As a tree farm owner of 127 Acres battling invasive species is an ongoing battle.  it is imperative to forest owners to stop the damage done by these plants.  So much of treatment is not mechanical in order to protect the forest and wildlife.  walking thru our forest, hacking and cutting invasive and hand spraying with spray bottles is very time consuming, but effective.  we have treated autumn olive, tree of heaven,  silt grass, and currently our newest challenge is bittersweet.  As forest owner, it is a constant journey thru the forest to eliminate invasive.  We love our woods and certainly celebrate this action.

Stopping the sale will help to improve timber thru out Virginia.  educating the people of

damage to our forest is important as well.  Enforcement must be at the top of the list to stop the sale of plants.

unfortunately our state highway department is guilty of not spraying invasive along

roadways.  Our state needs to do their part as well as landowners.

I also have a farm in NC and have battled kudzu.

I support this action strongly.