Where Are Invasive Exotic Plants Found?
• Backyards and Gardens • Natural Areas and Parks • Roadsides and Wood Edges • Lakes, Ponds, Streams and Wetlands These plants are opportunistic. Invasive plants can spread by seeds, roots, and other plant fragments, dispersed by wind, water, wildlife or human activity. They thrive in areas with disturbed soils and infragmented landscapes, like Reston’s natural areas. Does RA Regulate The Use Of Invasive Exotic Plants? On May 22, 2008, the RA Board of Directors adopted an invasive exotic plant resolution that applies to all private and cluster property subject to the Reston deed (see RA Use and Maintenance Standards for vegetation). The resolution prohibits the installation of eight commonly available landscape plants, known to have severe impacts on homeowner properties and Reston’s natural areas. The Guidelines for the Care and Use of Reston Association Natural Areas also prohibits the planting of any invasive exotic plant in Reston’s natural areas. What Are Good Alternatives To Thes
