{"id":45726,"date":"2025-02-14t20:07:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-14t20:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=45726"},"modified":"2025-02-14t21:56:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14t21:56:28","slug":"english-ivy-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/english-ivy-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"curbing the spread of english ivy in washington d.c."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/storyfest\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/storyfest-badges.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45868\" style=\"width:167px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>nearly every weekend, whether there is sunshine, rain, or even snow, handfuls of volunteers trek to one of the select nature-filled areas within the limits of washington, d.c. these volunteers don gloves, shears and garbage bags as they step off the designated paths of rock creek park and get to work removing one of the most invasive plant species in the united states: english ivy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the green-leafed vine snakes across much of rock creek park, crowding out native plant species that would typically take root and preventing sunlight and water from reaching trees as it surrounds and climbs their trunks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>rock creek conservancy has held volunteer events such as these for nearly a decade. for two-hour stretches, either conservancy staff or weed warriors \u2014 individuals trained by the conservancy to properly identify plant species \u2014 lead groups of volunteers in removing invasive plant species from the park grounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the volunteers make a noticeable change: at the end of these events, vast stretches of ground once hidden beneath a sea of green leaves are made visible once again. following the events, the national park service rounds up the bagged plants and disposes of them, leaving a cleaner and healthier environment behind.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='acf-gut-block'>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pf-slideshow\">\n\t<div class=\"slideshow-content\" data-cur=\"0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slides-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide slide-0\" data-index=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/plant1-1.jpg\" alt=\"lisa degray begins to pull english ivy, an invasive plant to north america, as snow falls on feb. 8, 2025. the green vines blanketing the ground prevent native plants from propagating and can choke trees by blocking sunlight and water. \">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlisa degray begins to pull english ivy, an invasive plant to north america, as snow falls on feb. 8, 2025. the green vines blanketing the ground prevent native plants from propagating and can choke trees by blocking sunlight and water. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-trigger\">about photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tangel ruszkiewicz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide slide-1\" data-index=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/plant2-1.jpg\" alt=\"volunteers pull english ivy from the side of a hill within one of six mini-oases, a term the rock creek conservancy uses to describe the sites volunteers work to restore by removing invasive plant species.\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvolunteers pull english ivy from the side of a hill within one of six mini-oases, a term the rock creek conservancy uses to describe the sites volunteers work to restore by removing invasive plant species.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-trigger\">about photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tangel ruszkiewicz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide slide-2\" data-index=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/plant3-1.jpg\" alt=\"a high school student working to complete his volunteer hours required for graduation removes a larger-than-normal vine on feb. 1, 2025.\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ta high school student working to complete his volunteer hours required for graduation removes a larger-than-normal vine on feb. 1, 2025.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-trigger\">about photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tangel ruszkiewicz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide slide-3\" data-index=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/plant4-1.jpg\" alt=\"english ivy snakes its way up a tree in rock creek park.\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tenglish ivy snakes its way up a tree in rock creek park.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-trigger\">about photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tangel ruszkiewicz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide slide-4\" data-index=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/plant5.jpg\" alt=\"a national park service representative pauses to gauge how to best remove a tangle of english ivy, feb. 1, 2025.\r\n\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ta national park service representative pauses to gauge how to best remove a tangle of english ivy, feb. 1, 2025.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-trigger\">about photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tangel ruszkiewicz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide slide-5\" data-index=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/plant6.jpg\" alt=\"volunteers work together to clear the side of a hill within rock creek park of english ivy, feb. 1, 2025. rock creek conservancy has held invasive plant removal events since around 2015 according to the program manager leading the event.\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvolunteers work together to clear the side of a hill within rock creek park of english ivy, feb. 1, 2025. rock creek conservancy has held invasive plant removal events since around 2015 according to the program manager leading the event.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-trigger\">about photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tangel ruszkiewicz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide slide-6\" data-index=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/plant7.jpg\" alt=\"olga sun pulls an english ivy vine, feb. 1, 2025. this was sun\u2019s second time volunteering to remove invasive plants at rock creek park while trying to \u201cfind my community\u201d as she had moved to the area six months ago.\r\n\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tolga sun pulls an english ivy vine, feb. 1, 2025. this was sun\u2019s second time volunteering to remove invasive plants at rock creek park while trying to \u201cfind my community\u201d as she had moved to the area six months ago.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-trigger\">about photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tangel ruszkiewicz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide slide-7\" data-index=\"7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/plant8.jpg\" alt=\"jenny petrow stuffs english ivy that she pulled into a garbage bag on feb. 1, 2025. petrow was accompanying two of her children as they completed volunteer hours required by their high school.\r\n\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tjenny petrow stuffs english ivy that she pulled into a garbage bag on feb. 1, 2025. petrow was accompanying two of her children as they completed volunteer hours required by their high school.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-trigger\">about photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tangel ruszkiewicz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide slide-8\" data-index=\"8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/plant9.jpg\" alt=\"lisa degray piles english ivy that she has pulled, feb. 8, 2025.\r\n\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlisa degray piles english ivy that she has pulled, feb. 8, 2025.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-trigger\">about photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tangel ruszkiewicz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide slide-9\" data-index=\"9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/plant10.jpg\" alt=\"volunteers pull english ivy from rock creek park, feb. 8, 2025. during the two-hour invasive plant removal event, volunteers were able to free seven trees from the vines surrounding and climbing them.\r\n\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvolunteers pull english ivy from rock creek park, feb. 8, 2025. during the two-hour invasive plant removal event, volunteers were able to free seven trees from the vines surrounding and climbing them.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-trigger\">about photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tangel ruszkiewicz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide slide-10\" data-index=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/plant11.jpg\" alt=\"jessica mason balls up english ivy that she has pulled from the ground, feb. 8, 2025. mason had volunteered for the rock creek conservancy once a month for three years.\r\n\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tjessica mason balls up english ivy that she has pulled from the ground, feb. 8, 2025. mason had volunteered for the rock creek conservancy once a month for three years.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-trigger\">about photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tangel ruszkiewicz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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events.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-trigger\">about photo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tangel ruszkiewicz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide slide-12\" data-index=\"12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/plant13.jpg\" alt=\"a national park service representative ties garbage bags filled with english ivy that were pulled from rock creek park on feb. 1, 2025. in total, 18 garbage bags were filled.\r\n\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ta national 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