Report Invasive Species Sightings

Mapping and Reporting Apps

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Use a smartphone app or an online mapping tool to report and map invasive species infestations.

Learn more here >>

Often, the first step in making a report is to take clear photos to allow specialists to identify your specimen. Here is our guide for taking useful photos of plants. The same principles apply to photos of animals and other organisms. Three quick tips: 1) Focus, focus, focus! 2) Get the whole organism, and 3) Get close (but be safe).

Report by Using this Web Form

Send an email to invasive species experts.

invasive.species@dcr.virginia.gov

Thank you for reporting.

Voucher Specimens

If the species is new to your county, you can collect a specimen of your find and have it added to an herbarium collection. The specimen will become part of the Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora.

Learn how to collect and preserve your plant specimen here >>