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Agriculture and Natural Resources
Our pages are under revision, if you can't find what you're looking for you can contact our Horticulture Help Desk at 703-792-7747 or email [email protected].
Staff and volunteers with the Prince William Cooperative Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources program provide educational programs for individuals and businesses to implement sound practices producing aesthetically pleasing landscapes that have minimal negative impacts on the environment. If you would like to request a speaker for any of our programs, please complete a "Speaker Request form, found here. Our programs include:
Extension Master Gardener Volunteers ¦ Teaching Garden ¦ Horticulture Classes
Extension Horticulture Help Desk ¦ BEST Lawns & Landscapes ¦ Seasonal Plant Clinics
Wildlife Sanctuary Program ¦ Stormwater Management ¦ Virginia Household Water Quality Program
Pesticide Applicator Training ¦ Publications & Additional Resources
NOTICES
WELL WATER TESTING CLINIC: Virginia Cooperative Extension offers low-cost water testing clinics across the state through the Virginia Household Water Quality Program (VAHWQP). Testing includes 28 chemical and bacteriological constituents, including Coliform bacteria, E. coli, lead, copper, arsenic, hardness, pH, nitrate, sulfate, fluoride, and more.
Prince William County will be conducting the Well Water Testing Clinic March 16-31; cost will be $70/sample kit (subsidized kits may be available). Register now online: tinyurl.com/VAHWQ P-PW
Kit Pick-Up Dates and Locations:
MARCH 16-31, WEEKDAYS 08:00AM - 03:00PM, VCE-Prince William office
MARCH 21, SATURDAY, 09:00AM-11:00AM, The Plaza, County Complex Ct, County Center, VA 22192
MARCH 23, MONDAY, 05:30PM-07:30PM, PWC Haymarket/Gainesville Library, 14870 Lightner Rd, Haymarket, VA 20169
Drop-Off Date and Location: APRIL 1, WEDNESDAY, 06:30AM -10:00AM, VCE -Prince William office, 8033 Ashton Ave, Manassas VA 20109.
Don’t live in PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY? See the current list of municipalities participating in Well Water Testing Clinics online.
INVASIVE PEST ALERT!! Prince William County is no longer under State Quarantine for the Spotted Lanternfly and reporting is no longer required.
The Spotted Lanternfly is a pest of grapes, peaches, hops, and apples. It is commonly associated with tree-of-heaven, Ailanthus altissima. It has the potential to be a serious pest of agriculture and home gardens in Virginia. Two Virginia Cooperative Extension publications ENTO 586NP, provides suggestions for homeowners on managing the Spotted Lanternfly and ENTO-268NP provides information on identification and their life cycle.
Spotted Lanternfly prefers the Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus altissima. Learn how to identify Tree of Heaven and some of its look alike.
HELP US GO GREEN AND SAVE MORE THAN JUST A TREE! FOR FREE LAWN, LANDSCAPE AND GARDEN UPDATES, REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS BY E-MAIL.
Check out our free horticulture classes and the VCE Prince William Master Gardener program.
Our Facebook page has daily articles and diagnostic information of interest to home gardeners. Search for VCE Prince William Master Gardeners
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Environment and Natural Resources
8033 Ashton Ave. Suite 105
Manassas VA 20109
703-792-6285
[email protected]
Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and local governments, and is an equal opportunity employer. For the full non-discrimination statement, please visit ext.vt.edu/accessibility.