US. These die-offs remove the forest leaf canopy, causing more sunlight to reach the forest floor. Due to this increased sunlight, invasive plants can spread much more easily. Nonetheless, Emerald ash borers form a lethal combo with any other invasive plant species.</p> <p>———————————————————————————————————————————<br /> <strong>JAPANENSE HONEYSUCKLE</strong></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-5763 alignright" src="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Honeysuckle-3.jpg" alt="" width="276" height="276" srcset="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Honeysuckle-3.jpg 225w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Honeysuckle-3-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px" /></p> <p>Also brought from Japan as an ornamental houseplant, and was released into the wild. However, it can grow to incredible sizes and choke out native wildlife.</p> <p>Japanese honeysuckle directly benefits from the increased light on forest floors that is caused by the emerald ash borers. While it may look good as an ornamental plant, after a point, it will start growing at unparalleled speeds, at which a single plant is able to reach sizes of up to 30 feet long!</p> <p>———————————————————————————————————————————<br /> <strong>A COLD HARD FACT</strong></p> <p>4300: Number of unique invasive species in the USA, as estimated by the Department of Fish & Wildlife management.</p> <p>———————————————————————————————————————————<br /> <strong>INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT 101</strong></p> <p>DETECTION<br /> Certain apps -like that provided by the Fairfax County IMA program- can use your phone’s camera to identify invasive species. If the plant is new to the area, report it to the respective agency.</p> <p>PREVENTION<br /> Most invasive species have their seeds spread by your clothes. Always wipe yourself and brush your shoes at the designated station before leaving a park.</p> <p>CORRECTION</p> <p>To help stop these damaging invasive species from spreading and destroying our native plants and animals, we must remove them. When these are removed, ensure that you are removing them from their roots (some may have deep roots), to have a lasting effect!</p> <p>Sign up for cleanups and conservation efforts, and if you see invasive species, get rid of them. Every little bit will help in our fight against invasive species.</p> <p>———————————————————————————————————————————<br /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5765" src="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Ferns-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Ferns-300x225.jpg 300w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Ferns-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Ferns-768x576.jpg 768w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Ferns-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Ferns-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://weownadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Ferns-840x630.jpg 840w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />RESULT: YAY FERN!!!</p> <p>Putting a stop on invasive species will help the native environment to thrive, not just native plants, but native animals and the entire ecosystem! This is an example of a section in Tattersall Park, Oakton, which now shouts out “ YAY Fern!”</p> <p>————————————————————————————–<br /> <strong>AS A SCOUT</strong></p> <p>Join cleanups & projects that are removing invasive plants and planting new native species in their place.</p> <p>Spread the word! Promote understanding of native plants by educational outreach. This can be just emails, blogs (such as this one), presentations, public fairs booths, farmers market booths etc. You can certainly get creative!</p> <p>For more information, you can visit the IMA site at <a href="https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/invasive-management-area">https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/invasive-management-area</a></p> <p>———————————————————————————————————————————<br /> CITATIONS</p> <p>Fairfax County Invasive Management area: <a href="https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/invasive-management-area">https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/invasive-management-area</a><br /> US Fish and Wildlife Service: <a href="https://www.fws.gov/">https://www.fws.gov/</a><br /> Picture Credits: Google images (Licensed for usage)</p> </div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://weownadventure.com/category/eagle-of-the-week/" rel="category tag">Eagle of the Week</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a 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