My neighbors and I spend hundreds of hours each year in an attempt to remove invasive plants from our small forest in order to allow some semblance of the natural ecology of the forest to develop as it should.  After 6-7 years of regular work in our 12-acre forest, we have made decent strides.  Yet, individuals may go to a garden center to purchase and plant those same plants on the other side of our fence. 

Just as we require children to be vaccinated in order to attend school, so should we consider the potential for spreading of the noxious plants in our environment  - especially when there are so many viable alternatives.

Please update the outdated approach that that Virginia uses to create its list of noxious weeds is outdated and please adopt the VA DCR list as the basis for our noxious weed list.  Especially English ivy.  Thanks for reading my comment.