В Шарлоттсвилле начали борьбу с инвазивными растениями для восстановления городских парков

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Charlottesville Parks and Recreation Department is taking new steps to protect local canopies from invasive plants. Contracted environmental crews went out to city-owned properties Tuesday, September 8, to manage the problem. The treatments focus on removing invasive species at Pen Park and Riverview Park. Contractors will use targeted herbicide applications and forestry mulching to restore native canopies. “But really this work is important for the city because, especially in Riverview, this is the place where so many people in the city come to relax, recuperate, regenerate, restore themselves really, have some time in nature,” said Lisa Wittenborn, executive director of the Rivanna Conservation Alliance. “And it’s important for these places to be as healthy and as thriving and as good of habitat as possible so that you can see interesting birds and really feel like you’re part of nature and not part of a degraded area.” Treatments are scheduled to run through Oct. 2. Pedestrians are asked to avoid posted work zones. You can sign up to volunteer or learn more here. Do you have a story idea? Send us your news tip here.