Spring Grove Farm from the Sterling District becomes HOA #70 to join LIRA. Two years to the day after Ashburn Village became the first member.
The 2nd Annual Scrape for the Grape concludes, with ~6.5 million Spotted Lanternfly eggs destroyed at 19 locations (including 12 Wineries, 6 HOAs and Ida Lee Park) by over 800 volunteers!
Invasive Plant Species Bill (HB1941) signed into law, which will require retailers to add signage if they sell invasive plants.
The Loudoun BOS approved an allocation of $2M from the General Fund Balance for an Invasive Plant Species Management Program (IPSMP).

2024

Loudoun County Board of Supervisors unanimously passes motion on consent approving $150K for Fall 2024 LIRA project for 6 HOAs.
Resolution to Recognize the Scrape for the Grape Event, Organizers, and Volunteers.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BUSINESS MEETING BOARD MEMBER INITIATIVE
Ashburn Village hosts Blue Ridge PRISM training for Tree of Heaven "hack and squirt" removal. The first of many they will lead in Loudoun.
First Annual Scrape for the Grape, with over 2 million Spotted Lanternfly destroyed at 10 locations by over 400 volunteers!
Loudoun Soil & Water Conservation District passes motion to act as LIRA's financial agent to administer the $250K from Loudoun County.
LIRA sent signed letters of support to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors from the following organizations:
Blue Ridge Prism
Leesburg Tree Commission
Loudoun Environmental Commission
Loudoun Farm Bureau
Loudoun Soil and Water Conservation District
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy
Loudoun Wineries and Winegrowers Association
NatureForward (formerly Audubon Naturalist Society)
Piedmont Environmental Council
Senator Suhas Subramanyam
VisitLoudoun
Launch of LIRA website!

2023

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors granted approval for a $250,000 allocation to assess the project.
#61 - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BUSINESS MEETING ACTION ITEM
LIRA Board members delivered a presentation to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. Our initiative received unanimous approval, and they passed a motion to investigate further.
Board of Supervisors Business Meeting Agenda
Obtained signatures of 27 Homeowner Associations, encompassing over 190,000+ residents of Loudoun County to be presented during the upcoming Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Meeting on October 17th, 2023.
Letter To Loudoun County Board of Supervisors
Voted to name ourselves the Loudoun Invasive Removal Alliance
The Ashburn Village Board passes the motion to become the first member of LIRA.
HOA Landscaping Committee leads and residents from Ashburn Village, Cascades, Countryside, Lansdowne, One Loudoun and Potomac Green conceive the concept for LIRA.