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Rescuing Trees

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Restoring Habitat

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Margaret Fisher

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April 2026

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A world without insects

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world without birds

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  • Plant native plants
  • Remove invasives
  • No mosquito spraying
  • Leave the leaves
  • Reduce lawn
  • Plant trees

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Fairfax Tree Rescuers PRISM

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Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management

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Definition of Invasive

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A non-native species that, when introduced into the ecosystem in question, causes or has the potential to cause harm to the environment, human health, or economic activity

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What needs to get done

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multilingual training

assessment and monitoring

park staffing

awareness

turning off the faucet

engaged business community

effective use of volunteer labor

incentive grants

funding for VDOT

adopting parks

neighborhood leaders

site visits

trained workforce

Service district

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PRISM Strategy

Community-wide effort

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PRISM Strategy

Survey and monitor

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PRISM Strategy

Community Reps and Area Teams

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Incentive grants

PRISM Strategy

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Invasive plant service district

PRISM Strategy

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Workforce development

PRISM Strategy

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Adopting public land

  • 550+ parks
  • Rights of way
  • Other government land

PRISM Strategy

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Good policy

PRISM Strategy

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How can you help?

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  • Be your community’s representative; recruit others
  • Try out tree rescuing. Become an FCPA Tree Rescuer.
  • Take care of your own land and roadside right of way.
  • Advocate for good policy
  • Educate your community association leadership
  • Donate to PRISM, or raise money for parks

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FairfaxPRISM.org